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Sustainability at TU
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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

12/06/2023

Presentation of the 1st Humboldtⁿ Award for Sustainability

The 1st Humboldtⁿ Award for Sustainability was presented on December 4, 2023!
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11/28/2023

State Teaching Prize Goes to Two Lecturers from TU Dortmund University

Dr. Lena Tacke and Dr. Vanessa Henke received the award in the category “Teaching and Learning in a Team“.
Group photo with four women
11/27/2023

Invitation to the 20th regulars' table on sustainability

The Sustainability Office invites to the regulars' table for people interested in sustainability at TU Dortmund University on 29.11.2023.
Three people sit together at a table
11/27/2023

How Lonely Young People in North Rhine-Westphalia Feel

Prof. Ricarda Steinmayr is involved in a study revealing loneliness among young people and presenting measures.
A boy sits alone cross-legged on a flat stone. His bag lies in front of him, his head is lowered so that his face is unrecognizable.
11/16/2023

Joint Campus Campaign for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

TU Dortmund University, together with three partners, is using sandwich bags and flags to raise awareness of the issue.
A young woman stands in front of a canteen shelf filled with sandwiches and holds a sandwich bag with the words "Violence doesn't come on campus" in front of her face.
11/15/2023

UA Ruhr Research Training Group Addresses Regional Disparities

The project will receive further funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the next four and a half years.
A village in a green landscape with a blue sky
10/19/2023

Invitation 2. "Get your Group"

Save the date! Next Wednesday (25.10.2023) the 2nd "Get your Group" meeting will take place at 4pm.
Group picture of students in a seminar room with the TU Dortmund logo.
10/16/2023

The Role Start-ups Play in Structural Change of the Rhenish Lignite Mining Region

A team led by Prof. Steffen Strese and Prof. Tessa Flatten recently published the first “Bioeconomy-Start-up Pulse” report.
The illustration for the "Bioeconomy Startup Pulse 2023" shows two people handling an oversized microscope, test tubes and drawing a DNA spiral.
20 Realized Projects
9 Running Projects