The Question!

I study electronics and am very interested in how we can use sustainable materials in electronics. At the SUSEE Winter School, for example, I learned that silicon could be partially replaced by organic materials - I find that very exciting! As a budding engineer, I want to help develop technologies that are environmentally friendly later on.

I am doing my doctorate in the field of sustainable energy and technologies and research what skills small and medium-sized enterprises need for a sustainable industry. It's not just about technological and digital skills, but also about the human-centered approach - in other words, putting people's well-being at the heart of everything we do. For me, sustainability belongs in every education, regardless of the subject. Especially with the current climate crisis, we all need to understand how we can make the world more sustainable.

Sustainability only works on an interdisciplinary basis - technology and business must be considered together. As a business administration professor, I show students what circular strategies there are in production and logistics and how sustainability can also be economically worthwhile. It's not enough just to look at what is technically feasible - it also has to be practicable and sensible. For me, this is an essential part of teaching today, because without sustainable action, we will not be able to survive as a society in the long term.

I am studying process and industrial management and am concerned with how we produce things and how much energy is consumed in the process. Sustainability plays a central role for me because I really want to make a positive change in my job later on. At the SUSEE Winter School, I not only deepened my knowledge of sustainability, but also had the opportunity to see how students from other countries approach the topic. For me, sustainability is the key to a better future - and that's exactly why I took part in the Winter School.

I'm studying aviation management and see sustainability as a key issue for the future - especially in aviation, where the aim is to reduce CO₂ emissions. I am particularly interested in the use of sustainable fuels. At the SUSEE Winter School, I learned how much potential there is in combining management and sustainability. After my studies, I would like to play an active role in implementing sustainable solutions in the aviation industry.

I teach production technology and see it as our task to firmly integrate sustainability into the curriculum. In production in particular, the focus is often on efficiency and profit - but we have to show students that sustainable thinking is just as important. Product development already determines how resource-efficient manufacturing can be later on. Teaching must be interdisciplinary. Only if the next generation learns to think in context will we be able to make the transition to truly sustainable technologies.