Initiatives
Green Office
The Green Office is the central point of contact for all topics concerning sustainability. Here, you can find information on sustainability at TU Dresden, share with us your suggestions and ideas, and connect with others who are active in this field. The Green Office shines a spotlight on the various projects in this area at TU Dresden and offers assistance in getting involved in ecological sustainability. It also implements projects in the fields of education for sustainable development (ESD), environmental education and transfer. More information
Working Groups of the Environment Commission
The University Executive Board has set itself the goal of pursuing a consistent environmental policy for TU Dresden and incorporating environmental protection as a key topic into all organizational units of the university. The Environment Commission's task is to advise the University Executive Board on environmental issues and to promote the implementation of environmental protection. Every student and staff member at TU Dresden is welcome to join the working groups dedicated to the topics of biodiversity, climate protection, ESD, research, photovoltaics, digitalization and mobility.
TU Dresden’s Student Environmental Initiative (tuuwi)
TU Dresden’s Student Environmental Initiative (tuuwi) provides information about environmental protection at TU Dresden to the student body and incorporates them into its work. tuuwi organizes the environmental education lecture series and conducts projects on various topics related to the environment at TU Dresden. The initiative also works collaborates with the Environmental Coordination Team to organize information events.
RepairCafé
Breathe new life into defective devices with with the help of soldering irons, voltmeters and expert guidance.
The first RepairCafé at TU Dresden was hosted in collaboration with the RepairCafé Dresden/Freital Initiative at the beginning of 2020. Since spring 2022, the Initiative has regularly held RepairCafés in collaboration with the SLUB Makerspace. At the RepairCafé, you can fix broken everyday objects and items with expert assistance in a temporary DIY workshop. All are welcome to get involved with the RepairCafé and help others with their repairs. More information.
CampusGrün Dresden
CampusGrün is a new green university group at TU Dresden. The group connects green-minded university groups, supports their work on on location, and communicates their goals and ideas to universities, the public, and Germany's green party, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in accordance with their statutes and the resolutions of their general meetings.
FUN – FRAUENUMWELTNETZWERK
The FrauenUmweltNetzwerk* (in English: Women in Environmental Sciences Network, or FUN* for short) is a platform for addressing the difficulties that women encounter in everyday university life, as well as for finding solutions and developing possible courses of action together. The network supports women in the Faculty at the earliest possible stage in their career, so that they can enter the university environment and the job market with confidence. FUN* organizes regular meetings as well as seminars, excursions and workshops on educational topics related to gender equality.
ChangeTUD/ ÜberfluTUng
After the Climate Action Week in November last year, there was a debate about climate protection, climate justice and the university's responsibility in these issues. As a result, the Student Council initiated the “ÜberfluTUng” (flood) project group, which developed 20 climate policy demands for TU Dresden. This group primarily comprised students from the various Faculty Student Councils, the Student Council, the Senate and tuuwi. The driving force for this catalog were changes that tuuwi had long been calling for as well as demands that had been compiled during the project.