1st Sustainability Week from 5-9 May - The programme is here!

In the week from 5 to 9 May, everything revolves around environmentally conscious action and sustainable development: the University of Jena's Green Office cordially invites all students and staff to the 1st Sustainability Week. The programme includes five themed days with exciting workshops and hands-on activities on various aspects of sustainability. Each day will focus on a specific topic.

All events are free of charge. However, registration is required for some of them - which is now possible!

"With our campaign week, we want to show that the topic of sustainability is extremely diverse and encompasses much more than just climate and environmental protection, but actually plays a role in all areas of our everyday lives", says Pia Objartel, student assistant in the Green Office. "It is important to us that the moralising finger stays far away. Rather, we want to convey that sustainability can have a positive and profitable influence on one's own life", adds Claudia Hilbert, who currently heads the Green Office together with Laura Brock. The tenders are intended to provide inspiration for everyday (university) life and encourage people to take a fair and sustainable approach to themselves, their fellow human beings and their environment.

The Green Office is supported by various partners inside and outside the university for the Sustainability Week. These include the StuRa Jena Environmental Department, Greenpeace Jena, Hörsaalkino Jena e.V., ADFC Jena-Saaletal, the University Medical Services at Jena University Hospital, the Occupational Safety Office of Jena University, the City of Jena and the Federal Environment Agency (on request).

The programme and the theme days at a glance

• Monday, 5 May: Climate justice
  Film evening with the film "Ökozid" for students and staff
• Tuesday, 6 May: Health
  Online event on the topic of heat stress in the workplace, especially for employees, and
  Action stand on the topic of water organised by the University of Jena's health management team
• Wednesday, 7 May: Mobility
  Bicycle repair day on the Ernst-Abbe-Platz campus for students and staff
• Thursday, 8 May: Resources - Paper
  Workshop on paper consumption and saving paper for employees and online quiz on paper (available from 5 May)
• Friday, 9 May: Consumption & fast fashion
  Various workshops on the topic of fast fashion and upcycling for students

There will also be a clothes and plant swap bazaar in the foyer of Carl-Zeiß-Str. 3 throughout the week. Every day from 11:30-12:30 there will be an information stand of the Green Office - depending on the weather on the Ernst-Abbe-Platz campus or in the foyer of Carl-Zeiß-Str. 3.

More information & the complete programme for Sustainability Week

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