DG HochN Annual Hub 2025 in Dresden

From June 16-17, 2025, the annual hub of the German Society for Sustainability at Higher Education Institutions will take place at the University of Applied Sciences Dresden (HTWD) and TU Dresden. The hub connects employees in the field of sustainability at member universities and other interested parties and offers input and the opportunity to exchange ideas. In sessions on sustainability at five universities in Saxony and Thuringia as well as guided tours of sustainability projects at HTWD and TU Dresden, participants learn more about the commitment of local higher education institutions. Thematic hubs enable exchange, information and joint work on sustainability topics at universities. The annual hub also includes the DG HochN general meeting.

As a member of DG HochN, TU Dresden's Environment Commission (KU) is represented with various offerings, which are primarily organized by members of the KU working groups. On 16 June, Prof. Stefan Gumhold, Chairman of the Environment Commission, will present the development of TU Dresden's sustainability strategy with a special focus on the areas of activity of digitalization. The guided tours of the BildungsAcker - LehrLernort für praxisnahe BNE, the participatory design of the TU Dresden campus and the TU Dresden's energy-efficient high-performance computing system will provide insights into the development of the TUD on its way to becoming a sustainable university in various areas. In the joint hub of DG HochN, HTWD and TUD, the challenging topic for many universities "How can ESD succeed in the university? - Ways to implement, strengthen and collaborate". In addition to the questions of how this can succeed despite many hurdles and which methods can be used, possibilities for cooperation and networking will be developed.

Program

Monday, June 16, 2025
12:00-13:00 Networking over shared snacks (check-in from 11:30)
13:00-13:30 Welcome by the organizing institutions
13:30-15:30 Sustainability projects at five universities
15:30-16:30 Tea/coffee break with free networking
16:30-17:00 Impulse 5 years DG HochN
17:00-17:15 Distribution for the guided tours
17:15-19:00 Several parallel guided tours of the Dresden institutions
19:30 Evening get-together with dinner in the Fritz-Foerster-Bau of TU Dresden
21:00 Possibility to take a walk together in the old town

Tuesday, June 17, 2025
08:45-09:00 Tea/coffee and admission to the general meeting
09:00-10:30 General meeting of the DG HochN*
10:30-11:00 Tea/coffee break and snacks
11:00-13:00 Hubs of the DG HochN (parallel sessions)
13:00-13:30 Networking over a shared lunch snack
13:30-14:30 University of the future - images to think ahead
14:30-15:15 Wrap-up of the event and invitation for 2026
15:15-15:30 Farewell

*Open for interested parties

Interested parties can find the complete program with link to registration on the DG HochN page for the annual hub 2025.

The German Society for Sustainability at Universities (DG HochN) was founded in 2020 as a non-profit association as a successor to a successful BMBF program. Its purpose is to support the implementation of the UNESCO program "Education for Sustainable Development for 2030" in German universities with the aim of making sustainability and education for sustainable development visible in universities and anchoring them in their work. Currently, 74 universities and university sub-institutions are members of DG HochN.

Contact person:
Alexandra Seifert
Coordination Green Office
TU Dresden
Directorate University Culture
Mommsenstraße 5 - Room 5
01069 Dresden (visitor address)
Phone: +49 351 463-33037

Janne Stolte
Environment Commission Office
TU Dresden
Directorate University Culture
Mommsenstraße 5 - Room 5
01069 Dresden (visitor address)
Phone: +49 351 463-33095