Abstract The paper presents a case study developed within the Danube Environmental Center from the Romanian University â€?Gheorghe Cristea?? of Bucharest. This center is targeted toward linking the material science with the sustainable development concepts, in order to move the awareness of the community alongside sustainable development, as a leading concept of the European development, which becomes essential for the new members as well, in the environmental education field, the geopolitical strategy, in particular around the Danube River. The main points of the analysis envisage: The Danube River; The European concept concerning the Sustainable Development; The Danube Environmental Education.