Sustainable Economics, Management and Innovations
The Faculty of Technology, Environmental and Social Sciences invites you to apply for a wide range of courses to acquire new knowledge on around ethics and sustainable development relevant to the delivery of the UN's SDGs.
In 2015, the UN adopted the The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This agenda sets 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and all nations are challenged to react urgently to address them.
The UN initiative states that “ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.”
Institutions for higher education and research have an important role in meeting these goals through their work in teaching, critical research and dissemination.
At Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), we have made sustainability one of our three strategic priorities.
The Norwegian West Coast Educational Initiative on SDG is a cooperation between the Department of Social Science, the Department of Maritime Studies and the Department of Business Administration at the Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences.
The Norwegian West Coast SDG Educational Initiative
The courses can be combined to a semester programme. The setup of the courses is optional.
Autumn 2025
Campus Haugesund
- ØKB3130 Sustainable Shipping Economics 10 ECT
- ØKB2117 Entrepreneurship 10 ECT
- SDG335 Green Digitalizaton and App Development, 10 ECT
Campus Bergen
- SDG234 Innovation, Change Management and Sustainability, 10 ECT
- SDG335 Green Digitalization and App Development, 10 ECT
- ØKB3130 Sustainable Shipping Economics, 10 ECT
- MAS503 Introduction to sustainability analysis, 5 ECT
Campus Sogndal
- OR1000 International Cross-Cultural Management, 10 ECT
- SOS220 Environmental Sociology, 10 ECT
- BØA3200 Sustainable economics, environment, wealth and distribution in a Nordic context, 10 ECT
Spring 2025
Campus Bergen
- SDG230 Distributive justice and taxation, 10 ECT
- MAS215 Product Development for Sustainability, 10 ECT
- SDG238 Eco Global Operational Management, 10 ECT
Campus Haugesund
- ØKB2121 International Marketing, 10 ECT
- NAB3042 Leadership in sustainable maritime organizations, 10 ECT
- NAB3044 Maritime Decision Support Systems, AI, Machine Learning and Digital Twins, 10 ECT
- SDG230 Distributive justice and taxation, 10 ECT (self study - exam at campus Bergen)
How to apply
Exchange students form our partner universities are welcome to use the normal procedure to apply for student exchange to HVL, and then choose these courses when accepted.
There is no tuition fee for the program, but students must be prepared to cover their own expenses (travel, accommodation etc).
