The regional meeting for the UE4SD partners from the Western regional hub, including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland, took place at Leuphana University of Lüneburg on 27-28 February 2014. The purpose of the meeting was to inform regional partners about project management and together discuss first project activities, such as the mapping of opportunities for university educators to develop ESD competences in the partner countries. We additionally discussed expectations, had the opportunity to get to know each other and exchange experiences on ESD and higher education.