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Sustainability at TU
[Translate to English:] © Roland Baege​/​TU Dortmund
Sustainability at TU Dortmund

TU Dortmund University understands sustainability as an integrative concept that ensures the long-term viability of the global ecological, economic and social system. Sustainability is a joint task in which all TU members participate across departments.

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News on sustainability at TU

02/08/2024

Planning for a "summer school sustainabilty" is progressing

Together with the Sustainability Office, motivated international students are planning a course on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the World…
Ein Student und ein wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter aus der Fakultät Raumplanung sowie zwei Mitarbeiter aus dem Nachhaltigkeitsbüro sitzen auf SDG-Würfeln in einer Runde und diskutieren über die Planung einer summer school sustainability.
02/08/2024

Senate Adopts Mission Statement for Cooperation and Transfer

The strategy paper forms the framework for strengthening collaboration with universities, society, business and politics.
A hand placing a wooden cube with the symbol of a glowing light bulb as the last top tile on a pyramid of other wooden cubes, all of which show the same motif: The schematic representation of a head, each with three cogwheels inside.
02/05/2024

studium oecologicum - New seminar from TU Berlin and the University of Technology Sydney

"Democratizing sustainability and strengthening democracy durably" will be offered as a "holiday-seminar" in the studium oecologicum module catalog.
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01/31/2024

Clear commitment to diversity and democracy

TU Dortmund University stands up for basic democratic values and opposes xenophobia and discrimination.
Article 3 of the Basic Law on the equality of men and women is written on a glass plate, taken on April 3, 2016 in Berlin's Mitte district in the government quarter. According to Article 3, no one may be discriminated against because of their race, origin or political views.
01/31/2024

University Successfully Saved Heat and Electricity in 2023

Compared to 2018, TU Dortmund University was able to save around 35 percent heat and 19 percent electricity in the last year.
A building with TU Dortmund logo and branches covered with snow.
01/29/2024

Degree Programs for Sustainable Energy Systems Launched

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology has started a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree program.
Wind turbines in the field
01/29/2024

New Counseling Center for Protection Against Discrimination and Sexualized Violence

Kaya Gödeke and Nicole Jansen are available as contact persons for those affected and engage in prevention work.
The graphic shows the silhouettes of several women's heads in the different colors and sizes.
01/26/2024

Invitation to the 21st regulars' table on sustainability

The Sustainability Office invites to the regulars' table for people interested in sustainability at TU Dortmund University on 31.01.2024.
Sustainability regulars' table. Three people sit together at one table.
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