DO it NOW - Sustainability Week 16-20.06.2025
From 16 to 20 June 2025, the Sustainability Week will take place with a whole host of exciting programs on the topic of sustainability. This week will not only focus on the environment, but also on social and economic sustainability. During this week, you will have the opportunity to get to know sustainability stakeholders from TU Dresden and the city of Dresden on campus and online.
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Program
Preliminary program
Get into conversation over a coffee. All stakeholders and interested parties in the field of sustainability are welcome at the Sustainable Coffee Hour. Here you can find out what is happening in terms of sustainability and who is involved where and how. Some stakeholders will introduce themselves in short pitches.
Location: COSMO Science Forum, Schlosstraße 2
The Global Citizenship Lab is the mandatory introductory event of the certificate program "TUD Global Citizenship Certificate" for all TUD students/doctoral students and exchange students and a cooperation learning offer, among others in close cooperation with ZLSB within the framework of the state initiative ESD "SDG 4 - Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in university teacher training in Saxony" (funded by Engagement Global through funds from the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development).
In 2015, the global community adopted 17 sustainability goals to enable a fair and sustainable future. SDG 17 "Partnerships to achieve the goals" is one of the goals set. Partnership and participation are key values at local and global level in order to drive social change.
As part of the TUD Global Citizenship Lab in summer semester 2025, which has the motto Global Citizenship Education - "Partnership and Participation", we want to facilitate partnerships between participants and local stakeholders from various sectors in order to critically examine relevant socio-ecological issues, develop visions for the future and concrete opportunities for action for each individual. We will dive into local-global challenges, sustainability skills, cooperation in the civil society and scientific context as well as civic engagement from various perspectives. The event also offers an opportunity to network with students and stakeholders from a wide range of disciplines and organizations. You can find more information about Global Citizenship Education on the GCC program website. There you can also find out about the structure of the TUD Global Citizenship Certificate.
The event is conceptually based in part on the competence model for sustainability by Brundiers et al. (2021) and thus part of the current piloting process of this concept to strengthen the sustainability competencies of its members at TU Dresden. This part of the event will be conducted by Dr. Rachel Bowden, ESD Advisor at the Center for Teacher Education and Educational Research (ZLSB) in cooperation with Advisors from the field of ESD.
In addition, you will receive input from partners, experts and activists from both academia and civil society. In addition to cognitive knowledge acquisition on various global topics, the focus is on social-emotional learning in the group, through the exchange of experiences from person to person and practical experimentation. Participants and experts learn from each other. A wide range of opportunities for education and engagement are demonstrated with the help of authentic insights into practice.
The "TUD Global Citizenship Certificate" for all TUD students, including doctoral and exchange students, promotes and recognizes international, global knowledge, experience, skills and local-global commitment of prospective TUD graduates. Developed by the International Office, the certificate is awarded on behalf of the University Executive Board. It represents a meaningful proof of qualification, from which the certificate holders will benefit personally and professionally in the long term. With successful participation in the Global Citizenship Lab, participants have already completed a central component of the certificate program.
We recommend that participants register for the certificate program at the same time. After registration, the modules can be completed at their own pace and in accordance with their studies or doctorate.
Enrollment: OPAL
Continuous program
Parallel to the Sustainability Week, the hands-on festival will take place on the HSZ meadow from Wednesday to Friday, organized by the TU Environmental Initiative (tuuwi), to show what a vibrant campus can look like that all university members can help shape.
You can relax at the bar of the HängeMathe club.
You can find out more on the tuuwi website.
Place: Meadow behind the Auditorium Center
With the kind support of the SLUB, you can bring books, take them with you or simply swap and browse
Location: Botanical Garden, Stübelalle 2
Bioblitz - Biodiversity in Botanical Gardens
Botanical Gardens are oases of biodiversity and provide valuable habitats and food for numerous animals, fungi and lichens. But which wild species can actually be found here? For "Botanical Garden Week 2025", many gardens in German-speaking countries are inviting visitors to a joint "Bioblitz" to explore this diversity.
All visitors are invited to collect and contribute their own observations via the free iNaturalist app. The more observations collected, the deeper the insight into diversity. The most diverse garden, the best photos and the most active observers will be honored by the Association of Botanical Gardens.
16.06.2025 (Monday)
Place: HTW Dresden/ TU Dresden
In cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences Dresden, the TUD Dresden University of Technology and the transfer network of the five Saxon HAW Saxony⁵, we invite members and all those interested in DG HochN to a face-to-face event including a general meeting on June 16 and 17, 2025 in Dresden.
Monday, June 16, 2025
- 12:00-13:00 Networking with 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
- 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 (incl. determination of voting rights)
- 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
Further information and registration: https: //www.dg-hochn.de/jahres-hub-und-mv-2025
Location: digital
A lot of data and files accumulate on all our devices - even those that we no longer need after a short time. Dr. Katharina Zinke from the research data team will show us which files we should keep, which formats can still be opened in 20 years' time and how we can store the really important files as securely as possible. There will also be tips on how to deal with the flood of emails in our inboxes and how to tidy up our smartphones.
Register at: https://www.slub-dresden.de/besuchen/veranstaltungen/details/veranstaltung/53358
Location: Botanical Garden, Stübelallee 2
Leader:
- Prof.in Dr.in Nicole Raschke, Geographical Education, TU Dresden
- Prof.in Dr.in Jana Markert, Nutrition and Household Science and Didactics of the Professional Field, TU Dresden
- Matthias Bartusch, Technical Manager, Botanical Garden of the TU Dresden
Since the summer of 2022, the Botanical Garden of TU Dresden has been home to the interdisciplinary project seminar "BildungAcker" for prospective educators from different subjects and school types. Professors Dr. JanaMarkert and Dr. Nicole Raschke will report on how vegetables are grown on this approximately 60m² area and how education for sustainable development is taught in an action-oriented way and what this means for schools and lessons of tomorrow.
Registration: https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/nachhaltigkeit/mitmachen/veranstaltungen/nachhaltigkeitswoche/anmeldung-nachhaltigkeitswoche
Location: Community garden of the SLUB, Branch Library of Educational Sciences (August-Bebel-Str.): see marker on the map
Leader:
- Johanna Edelmann, Research Associate at the Chair of Design and Construction II, TU Dresden
- Katrin Matteschk, TextLab, SLUB Dresden
Participation is an important element of campus design at TU Dresden and the SLUB. During this tour, you will get to know participants and projects that enable participation on campus, e.g. the SLUB community garden. In addition to the possibilities of gardening, the fair divider developed and implemented by students will also be presented here.
Registration: https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/nachhaltigkeit/mitmachen/veranstaltungen/nachhaltigkeitswoche/anmeldung-nachhaltigkeitswoche
Head: Carsten Tiede, Administrator, Chair of Computer Architecture at the Faculty of Computer Science, TU Dresden
Cooperation partner: Center for Information Services and High Performance Computing (ZIH), Dr. Daniel Hackenberg, Deputy Director
As one of Germany's university computing centers, the Center for Information Services and High Performance Computing (ZIH) at TU Dresden offers high-performance computing platforms. Availability, power density, security and energy efficiency are maximized. The waste heat from the high-performance computing systems can be used flexibly as district heating for neighboring university buildings and for Dresden households by feeding it into the district heating network. Cooling energy is saved for the high-performance computing systems in summer and heating energy for surrounding buildings in winter. During the guided tour, you will get to know the Lehmann Center with its high-performance computing facilities and learn how an energy-intensive system can be used sustainably and resource-efficiently.
Registration: https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/nachhaltigkeit/mitmachen/veranstaltungen/nachhaltigkeitswoche/anmeldung-nachhaltigkeitswoche
Place: Hülße-Garten, Helmholtzstr., meeting point
Leader:
- JProf.in Nora Johanna Huxmann, Junior Prof. Plant Use in Landscape Architecture, TU Dresden
- Ulrike Seiler, Coordinator Sustainable Campus, Environmental Protection Group, TU Dresden
Participation is an important element of campus design at TU Dresden and the SLUB. During this tour, you will get to know participants and projects that enable participation on campus: TU Dresden's Hülße Garden is designed and maintained by students and committed members of the AG Pflanzen und Pflege. You will also find out what the city's watering can heroes are and what projects the Biodiversity Working Group is implementing and planning with university members.
Registration: https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/nachhaltigkeit/mitmachen/veranstaltungen/nachhaltigkeitswoche/anmeldung-nachhaltigkeitswoche
17.06.2025 (Tuesday)
Place: HTW Dresden/ TU Dresden
In cooperation with the University of Applied Sciences Dresden, the TUD Dresden University of Technology and the transfer network of the five Saxon HAW Saxony⁵, we invite members and all those interested in DG HochN to a face-to-face event including a general meeting on June 16 and 17, 2025 in Dresden.
Monday, June 16, 2025
- 12:00-13:00 Networking with 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
- 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 (incl. determination of voting rights)
- 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
Further information and registration: https: //www.dg-hochn.de/jahres-hub-und-mv-2025
Location: digital and HSZ/208
This event explains how to find an environmentally friendly product in the online store, what the various eco-labels mean and how everyone can proceed in principle when procuring office supplies. Everything will be presented clearly in the SRM and using sample products.
Registration: https: //bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/40352284673/CourseNode/1686882729995957004
Place: courtyard in front of Fritz-Förster-Bau
You can find more Information about the STEM Scholarship here.
Location: Makerspace of the SLUB (Drehpunct, Zellescher Weg 17)
If a household appliance no longer works or sewing work is needed, a visit to the RepairCafé on campus can help. This self-help workshop helps visitors to hopefully get their broken appliance back in working order under the guidance of tech-savvy volunteers.
The next RepairCafé will take place on the campus on June 18th at 5:00 and 7:30 pm. Anyone who would like free support and advice on repairs is welcome. This RepairCafé takes place as part of the regular repair events, which are held every 3rd Tuesday of the month in the SLUB Makerspace in the Drepunct Library (Zellescher Weg 17). Not only the volunteers of the RepairCafé Dresden/ Freital initiative provide support, but also SLUB staff with knowledge and equipment ranging from 3D printers to sewing machines.
In addition to repairing things, the focus is also on the café character. Visitors to the RepairCafé will be able to talk to each other over coffee and cake.
Registration: https: //tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/umwelt-und-klima/greenoffice/anmeldung-repaircafe
Place: HSZ-Wiese
This lecture is part of the lecture series "Air for Life", which is organized by TU Dresden together with Dresden Concept.
Wind is an invisible but powerful force in urban areas - it influences the urban climate, energy efficiency and comfort in our cities. But how can wind be used in a targeted manner in the city? The lecture shows the entire spectrum: from urban development with wind corridors, ventilation concepts and urban wind farms to building development with wind catchers, facade-integrated small wind turbines and aerodynamic architecture. Examples and innovative planning strategies will be used to explain how wind can be integrated into sustainable urban and building planning - as a challenge, but above all as a resource for a climate-friendly future.
Thespeaker is Dr.-Ing. Xiaoping Xie, Faculty of Architecture and Landscape, Institute of Building Climatology, TU Dresden
18.06.2025 (Wednesday)
Location: Meadow behind the HSZ (or FOE/101 in case of bad weather)
Gourmets watch out! If you want to start the morning with a relaxed breakfast and get into conversation with stakeholders in the fields of education, nutrition or sustainability at TU Dresden, the cozy and free snack on June 18 between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on Mommsenstraße in front of the Alte Mensa is the right place for you. What should the education of the future look like? Let's develop a vision together. Everyone is welcome. With the smoothie wheel, you can make your own smoothie using leg power. Try it out.
Here you can get into conversation with:
- Green Office
- Foodsharing
- Center for Continuing Education (ZfW)
- ZLSB
- ZiLL
You can register here, but you are also welcome to drop by spontaneously, because whether you are a student, employee or guest - there is something for everyone!
Location: HSZ/301
ESD is enshrined in law at schools in Saxony and is also reflected in the LAPO (2019). The ZLSB has been promoting the integration of ESD into university teacher training since 2022. In this workshop, you will learn more about our projects and the resulting findings and resources. You will also have the opportunity to present your own initiatives and suggestions. Together we will consider how and where we can continue. The workshop is aimed at student teachers and teaching staff.
Registration: https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/nachhaltigkeit/mitmachen/veranstaltungen/nachhaltigkeitswoche/anmeldung-nachhaltigkeitswoche
19.06.2025 (Thursday)
Location: Campusbüro mit Kind, Nürnberger Straße 31A
Yawning emptiness in your closet? Or is it bursting at its seams?
Either way, we can help! On Thursday our second children's clothes swap fair will take place as part of TU Dresden's Sustainability Week. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the children's clothes carousel will be spinning in the "Uni mit Kind" campus office. Children's clothes and toys in good condition can be brought along and swapped. Even those who don't (yet) have anything to swap and just want to come and browse are very welcome. In addition to children's clothes and toys on the swap tables, there will be coffee, tea and cake. Tables will be provided by us.
The children's clothes swap is free of charge and no registration is required. Questions can be directed to campusbuero@studentenwerk-dresden or 0351 463 32666.
Location: digital
Do you have a larger event, a conference or even a small workshop to organize and want to ensure that it is implemented in an environmentally friendly way? The presentation will give you tips on what you can consider when participants arrive and depart, how to choose the right venue, what sustainable catering is and how to organize the event in an ecologically responsible way, from the provision of information to waste disposal and technology.
Registration: https: //bildungsportal.sachsen.de/opal/auth/RepositoryEntry/40352284673/CourseNode/1686882729995957004
Location: Potthoff-Bau, Room 168
During this event, interested parties and participants from inside and outside TU Dresden will discuss the experiences from this process and network. The aim is to jointly identify and try out transfer possibilities, gain insight into practical experiences and present good practices from the perspective of lecturers, students and continuing education actors as well as contact persons and advisory services.
Registration: https://tu-dresden.de/tu-dresden/nachhaltigkeit/handlungsfelder/lehre/bildung-fuer-nachhaltige-entwicklung/anmeldung/
20.06.2025 (Friday)
Location: Experimental Hall 425 in the ZET
This year, ZET's experimental hall 425 will open its doors for the Dresden Science Night: individual test stands, posters and a small craft corner for children. There will also be guided tours of the roof with a brief presentation of all sub-systems (PV, solar thermal and PVT).
Location: DIE BÜHNE, Weberplatz
Alice, 13, falls through a hole into a strange world. Here she encounters confused characters: the Hatter and the Hare vacillate between love and dislike, the Mouse is disoriented, the Queen rules over invisible subjects. Alice's arrival shatters the fragile balance. Sad People in the Forest is a melancholy tale of loneliness, closeness and the desire for honesty.
Further information and ticket reservations at: https: //die-buehne.tu-dresden.de/spielplan/traurige-leute-im-wald/
Please be sure to reserve tickets and collect them at the box office between 19:30 and 19:55.
Start: 20:15
contact

Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology Dezernat 9 Alexandra Seifert
01062 Dresden