Mission Statement

Research and teaching at the Institute for Technology and Sustainable Product Management (ITNP) has a long history of analyzing the increasingly fast-paced developments in the field of technology and product development within the context of our ecological environment.

Based on this definition of our field of activity, we have formulated the following mission statement:

• The Institute for Technology and Sustainable Product Management is an academic unit within the Department of Social Sciences, and conducts research and research-based teaching in the field of technology and sustainable product development.

• The ITNP concentrates mainly on investigating the entire life cycle (from the source of the raw materials to final disposal) of products and services, and on developing integrated product management solutions, based on the principles of sustainability.

• ITNP faculty and staff teach and hold examinations in the field of general and applied technologies in sustainable production, support the spread of innovative developments in this area and enrich the curricula of their subjects through basic and applied research, often interdisciplinary in nature, with great practical relevance.

• The contributions of ITNP faculty in research and teaching help extend the application spectrum and problem-solving capabilities of the social and economic sciences, especially in the fields of process-oriented, sustainable product management, innovation research, technology assessment, recycling technology and life cycle analysis.