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Transdisciplinary Projects for Sustainable Development
The Vice-Rectorate Quality and Sustainable Development is calling for projects that are in line with the Climate Roadmap 2030. We are looking for innovative projects that use transdisciplinary methods to promote climate protection and involve social actors in the Bern region in new and effective ways.
January 20, 2025
🌍 Strengthening a culture of sustainability at Swiss universities
On January 20, 2025, the exciting cross-university project “RealTransform: Real-world laboratories as transformation spaces for sustainable development in universities and society” was launched. In the coming months, we will set the course for real-world experiments that could mark the start of real-world laboratories.
Dr. Lilian Julia Trechsel, Jonas Niederberger and Dr. Claudia Saalfrank are looking forward to working with Dr. rer. pol. Jeannette Behringer, Linde Warland from the University of Zurich, Dr. Sarah-Jane Conrad, Dr. Moritz Gubler and Nina Simonett from the Bern University of Teacher Education, Dr. Clemens Mader, Prof. Dr. Mark Krieger and Dr. Christoph Küffer from the Ostschweizer Fachhochschule, Dr. Stefan Müller from the Network for Transdisciplinary Research and Leonie Barnsteiner from the University of Zurich Student Sustainability Commission and the resulting opportunities for sustainable development. 🚀
December 3, 2024
Synergies between society and university
At the beginning of December, representatives from the Länggasse, the municipality of Köniz, the Diemtigtal Nature Park and the University of Bern met to discuss projects and key points of transdisciplinary collaboration.
The workshop took place ‘at the gateway to the Diemtigtal’ on the premises of the Diemtigtal Nature Park in Oey.
October 24, 2024
Opening of the Ideas Lab - A creative place for Engaged UniBE
On October 24, Hugues Abriel (Vice-Rector Research and Innovation), Elmar Anhalt (Dean of the Faculty of Humanities) and Sébastien Hug (Head of the Innovation Office) opened the University of Bern's Ideas Lab.
The Ideas Lab on Fabrikstrasse is an open project and creative space that is available free of charge to all students, researchers and employees of UniBE.
An inspiring place for #EngagedUniBE!
August 22, 2024
First Exchange with the City of Thun
Virginia Richter, Rector of the University of Bern, and Raphael Lanz, Mayor of the City of Thun, discussed the Engaged UniBE project at the University Executive Board retreat on the beautiful shores of Lake Thun.
May 21, 2024
Engaged UniBE Concept
The Engaged UniBE concept : Promoting Sustainable Development at the University of Bern was approved by the Executive Board of the University on May 21. The concept focuses on the further development of sustainable development at the University of Bern (UniBE) and was developed in collaboration with representatives of the faculties, the centers, the departments and the central division as well as the Vice-Rectorate Quality and Sustainable Development (VRQ).
March 21, 2024
Engaged UniBE - for new interaction between the University and society
Engaged UniBE is helping promote sustainable development at the University to establish a new perspective on sustainability transformation with creative solutions