Campaign Month "Nachhaltiger November"

Change starts with education!

That is the slogan marking the re-opening this year of the Students for Future Public Climate School.

Students for Future groups from all over Germany will be partnering with climate education organization Klimabildung for a varied week-long program in which they present their concepts for a new era in education. The local program anchored at the University of Bonn will be taking place throughout the entire month of November!

The Germany-wide online program dates are from November 20-24, 2023. 

The program for local events at the University of Bonn can be found here (as soon as possible).
University lecturers will be opening up the doors of their classes and lectures to all interested students, inviting them to find out more about sustainability and climate protection beyond what they might be learning in their own field of study.

Don’t miss this opportunity!

Cooking during Nachhaltiger November 

What yummy things can you make out of leftovers? What vegetables are in season in fall and winter? And what things can you try out when having a relaxed evening making dinner with fellow students?

 Three recipe videos made as part of the NEiS project conducted by the Consumer Advocacy Center of North Rhine-Westphalia (Verbraucherzentrale NRW) provide excellent recipe ideas for easy-to-make meals that are both tasty and healthy.
The videos will be posted on the Instagram account @nachhaltige_unibonn on November 6th, 13th and 23rd.

We hope you have a great time trying out the recipes!

Further information on the NEiS project of the Verbraucherzentrale NRW can be found at www.neis.nrw.
NEiS is funded by the North Rhine-Westphalia state Ministry of Agriculture and Consumer Protection.

Can we throw that junk away, or is it art?

At the interactive workshops to be held at the Bundeskunsthalle art gallery, it's the latter!

A blast from the past: at the workshop we’ll turn your ancient LP records and audio cassettes into practical and attractive new items, so make sure to bring your old vinyl and cassettes along with you!

The current exhibition of the Bundeskunsthalle Bonn “EVERYTHING AT ONCE: THE POSTMODERN PERIOD, 1967-1992” will activate your ability to think outside the box and challenge your creativity. And the great is that EVERYBODY can take part, regardless of any previous artistic experience.

The workshop will be held on two dates in November:

•  Wednesday, November 22 from 4:30 to 7:30 pm and

• Wednesday, November 29, from 4:30 to 7:30 pm

You can register, specifying your desired date, here.

The available places will be assigned to those who registered by random drawing promptly in advance of the first workshop.

Further information on the exhibition in the Bundeskunsthalle can be found here.

A look at the work of early career researchers!

We invite you to join this interdisciplinary sustainability workshop "Wants and needs in the context of finite resources: Interdisciplinary perspectives on sustainability", conducted in English, by live stream on

• November 15, from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm, and

• November 16 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Both online sessions to be held via Zoom!

Early-career researchers will be holding presentations on the themes of wants and needs, finiteness and scarcity, cycles and diversity, illuminating theoretical and practical considerations for realizing a sustainable future.

We are greatly looking forward to the talks to be held by our invited keynote speakers:

Dr. Zita Sebesvari, Deputy Director of the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), and

Dr. Simone Sandholz, Academic Officer and Head of the United Nations University Urban Futures and Sustainability Transformation (FAST) Program

The full program and Zoom link can be found here.

Taking time for nutrition and health

The second Healthy Campus Week event of the year is coming up, with topics revolving around health, nutrition and exercise.

On November 21-22, lots of different stands will be set up as part of the event, and there will be activities you can get involved in at the CAMPO Mensa, like a nutrition quiz where you can win great prizes.

All student canteens will be offering specially balanced lunches during the campaign week—a different one every day—planned in cooperation with the Institute of Nutritional and Food Science (IEL), including a vegan lunch on three out of five days of the week!

For further information on Healthy Campus Week, click here.