Launch of the ‘Sustainable University’ round table

Immediately following the ceremonial installation of our campus nesting aids, the programme continued with the launch of the ‘Sustainable University’ round table. This marked a thematic expansion of the ‘Biodiversity’ round table, which has been in existence since 2023 and whose proposed measures are now being implemented in stages. 

Following an opening address by the university management and the climate protection management team, all those present introduced themselves and outlined their key areas of work in the field of sustainability. This was followed by a discussion on the work carried out to date and the vision for sustainable development across the areas of research, teaching, operations, knowledge transfer and governance. There has already been a lively exchange on what specific issues need to be addressed and what approaches are envisaged. The focus now is on setting priorities and working together to implement them.

The round table comprises stakeholders from university administration, research and teaching who are already working towards, or would like to work towards, making our university environmentally and socially sustainable. Our aim is to create a university-wide platform for climate protection and sustainability, where all those involved can exchange ideas and work collaboratively on questions and answers relating to a sustainable HSMW.

We are delighted by the positive response and that there has already been such lively discussion about visions and concrete ideas! We will report here on the next steps and the progress of the round table. Anyone interested in getting involved is welcome to contact Julia Pietsch.