The University launches a master's degree in sustainability

The University of Navarra launches a master's degree in sustainability. Of an interdisciplinary nature, it will be launched next academic year 2024-25 at campus in Madrid and is led by the School of Economics with the collaboration of the School of Engineering-Tecnun, the School of Architecture, and the Faculties of Science, Law and Communication.

The master's degree is a response to the growing demand from companies seeking professionals trained in sustainability. goal train As Alberto Andreu, director executive of the master's program, points out, "the program's objective is to provide participants with a rigorous scientific, technical and practical approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects arising from the new regulatory demands in this field and the opportunities offered by the transformation towards more sustainable models".

Along these lines, according to Andreu, Europe has opted for a competitive model based on sustainability, which will require, in this decade, "an investment of close to 180,000 million euros and will entail an extraordinary disruption in all professions and in all sectors, with a very important role for the financial sector". This, he points out, "offers enormous professional opportunities, which is reflected in the fact that, according to some reports, the recruitment of 'sustainable talent' has shown growth rates of close to 40% in recent years".

Hand in hand with the companies

The master's degree in sustainability is aimed at graduates and professionals in the fields of Science, Communication, Economics, Architecture, Engineering or Law. As Javier Arellano, director academic of the program, points out, the master's degree "aims to transmit a vision of sustainability based on Christian anthropology and to highlight the contribution that companies can make through responsible and innovative management at the service of the common good".

In this sense, the program aims to train people who know how to identify and assess the impact of the risks and opportunities facing companies in the new environment. Professionals, says Arellano, "who also understand the technological changes, the new ways of doing things and the adjustments in business models that companies in different sectors must undertake in their transition to a more social and human Economics committed to respecting the environment and caring for people".

With professors from the faculties involved, the master's degree also includes professionals from organizations such as Acciona, Atresmedia, BBVA, EFRAG, EY, KPMG, ONCE, Pascual, PWC, Spainsif, Telefónica and Willis Towers Watson (WTW), among others, at academic staff.

Regarding the Study program, it is structured in four modules core topic: Fundamental, Transversal, Vertical (ESG), and Sectorial + project End of Master's Degree, which is inspired by the model management system that is being implemented in companies as a result of the development European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) of the European Union.

The master's degree is part of the University of Navarra's Strategy 2025, which aims to contribute to sustainable social development , based on the care of people and the environment, and through interdisciplinary and applied research, the training of young people and the transfer of knowledge to society.

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