With the 2030 Agenda adopted in 2015, the global community under the umbrella of the United Nations (UN) committed itself to 17 global goals for a better future (Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs). As an international center of science, study and work, ourrole model function as a "sustainable community" and to raise awareness of the topic among all university members, the Executive Board of TU Ilmenau has set up the Sustainability Task Group.

Grafik mit den 17 Zielen zur NachhaltigkeitBundesregierung
The 17 global goals for a better future

In research and teaching, we are particularly developing our work in the SDGs affordable and clean energy (7), industry, innovation and infrastructure (9) and sustainable consumption and production (12). On campus , we want to produce and consume even more sustainably and, as a university, dedicate ourselves more to protecting the climate (13), biodiversity on campus (15) and protecting water (6).Other sustainability goals such as gender equality (5), health and well-being (3) and high-quality education (4) have been part of campus life at TU Ilmenau for many years and are addressed and further developed through established structures.

Actively contributing to the achievement of these goals through our daily actions - this is what we understand by a "Sustainable Community": We recognize that the protection of the natural foundations of life has top priority and that a socially just society can only emerge if our natural foundations of life and social peace are secured.

We live sustainability...

News on the topic of sustainability

The future of sensor technology in the forest

SPOT robot dog to support sustainable and climate-resilient forest conversion…

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STADTRADELN from 1. to 21. May: cycling for the TU Ilmenau!

Cycle kilometers for the TU Ilmenau, for health and for the climate

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TU Ilmenau develops new materials for sustainable respiratory masks

During the coronavirus pandemic, considerable amounts of "medical waste" were…

[Translate to English:] Ilmkubator/Martin

Together for a sustainable start-up location Ilmenau

500 young Douglas firs planted by TU start-up service Ilmkubator,…

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Events on the topic of sustainability

Pexels / Bianca Goncalves

STADTRADELN from 1. to 21. May: cycling for the TU Ilmenau!

Cycle kilometers for the TU Ilmenau, for health and for the climate

[Translate to English:] Ingenieure ohne Grenzen e.V.

Citizens' Campus: Engineers without borders: Development cooperation - Building together at eye level

Topic: Engineers without borders: Development cooperation - Together at eye…

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Citizens' Campus: Forestry and forestry in a changing climate - challenges, impacts and adaptation measures

In his presentation, the speaker will provide information on the relevance of…

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Flora Incognita at "Woche der Umwelt" in Berlin

When the "Week of the Environment" takes place on June 4 and 5, 2024 in the…

Research and teaching, study and further education take place on the campus of the TU Ilmenau in around 70 buildings. Among other things, these buildings require a supply of energy in the form of electricity, heat, cooling, gases and water.

In order to save energy, the TU Ilmenau has set up an "Energy Concept 2030", which contains concrete measures and will be successively updated.

Actions and activities at the TU Ilmenau

Zwei junge Menschen reparieren ein FahrradTU Ilmenau/Eva Seidl

"Cycling is the mobility of the future": The "Wunderrad" bicycle workshop

Musical, colorful, sustainable:Programme of the sustainability working group of the StuRa

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Repair Shop of Engineers Without Borders: "Combining Meaningful Action with Expertise".

TU Ilmenau/Eleonora Hamburg

For sustainable consumption: students organize clothes swaps

Andrei Golomoz

Voluntary Year in Science, Technology and Sustainability (FJN)

Stadtradeln - Cycling for a healthy climate: Successful in Climate Alliance campaign

Did you know...

...that the electricity used at the TU Ilmenau, certified by the Free State of Thuringia, is sourced 100 percent from renewable energy sources?t3://page?uid=15939c

...that the Studierendenwerk Thüringen issues reusable containers for check-out in all dining halls and cafeterias and provides one vegan and one vegetarian dish daily?t3://page?uid=15939c

...that there is a free shelf in the foyer of the cafeteria for giving away usable and functional things according to the re-use principle?t3://page?uid=15939c

...that Ilmenau has been a Fairtrade city since 2018 and that there are two organic markets and an unpacked store for sustainable shopping in ilmenau?t3://page?uid=15939c

Sustainability, Energy and Environmental Communication

The aim of the publication series in the university publishing house is to create a forum for research results in the field of sustainability, energy and environmental communication and to make them available to the public in the best possible way ("Open Access"). The series is aimed at scientists conducting research in this field as well as people who need scientific answers to questions in these areas for their professional practice.

More about the book series

Sustainability - How do you get involved?

Whether in teaching, research or on campus - sustainability is lived and practiced by students at TU Ilmenau. They not only deal consciously with resources in everyday life, but also get involved in the university's sustainability task group, drive the expansion of photovoltaic systems or organize Thuringia's first sustainable music festival. We asked five students how they are committed to sustainability.

Lecture Series

Lecture series on the circular economy: perspectives, challenges and potentials

The lecture series will shed light on the challenges of the future topic of the circular economy from various interdisciplinary perspectives - engineering, natural sciences, economics and media. New this year is the opportunity to gain insights into laboratories and practical research work in the context of the circular economy following individual lectures.

The lecture series takes place on mondays from 15:00 to 16:30 in Humboldtbau room 211/212

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Lecture series"Current Challenges in Electrical Power Engineering"

The range of topics in the lecture series"Current Challenges in Electrical Power Engineering", organized by the Institute for Electrical Power and Control Engineering and the VDE University Group at the TU Ilmenau with the support of Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik e.V. Ilmenau, is diverse.

The lectures will take place on Mondays 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ehrenberg Campus, Humboldtbau HU 201. Interested parties can also participate  online.

Participate

Would you like to help shape our university as a "Sustainable Community"? Do you have ideas about what should be changed? Or would you like to tell us how your project, your divison, your structural unit, your association, your initiative or you yourself are already committed to the topic of sustainability?

Then contact the members of the "Sustainable Community" task group in your area with your wishes, ideas or send an e-mail to  nachhaltigkeit@tu-ilmenau.de.

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Shaping sustainability | How can I contribute?

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Contact persons | Task Group

Prof. Jens Müller - Vice President for International Affairs and Transfer

Marco Hennhöfer - Chairman of the Staff Council

Milena Pfafferott - Head of University Library Use | Subject Specialist Engineering Sciences

Prof. Jens Wolling - Head of Empirical Media Research and Political Communication

Deborah Stuhlinger - Research Assistant FG Sustainable Production Management and Logistics | Representative of Student Initiatives

Prof. Stefan Sinzinger - Vice President for Research and Young Scientists

Claudia Haaßengier - Executive Officer Central Institute for Education (ZIB)

Peggy H. Swora - Head of Marketing and Communication

Dennis Pohlig - Head of Facility Management (Comm.)

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Do you have questions or suggestions on the topic of sustainability in research or an idea for teaching? Then get in touch with us! nachhaltigkeit@tu-ilmenau.de

Scientific year 2023: "Sustainability

With the Scientific Year 2023: "Sustainability", we are focusing on projects that pursue novel and resource-saving approaches in energy and medical technology, industrial production and information technology - technologies that record and regulate the state of plant and animal life in our ecosystems, especially in our forests, but also research that establishes new methods in our working environment, in climate and energy communication or in the field of digitalization.

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