Examples of educational activities include:

• Activities with school children: Educating children on environmental topics is the first stop for achieving a more sustainable society. Ecologic Institute has been involved in many activities with school children over the years, with topics ranging from the future of cities and the issue of plastics in the environment to citizen science and ocean literacy.
• University programmes: Ecologic Institute partners with renowned US universities as a Berlin host of their study abroad programmes, including long-standing collaborations with the University of Colorado at Denver, University of Notre Dame, Duke University, and the University of Maryland.
• Training and capacity building: Ecologic Institute regularly organises training and capacity-building activities covering the design and implementation of environmental policies. The formats range from focused trainings to summer schools, including the ICAP Summer Schools on Emissions Trading, which have been given in 20 iterations over the last decade.
• International Study Tours: We regularly lead foreign study tours to Germany as a means of learning first hand about Germany’s energy transition, urban sustainability solutions, political system, and other aspects. Study tours are comprised of international groups of professionals from areas such as policy, journalism, and industry and integrate multiple program formats such as discussion sessions, individual lectures, excursions, and cultural programs.
• Teaching engagements: A number of our senior staff members teach at universities, including the University of Maryland, Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Braunschweig University of Technology, and the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development. Staff members also include training experts in disciplines such as mediation, innovative event formats, human resources coaching, and web user practices.
• Visiting scholars, trainees and interns: We regularly house visiting fellows and scholars, including international Humboldt and Bosch Fellowship recipients. We regularly employ university students for scientific and legal work experience. Ecologic Institute has a thriving 3- year apprenticeship program in a variety of fields, including IT and Events, and is recognized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Berlin (IHK Berlin). We are also committed to providing students with the opportunity to conduct  a voluntary civil service year in ecology, taking on bright young minds since 2003 (some of whom are still with us today).
• In-house training and exchange: Ecologic Institute believes in the importance of further education within our institution. Staff are encouraged to take part in a variety of in-house training and exchange formats, including Brown Bag Lunches with external and internal speakers, reading groups, language tandems, and voluntary training courses covering topics such as scientific writing and negotiation training.