For a Future Worth Living - Sustainability at the University of Bonn
A unique governance structure
As a university with Excellence status, the University of Bonn is doing its bit for sustainable transformation processes.
News in the field of sustainability
Team N goes Instagram!
We recently launched the official Instagram account @nachhaltige_unibonn dedicated to all things sustainability at the University of Bonn.
Follow us to find out more!
Sustainable September 2023
All university members can once again look forward to great activities around the topics of sustainability - it's worth joining in!
We look forward to seeing you!
Lecture series Sustainability—Challenges and Opportunities of Sustainable Transformation
Organized by the Faculty of Arts for winter semester 2023/24, this lecture series introduces students to sustainability problems in key areas. All University of Bonn students are welcome to attend.
More information is available on BASIS.
BOOST—the University’s very own sustainability program
Participation, networking and student involvement are key to implementing the Bonn Program for Sustainable Transformation (BOOST).
Listen in now:
Quarterly Campaign Months
To promote a culture of sustainability, the University of Bonn organizes campaign months once every quarter. All members of the university are invited to participate in the diverse offers around the topics of sustainability.
Sustainability...
...in research
Sustainability is becoming increasingly important in research. Whether it involves construction materials, fuels, sustainability in horticulture or sustainability in development policy, our researchers are working on projects with a wide range of solution-oriented and interdisciplinary approaches.
...in teaching
Issues connected with sustainability and sustainability research also play a key role in teaching. As well as covering sustainability issues through its content, this teaching also educates people in sustainable development through its methodology in formats with a practical, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary focus.
...in operations
Our University needs resources in order to operate. Our commitment to sustainability, particularly in terms of our energy supply, building work, waste management, mobility and procurement, helps minimize the negative impact on the environment.
More information is currently being put together and will be published soon.
How are researchers at the University of Bonn exploring the idea of sustainable agriculture? What exactly goes on at the University’s Klein-Altendorf research site? And who even are the researchers? Around 1,400 guests found all this and more out for themselves on their visit to the open house.
The first-ever Science Festival at the University of Bonn was held on the Hofgartenwiese on July 9. Guests big and small had been invited to learn more about the University’s activities and research areas at numerous stalls.
The Diversity Days were held for the second time at the University of Bonn to mark German Diversity Day, promoting a sense of togetherness that champions respect, inclusivity and equal opportunity.
For the first time, students and staff were given the opportunity to take part in a scythe course organized by the Institute of Crop Science and Resource Conservation (INRES) at the University’s very own Wiesengut research farm on the Siegaue, where they successfully mastered use of the implement.
Electrified: 100 % green electricity
Since November 1, 2019, the electrical sockets in the University of Bonn issue only electricity generated from ecological or renewable energy sources, thereby effecting a considerable reduction in the carbon footprint of the University.
Award: The University of Bonn is a “Fair Trade University”
2020 saw the University of Bonn advance to the status of a “Fair Trade University”.
Sustainability criteria in procurement
The University of Bonn puts an emphasis on the procurement of products with a positive social and environmental impact. Sustainability criteria were included for procurement processes at the university and recommendations for action were given.
Wanted: Sustainable ideas
We are seeking ideas to increase sustainability. All University members are encouraged to engage in this process by submitting their ideas via e-mail.
A special budget will fund projects designed for example, to achieve sustainable reductions in energy, material and water consumption and reduce the volume of wastewater, exhaust air and waste generated by University operations. Funding will also be granted to proposals designed to protect the environment and which seek to influence the behavior of University members (e.g. awareness raising and information campaigns). Update! We are pleased to announce that applications from the University Hospital Bonn will also be accepted, effective immediately.
