Global Sustainable Production focuses on sustainable production with a global outlook
In our research we look at development of global production and innovation networks and how they can become more sustainable. Our research pays special attention to how synergies between operational performance and sustainability can be achieved.
Our research falls within both social and environmental sustainability
Our research combines basic and applied research and is often undertaken in collaboration with large companies, government bodies, trade unions and NGOs. We are involved in large global research projects funded by national or international sponsors. In parallel, we are engaged in research about how hospitals can increase their operational performance preferable in tandem with improved sustainably practices.
You will find a close link between our research profile and our educations
The section is responsible for the BEng in Global Management and Manufacturing (GMM) which has a strong focus on how to develop and manage global supply chains including how to ensure a transformation towards being more sustainable. We are also contributing with teaching on the master’s program in Operations Management. We offer electives and training courses which can be viewed via MitSDU for Diploma, Bachelor, Candidate.
Furthermore, our section plays an active role in the course Experts in Teams Innovation (EiT). EiT is a mandatory course for all students at the Faculty of Engineering, which focuses on creating innovations in the context of cross-functional teams.
We offer Summer School in Project Management and PhD courses relatered to global production and sustainablility
The section offers a Summer School in Project Management in August; find it under Manufacturing and Management Engineering, and PhD courses related to global production and sustainability.
Global Sustainable Production is open for collaboration with external parties
We are always interested in new collaborating with new companies and public organizations with an interest in sustainable production. Contact Professor Jan Vang, Head of Section, for further information.
New from Department of Technology and Innovation
PhD defense at ITI
18.11.2024
Dynamic Evacuation Route Guidance in the Intelligent Building
On 29 November, Tim Wächter from SDU Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation will defend his PhD thesis "Dynamic Evacuation Route Guidance in the Intelligent Building". The defense starts at 10.00, and takes place in U401 at Campus Sønderborg.
PhD defense at ITI
18.11.2024
Capacity Building to Operationalise Urban Resilience Transition
On 27 November, Katarzyna Alicja Wieszczeczynska from SDU Civil and Architectural Engineering will defend her PhD thesis "Defense Capacity Building to Operationalize Urban Resilience Transition". The defense starts at 09.00, and takes place in U162, building 44, at Campus Odense.
PhD defense at ITI
01.10.2024
Lens of labour - Improving social audits in the Bangladeshi garment industry through the eyes and voices of garment workers
On 21 October 2024 Julie Bundgaard from SDU Global Sustainable Production will defend his PhD Thesis "Lens of labour - Improving social audits in the Bangladeshi garment industry through the eyes and voices of garment workers". The defense starts at 10.00 in Room Luftskibet in Copenhagen.
Circular economy
24.09.2024
We can start recycling wind turbine blades tomorrow: "There's nothing stopping us"
Currently, worn-out wind turbine blades are typically buried in landfills. In her PhD thesis, Kristine Wilhelm Lund from SDU has investigated whether recycling the blades is practically, logistically, and economically feasible. And it is.
20.09.2024
SDU launches Denmark's first master's programme in Supply Chain Digitalisation
The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) in Sønderborg has launched Denmark's first master's programme in Supply Chain Digitalisation. This pioneering programme aims to equip future engineers to address the global supply chain's challenges in an increasingly digitalised world.
Work environment
17.09.2024
Researchers may have found ‘untapped potential’ for the strained healthcare system
Hospital staff are less likely to fall ill if they work in a department with a high degree of local and interdisciplinary leadership. At least, this is the finding of a new study from the University of Southern Denmark and the National Research Centre for the Working Environment.
Green building
11.09.2024
The future of building: Here is the Lego of the construction industry
Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark are working to make the construction industry more sustainable with Lego-like wooden modules that can be assembled into load-bearing structures, disassembled, and reused repeatedly using robots and digital models.
Sustainable construction
28.08.2024
Research project aims to make reusing wood easier
The construction industry needs to reuse many more materials, but how can you determine how much the old materials can withstand, and who will provide the guarantee? In collaboration with several private partners, researchers at the University of Southern Denmark are working on finding a solution.
Green Buildings
19.06.2024
3D printed concrete slabs can make construction greener
SDU CREATE at the Faculty of Engineering has developed a 3D-printed concrete slab that requires significantly fewer materials than traditional slabs and thereby also emits less CO2.
Green transition
06.06.2024
SDU researchers are lead authors on a new UN report about cities: »Denmark should take leadership«
Professor Nicola Tollin and his colleagues from the UNESCO Chair on Urban Resilience (SDU.Resilience), together with the UN, published a report on cities and local climate action in international climate policies . The report shows that many countries still do not consider cities in their National Determined Contributions (NDCs), among these Denmark, despite all the climate actions currently occurring in Danish cities. Cities are an untapped potential for climate efforts, say the authors.
Circular economy
09.02.2024
New study aims to uncover Danish waste habits in largest survey yet
The research project Change4Circularity at the University of Southern Denmark, Roskilde University, and The Royal Danish Academy aims to empower citizens, public authorities, and private companies to recycle more, consume less, and sort waste better to contribute to a circular economy. The research will be based on the largest dataset ever in the field, collected in Astra's Mass Experiment involving 40,000 children and young people.
05.02.2024
Danish researchers aim to reduce plastic pollution in Bangladesh
A Danida project led by the University of Southern Denmark aims to assist small producers in Bangladesh with better and more efficient plastic recycling, benefiting the environment, climate, and workers' health.
PhD defense at ITI
12.01.2024
Stress-based Design of Lightweight Horizontal Structures for 3D Concrete Printing
On 19 January 2024 Luca Breseghello from SDU CREATE will defend his PhD Thesis "Stress-based Design of Lightweight Horizontal Structures for 3D Concrete Printing". The defense starts at 13.00 in Room Ellehammer.
Green transition
09.01.2024
Danish and Australian universities and companies join forces in new green hydrogen partnership
Green hydrogen is an indispensable part of the green transition, but it is also a completely new industry that needs to be established in record time. With support from the Innovation Fund, the University of Southern Denmark and Energy Cluster Denmark have now made a partnership with Australian universities and hydrogen companies.
05.01.2024
SDU students help Engineers Without Borders
Engineering students at the University of Southern Denmark have the opportunity in their fifth semester to choose the project course Expert in Team. This year again, the tasks were set by Engineers Without Borders, and the NGO is impressed by the student's abilities and can actually use the their projects in their work, says the Secretary-General.
04.01.2024
From Oxford to Odense: New head of the Department of Technology and Innovation
Jeroen Bergmann started as the new head of the Department of Technology and Innovation at the Faculty of Engineering 1st of January 2024.
Shipping
03.01.2024
Ambitious research project addresses significant climate issue within the shipping industry
The formation of ships queuing outside ports is a widespread problem, leading to unnecessary fuel consumption and, consequently, CO2 emissions. With a total budget of 7,5 million euros, a new European research project, spearheaded by the University of Southern Denmark, is set to find a solution.
PhD defense at ITI
10.11.2023
Sensory quality and consumer perception of fruit-based beverages processed by high pressure
On 28 November Qiushuang Song from the IDE section will defend her PhD Thesis "Sensory quality and consumer perception of fruit-based beverages processed by high pressure". The defense starts at 09.00 in Room Ellehammer.
Sustainable Construction
30.10.2023
The Construction Industry Needs New Technological Solutions
For more than 20 years, Christian Koch has worked with the development of the construction sector. Now he has started as head of the section Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark. Meet him here.
SCIENCE
15.05.2023
Horst-Günter Rubahn and Alf Rehn admitted to 'Akademiet for de Tekniske Videnskaber.'
Professor and head of the Mads Clausen Institute, Horst-Günter Rubahn and Professor Alf Rehn have just been admitted as members of the Academy of Technical Sciences, and 38 others have been appointed because of their strong expertise and results.
Portrait
02.05.2023
Meet the Researcher: Kari Kleine
In this interview, we speak with Kari Kleine, a researcher at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark, about his motivations for pursuing a career in research and his current projects. Kari discusses his belief that sustainability is one of the major challenges of this century and that research and practice together will develop the solutions for a sustainable future.
17.02.2023
Triple Helix approach can help the garment sector in Bangladesh
In today's Bangladesh, most garment export factories in are considered safe to enter. Pioneering industry owners have built or transformed a good number of companies into green factories. However, a number of problems remain. To address these complex and interrelated issues, a growing number of stakeholders in Bangladesh are turning to the Triple Helix approach
TEI
03.01.2023
Research ranking distinctions for Alexander Brem
Honorary Professor at TEI Alexander Brem is recognized as one of the most profilic and research-intensive scientists in the field of business and management in the year 2022
03.01.2023
ARTEMIS ready for take-off
The project aims to increase innovation and digitalization potential to foster economic growth and competitiveness of SMEs in the German-Danish border region as well as the future viability of the program region.
28.11.2022
Silke Tegtmeier is the 19th Fellow of the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
On November 17, 2022, Associate Professor Silke Tegtmeier became the 19th Fellow of the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB) is a research-driven non-profit organization.
TEI
04.08.2022
Alexander Brem continues as Honorary Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The Honorary Professor position at Department of Technology and Innovation with the section SDU Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation (TEI), where Alexander Brem has already had a major influence, solidifies the close collaboration between the University of Southern Denmark and the University of Stuttgart
25.05.2022
SEASONED project - Advances in food sensory analysis of novel foods
The aim is to establish an international network of leading universities and centres in the field of food sensory analysis, with focus on design of future foods with healthy and sustainable properties to address global challenges related to the food sector (Green Deal, UN SDGs).
20.12.2021
Among the world's most cited: SDU researcher receives Carlsberg-millions for a new project
32-year-old Devika Kannan is already on the list of the most cited researchers in the world - now the SDU associate professor has received five million kroner to research the connection between women entrepreneurs and the circular economy.
17.11.2021
Sergey Bozhevolnyi, Kannan Govindan, Devika Kannan are among the world’s most-cited researchers
The Faculty of Engineering is proud to announce that three researchers have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2021 list from Clarivate.
Sustainability
27.08.2021
Students will go green vertically
Four students from three different engineering programmes at the Faculty of Engineering at SDU will grow green lettuce vertically in the start-up company Hydrovertic. They are among the many students who have received their own company registration number.
Food habits
07.05.2021
Corona is making people, especially women, comfort eat more
During the first corona lockdown, a third of us ate more sweet things and rinsed it down with copious amounts of soda and alcohol, according to a study from the University of Southern Denmark. The strange thing is that Italians and Spaniards, who experienced tougher lockdowns, ate healthier.
08.04.2021
Thomas Clauß becomes adjunct professor at ITI
Taking a business model perspective helps to theoretically explain practical phenomena but at the same time has enormous power to guide start-up creation and corporate transformation. In collaboration with Thomas we are looking forward to deploy management knowledge for real technological innovation projects.
Innovation
25.03.2021
In five years, algorithms will drive corporate investments
In a few years, algorithms will help determine which products will be developed. Therefore it is extremely important that we discuss the transparency and the basis of decisions of the algorithms, Professor of Innovation Alf Rehn from SDU points out.
Recycling
25.02.2021
Solar cells must be designed to be sustainable
The heavy metal lead and strong polymer are used in solar cells, but green technologies should be designed for recycling, researcher in innovation from the University of Southern Denmark point out. Organic solar cells are a good example of a completely new generation of green technology.
19.11.2020
Clarivate award goes to ITI researcher
Professor Kannan Govindan is awarded the title 'Highly Cited Resarcher in the field of Engineering'
Inspiration
12.11.2020
ITI graduates awarded with the Inspiration Prize 2020
A good idea about developing a sustainable sanitary towel resulted in three students, two of which are ITI graduates, have been awarded the Inspiration Prize 2020
Cooperation
09.11.2020
SDU becomes corporate member of Engineers Without Borders
The University of Southern Denmark and Engineers Without Borders have worked closely together for a while now, and the collaboration becomes closer as SDU has become a corporate member of Engineers Without Borders.
Working from home
08.10.2020
Is working from home good or bad?
The second wave of the Corona epidemic is causing many employees to once again work from home. We have asked Peter Hasle, professor of sustainable production at Department of Technology and Innovation, four questions about working from home.
Work environment
01.10.2020
Employee-involvement to ensure that fewer employees are worn out
Additional aids are necessary if social and health workers and bricklayers are to withstand working up until the age of 70. Unfortunately, too many aids end up gathering dust.
28.08.2020
The Cobots are coming - and they bring job satisfaction
In the report 'Cobots i dansk produktion' (in Danish) written by Danish Technological Institute in collaboration with Aarhus University and University of Southern Denmark it is established that a new generation of robots - the socalled Cobots - has a huge potential for increasing a company's production capacity and at the same time a Cobot increases work satisfaction among employees and helps attact new and skilled manpower.
14.07.2020
Three new research positions at Department of Technology and Innovation
In June 2020 the two sections SDU-Civil and Architectural Engineering and SDU-Mechanical Engineering received grants from the Innovation Fund Denmark and Realdanina
Innovation
26.06.2020
New type of innovation has emerged during COVID-19
Whisky and gin from Nyborg Distillery becomes hand sanitizer, Grundfos makes 100,000 visors and fibre materials are used for face masks instead of nappies. Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have studied the redirection of resources in Danish companies to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) during the corona crisis, and they have discovered an entirely new type of innovation.
Food
09.06.2020
Crisps with less salt taste just as good
The pleasure of eating crisps is not diminished by cutting the salt content significantly. Crisps taste just as good when containing 30 percent less salt. Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark have come to this surprising conclusion by testing 200 young persons’ taste in crisps.
Sustainability
11.03.2020
H.O.R.T.U.S. XL absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere
The art installation is the world’s first 3D printed bioreactor. It was created by the CREATE Group from the University of Southern Denmark using a technology that can help solve the major climate challenges.
Sustainability
27.02.2020
Students develop sustainable sanitary towels from plants
Three students were tired of not being able to find sustainable sanitary towels. So, they developed one from plant fibres that is just as absorbent as conventional sanitary towels. Now they are looking for patents and investors.
New Programme
21.01.2020
New BSc and MSc programs in Civil Engineering
We live in a world where globalization, digitalization and the technological development are moving rapidly, while climate change and environmental challenges are omnipresent and require our attention. With the new bachelor and master programs in civil engineering, SDU will not only rise to these accelerating challenges but also prepare engineers for future challenges.
Grants
03.01.2020
SDU professors Peter Hasle and Jan Vang receives millions in grants from Danida Fellowship Centre
The newly established unit of Global Sustainable Production at SDU has gotten of to a great start. The two professors, Peter Hasle and Jan Vang, have both received grants of 5 million DDK (approx. $750,000 USD) for research projects in Bangladesh and Myanmar respectively. Both projects are strongly related to SDU’s focus on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
circular economy
20.12.2019
Engineers must think circular in product creation
The University of Southern Denmark is going down a completely new path to educate engineers in sustainable thinking. Materials like textiles, plastics and wind turbine blades are to be recycled into new products.
Involvement
12.12.2019
Husband and wife want to fight Chagas disease
Engineer Mads Høi Rasmussen and doctor Signe Høi Rasmussen, are travelling to Bolivia to learn more about the mysterious and deadly Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis.
Cities and Sustainability
21.11.2019
Large cities must prepare for water and heating
SDU is currently building a research group that will focus on how cities can address both causes and effect to climate change, in a wider sustainable development perspective.
30.10.2019
SDU Eagles develops sustainable drone
The drone team SDU Eagles has developed a drone to transport goods that is 30 % more energy efficient. The drone has brought the team to the University Startup World Cup finals.
21.06.2019
PhD defence on Alkali Silica Reaction in Concrete Slabs
Søren Gustenhoff Hansen from SDU Civil and Architectural Engineering will be defending his PHD Thesis: “Influence of Alkali-Silica Reaction on the Shear Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Slabs Without Shear Reinforcement” 3 July
11.06.2019
Sustainable Procurement in Supply Chain Focusing on Danish Context
In June 2019, Devika Kannan from SDU Engineering Operations Management defended her PhD Thesis with the above title in which she focused on developing a toolkit that paves the path to implementation of Sustainable Procurement (SP) in the Danish private sector in Denmark. The results in Devika’s PhD thesis has great potential for making a difference in relation to SDG number 12. Work within this field is very relevant and timely as the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are already now affecting consumers, institutions, companies, society and governments globally, and will do so to an even larger degree in the future.
22.05.2019
PhD student receives grant for prestigious University
Karsten Krautwald Vesterholm, PhD Student at the Department of Technology and Innovation, has received a grant from the Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education (DAFSHE) for a visiting scholarship at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Sustainable production
13.05.2019
Kannan Govindan receives Research Award
Fyens Stiftstidende Researcher Award in 2019 is given to Professor Kannan Govindan for developing a mathematical model that will help production companies work in more sustainable way.
22.02.2019
CREATE Group announces the completion of the world ́s first 3D Printed bio - reactor featuring at the Centre Pompidou in Paris
The CREATE Group from the University of Southern Denmark and WASP Hub Denmark announces the completion of HORTUS_XL | Astaxanthin.g, the world´s first 3D Printed bio-reactor, developed in a research partnership with ecoLogicStudio and the Synthetic Landscape Lab at Innsbruck University. The work is featured in the exhibition “Le Fabrique du Vivant” at the Centre Pompidou in Paris from 20 February to 15 April 2019.
09.11.2018
SDU represented at Building Green in Copenhagen
SDU Civil and Architectural Engineering was represented this year at the Building Green fair in Copenhagen October 31th and November 1st, by Associate Professor Martin Winther-Gaasvig, Assistant Professor Diane Bastien as well as two students from 7th Semester in Civil architecture and Engineering, Sofie Ballinger Plum and Pernille Egebjerg Rasmussen.
23.04.2018
Great award for engineering students
Even though the bachelor of engineers, Jesper Holm Bjernemose and Anders Skytte Hansen, are working on the last piece of their master's thesis in Structural Engineering at SDU, there were a couple of happy and proud recipients who had chosen to take a day out to be hounored with the prestigious M-award (The Mechanical Engineering’s Initiative Fund Award) at an event in the House of Engineers in Copenhagen.
23.04.2018
Inauguration Lectures
In the tension field of Innovation, Design and Sustainability, synergy will be generated between the two new professors Alf Mikael Rehn and Mikkel K. Kragh and their field of research. This synergy is the fundamental basis of this double-Inauguration.
23.04.2018
Its21 conference
Conference on interdisciplinary teamwork skills for the 21st century
Photos: Henry Harrison
30.06.2017
Finnish firebrand comes to the Faculty of Engineering
One of the world's leading innovation thinkers, professor Alf Rehn, has been appointed to the University of Southern Denmark's Faculty of Engineering. His appointment will shake things up and lead to a completely new way of thinking about innovation and creativity. And it will not pass unnoticed, promises the Faculty's Dean.
New professor to build international research environment for future's construction industry at SDU
20.04.2017
New professor to build international research environment for future's construction industry at SDU
Buildings have to perform in terms of indoor climate and physical framework, but design should also play its part. A professor who values both design and sustainability will lead SDU Civil and Architectural Engineering.
01.12.2016
Michael Evan Goodsite to be new Pro-Dean for research at TEK
Michael Evan Goodsite has been headhunted for a newly created position as Pro-Dean for research. At the same time he will be temporarily appointed as Head of the ITI Department.
11.04.2016
Predicting the lifespan of a ship
As buildings are becoming larger, the risk of unexpected collapse is also growing. Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark have come a step closer to calculating the lifespan of a building.
27.01.2016
Head of Department Michael Goodsite starts new job
Head of Department Michael Goodsite is to become the new Executive Vice President for Regional Development at the Region of Southern Denmark.
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