For Universities

Why this matters in higher education

Students in design, engineering, fashion, interiors, sustainability, business, and product-related programs increasingly enter jobs where legal sustainability frameworks matter. Yet many programs still treat the topic only indirectly. Normina helps universities make that knowledge more visible, more applied, and easier to connect to future professional practice.

What students and institutions gain

• A clearer understanding of the laws shaping sustainable product futures in Europe
• Applied examples that connect legal frameworks to design and product decisions
• A digital learning format that can complement seminars, studio teaching, or independent study
• Certificates of completion and, depending on program design, options for institutional or curricular recognition
• A structure that can support bachelor's, master's, elective, and seminar-based contexts

What courses contain

Normina can be used as a stand-alone learning path or as part of an existing course structure. The platform can support curricular integration, faculty onboarding, and different academic formats depending on program design. The University Version is built around a bilingual online format in English and German. Each course is divided into 4 modules and combines video-based introduction with structured self-study, assessment, and application. Every module includes 30 learning units, case-based teaching, a glossary, and a final assessment. Downloadable checklists support the transition from legal understanding to academic application. Each course provides up to 140 learning hours and establishes the workload basis equivalent to 5 ECTS credits, making the format suitable for integration into bachelor's and master's programs.

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Course List

• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): Understand how producer responsibility frameworks affect products, packaging, and circular responsibilities. Available as a Company Version course and a University Version course.
• Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR): Learn how the EU is reshaping expectations around product design, circularity, and environmental performance. Available as a Company Version course and a University Version course.
• Upcoming:
  • Empowering Consumers / EmpCo: Understand how consumer-facing sustainability information, green claims, durability statements, and repair information are changing.
  • Right to Repair: Learn how repairability is becoming a more structured legal and market topic. Available as a Company Version course and a University Version course.{

Lincenses

Thanks to funding from the IKEA Stiftung, universities can currently apply to use the University Version free of charge for one semester. The existing material describes this funded access as a one-semester university offer.

For institutions that require a standard licensing model, the current pricing structure is based on a half-year duration.

• A Single Department licence includes one course for up to 40 learners and one instructor seat for EUR 2,000.
• A Faculty Level licence includes two courses, up to 100 learners, and up to 5 instructor seats for EUR 4,500.
• A Multiple Campuses licence includes two courses with unlimited instructor seats and is available on request.
• Feel free to contact the team to discuss your licensing model or exchange ideas.