Brainstorming "We want more sustainability".
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With a brainstorming on the topic of sustainability, the university, on the occasion of the 6th Hessian Sustainability Day, initiated a participatory process and invited students and employees to digitally submit a statement, a wish or even an idea for a sustainable university.
"Results on Brainstorming for a Sustainable University."
Among the 160 contributions submitted, many ideas and suggestions were received, dealing with topics such as nutrition, mobility, space design on campus, the use or ordering of recycled paper and sustainable office supplies, and the installation of drinking water dispensers. Wishes were also expressed with regard to sustainability-related research and teaching, e.g. the introduction of mandatory sustainability teaching in the course of studies and better internal as well as supra-regional networking. In addition, concrete ideas for improved coordination structures for the sustainability area as well as for improved information work and awareness-raising on environmental and sustainability aspects were put forward.
A large number of the students show great motivation and commitment in terms of participation and making contributions. However, they would also like the university to create appropriate framework conditions for co-design in the future.
The detailed results of the individual questions are presented below on this website!
...long term, frugality, contentment, moderation and reason. Happiness from relationships with people and nature. Consumption in cycles, in harmony with material cycles of nature.
Other suggestions
The suggestions listed below represent a variety of other submissions. (Author Anonymous)
...I think your activity on sustainability is very good and I wish that this will be continued and lead to concrete steps.
...students should be heard and involved more.
...There is a saying that goes, "If you want to tread new paths, you have to leave old ones". That takes courage. In the departments AND in the administration.
A transparent participatory process
In order not to let the process end with the brainstorming action, the organizers, the integrated sustainability management in the company, the office for environmental profile development and the eco department of the AStA, invited on October 9, 2020 to a joint exchange on the topic of sustainable development in university operations, with the Chancellor, Dr. Oliver Fromm. At the event, the results of the brainstorming were presented and discussed for interested parties.
All contributions are seen as helpful suggestions for research, teaching and operation, which should be taken into account in future planning. The aim is to involve university stakeholders more in the future and to create transparent structures, thereby involving all those interested in the topic in the process of sustainable development at the university.