New lectures for the studium oecologicum in summer semester 25

The studium oecologicum module catalog for summer semester 25 is now available to all students. There you will find courses of the TU Dortmund University divided into basic modules and the five subject areas of the studium oecologicum as well as cooperation offers. Please note further information on prerequisites for the respective lectures in the LSF. All information on registration can be found on our registration page.
 

TU internal lectures:
Two basic modules for the studium oecologicum will be offered in the coming summer semester:

The "Summer School for Sustainability", which won the teaching award in 2024, is entering its second round and will be offered as a 5-day block event from 08-12.09.2025 with 3 CP as an English-language basic module. The Summer School is a collaboration between various institutions and members of TU Dortmund University and aims to raise awareness of sustainability. Participants will be equipped with the skills needed to make effective decisions in terms of sustainability in a professional and personal context. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) are used as a basis. The participants deal with these topics in an interactive and interdisciplinary way. Impressions of the last Summer School can be found in our previous news article. Registration is now open until 07.09.2025 in the LSF.

For the first time, the semester-accompanying seminar "Nachhaltigkeit selber machen: Wir gestalten unser Studium der Zukunft!" is being offered by students for students with 3-4 CP as a basic module for the studium oecologicum. Every Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. (c.t.), participants have the opportunity to actively tackle sustainability in their studies and put it into practice. In this interdisciplinary seminar, they deal with what their own studies should look like in the future. The focus is on implementation in the form of their own projects, which take a practical approach to shaping their own studies. It is not necessary to have your own project ideas, but you are welcome to bring them along if you have them. Registration is now open until 13.04.2025 in the LSF.

Many other exciting events that are open to the studium oecologicum can be found in the LSF.
 

Cooperation events outside TU Dortmund University:
The sustainability initiative of the universities in NRW Humboldtⁿ offers an online lecture series on the topic of "Spielend nachhaltig? Gamification in der Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation" with 2 CP. The lecture series in the summer semester 2025 highlights the potential and limits of gamification and invites you to discover new ways of inspiring sustainability communication in theory and practice. The event counts for the studium oecologicum in the subject area "Society" and in the subject area "Education" and the registration deadline is April 10, 2025 at 3 pm.

Ruhr-Universität Bochum offers a seminar with 5 CP on the topic "Nachhaltigkeit in die Lehre bringen: Ausbildung zu BNE-Tutor*innen". The course lasts 2 semesters and consists of a block seminar (25.-29.08.2025) in the summer semester and a practical phase during the winter semester 25/26. In the block seminar, the basics of sustainability and education for sustainable development (ESD) are taught and jointly reflected upon. Following the block seminar, you will accompany a TU Dortmund University lecturer in a specific course during the winter semester and support them in integrating sustainability topics into this course. The seminar can be credited for the studium oecologicum in the subject area "Education". The registration deadline is 30.06.2025.

The University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE ) is also reopening its course catalog for the "Zertifikat Bildung für nachhaltigke Entwicklung (BNE)". The courses that are activated for the UDE certificate can be recognized for the studium oecologicum. The courses can be assigned to the subject areas of the studium oecologicum. If you have any questions, please send an email to studium.oecologicum@tu-dortmund.de.

For the first time, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) will also open individual courses of its "Certificate in Sustainability" for the studium oecologicum. More detailed information will be published soon in the LSF in the studium oecologicum cooperation projects. The courses can be assigned to the departments of the studium oecologicum. If you have any questions, please send an email to studium.oecologicum@tu-dortmund.de.