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As part of the BMBF research project WaNdel!4 – Knowledge for Applied Sustainability at German Universities, Prof. Dr Jörg Mehlis, Prof. Dr Jan Schaaf and Marie-Luise Baldin attended the kick-off event for the funding programme “Pathways to Transformation for Sustainable Universities” from 5 to 7 June 2023, as well as the 6th BMBF symposium ‘Sustainability in Science’. Together with project partners from THI Ingolstadt, the Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development and HTW Berlin, they presented the WaNdel!4 project and exchanged ideas with the other projects in the BMBF funding line. Prof. Dr Jan Schaaf also led a workshop on the role of real-world laboratories at universities as catalysts for regional transformation, which provided valuable insights for the ongoing work within the WaNdel!4 project and for sustainable university transformation.
A key focus is on cooperation with stakeholders from the city and the wider region: the transfer of ideas, knowledge and experience for socio-ecological transformation in the region is fostered through the participation and early involvement of local authorities, businesses and interest groups. In this way, universities can act as ‘pioneers in building bridges’ for sustainability and climate protection, exploring and pushing the boundaries of what is feasible through real-world experiments, and transferring the experience gained in this way to the region.
The BMBF research project WaNdel!4 runs until December 2025 and is led by Prof. Anika Möcker. Further information is available at the following link: www.institute.hs-mittweida.de/webs/inim/forschungsprojekte/aktuelle-projekte/wandel4-wissen-fuer-angewandte-nachhaltigkeit-an-deutschen-hochschulen/
Text and photo: Marie-Luise Baldin