Certificate in Integrative Sustainability Management (SuM-HSG)

The teaching programme is open to students from all bachelor’s degree programmes (majors) after successful completion of the assessment year.

To apply for SuM, you must submit a personal essay (max. 1 page), a CV (max. 1 page), and a current grade transcript (at least from the first semester of the assessment year) via Compass by 30 June.

Please compile all documents into a single PDF in the following order: “Personal Essay – CV – Grade Transcript” and name the file Surname_Firstname_SuM.pdf. All documents must be submitted in English.

The essay must not exceed one page and must answer one of the following questions:

• How can you contribute to the peer community fostered within SuM through your life experience and personality?
• SuM creates a community of learners who are open and curious—and who want to use this to have an impact on sustainability. When in your life (academic or personal) have you been particularly excited about learning? What motivates you most when you think about SuM?
• Collaboration is a core principle of the SuM learning journey and requires us to get to know our cooperation partners as individuals. Write a letter to a future SuM fellow student to help you get to know each other better.

Important: The essay will be treated confidentially by the selection committee and used solely for the purposes of this application process.

You can submit your application documents via Compass from 1 February to 30 June 2026.

For admission to SuM, we take a holistic view of your application. Your CV provides insight into your experiences, interests, and activities; your transcript of records shows your academic performance; and the essay helps us better understand your ideas and what matters to you.

For regularly enrolled students in an HSG bachelor’s programme, there are no additional fees.

The Base Camp marks the start of SuM and offers an immersive study week on the fundamentals of sustainability. It is followed by the introductory course and the core electives, before the final project with practice partners concludes the programme. In the area of compulsory electives, there are opportunities for ECTS accreditation.