Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development

The Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development (German: Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde, literally University for Sustainable Development; abbreviated in German as HNE Eberswalde or HNEE) is a Fachhochschule in Eberswalde, Germany. It was founded 1830 as a higher institute (Höhere Forstlehranstalt) of forestry. It was re-established in its present form as a Fachhochschule, or university of applied sciences, in 1992, with a range of courses and content geared towards sustainable development. In 2010 it was renamed the Entwicklung Eberswalde (FH). Since December 1997 its president has been Wilhelm-Günther Vahrson.