This significant development links TUHH directly to the global research and educational initiatives undertaken by the UNU, specifically through the UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH). This collaboration is a strategic move to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fits to the TUHH’s Mission „Engineering to Face Climate Change“.

The opening ceremony was attended by by distinguished guests including Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of the United Nations University and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations; Prof. Kaveh Madani, Director of UNU-INWEH; Sabine Becker-Thierry, Secretary of the UNU Council; and Katharina Fegebank, Senator for Science, Research, Equality, and Districts, and Second Mayor of the City of Hamburg. Their presence underscored the importance of this hub in fostering international cooperation and advancing sustainable development through academic and research excellence.