Sustainability Week
The Sustainability Week is organized annually by the Student Parliament with GreenCampus and the Vice President for Digitalization, Innovation and Sustainabilit at the university.
The aim is to look at the topic of sustainability from a variety of perspectives and to keep it present on campus. The target group is primarily students of any study program, but the entire campus community and local residents are invited to participate. Lectures, workshops, discussions and guided tours provide insights into the university's research activities, solution strategies and the commitment of students.
The aim is to make this clear: Sustainability is not a one-dimensional topic with a golden path. Since 2023, the University's Sustainability Award has also been presented by the president as part of Sustainability Week.
The Sustainability Week 2025 will take place June, 02th until June, 05th 2025.
Preliminary program for the sustainability week 2025
EXTRA: Monday, the 26.05.2025
20:00 o'clock - open end (Location: Glashaus) Pubquiz at Glashaus
Monday, the 02.06.2025
12:15 – 13:45 o’clock (Location: H21) Fundamentals of sustainability (part 1)
Short description:
Basic lecture of the supplementary study program in sustainability. This lecture deals with all hot topics related to sustainability and is designed to give students an overview of current fields of research, transformation processes, as well as providing tips and tricks, on an individual level, for greater sustainability.
14:00-17:00 o`clock (NW1) Plant and clothing exchange organized by the GEO Institute
Short description:
Trade your self happy! Bring along your own plants and your old clothing, find new green flatmates or the perfect summer fit – sustainable, free and good vibes guaranteed !
14:00-17:00 o`clock (Rondell) Outdoor- and table games organized by "die Klimastimmen"
Tuesday, the 03.06.2025
12:15 – 13:45 o’clock (Location: H21) Fundamentals of sustainability (part 2)
Short description:
Basic lecture of the supplementary study program in sustainability. This lecture deals with all hot topics related to sustainability and is designed to give students an overview of current fields of research, transformation processes, as well as providing tips and tricks, on an individual level, for greater sustainability.
14:15 – 15:45 o’clock (Meeting point: Entrance of ÖBG) Guided tour through ÖBG
Short desciption:
Discover biodiversity - with iNaturalist in the Ecological-Botanical Garden! As part of the University of Bayreuth's Sustainability Week on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, we will present the importance of the Ecological-Botanical Garden as a place of biodiversity and show how this biodiversity can be documented in a playful way by all visitors. To this end, participants will get to know the iNaturalist app - a digital tool for recording and identifying species. After a brief introduction, we will demonstrate how to use the app directly in practice. If you would like to actively participate right away, you can download iNaturalist in advance and create a profile - but this is not a prerequisite for participation. The meeting point is at 2.30 pm at the main entrance to the Botanical Garden on the Bayreuth University campus. Participation is free of charge, open to all interested parties and requires no prior knowledge.
16:00 – 17:30 o’clock (Location: H23) Presentation by Klimawald e.V. (Theme: Sustainable forests)
11:00 - 16:00 o´clock (Location: Audimaxx) Flee market at the Campus
Short description:
Your room is packed with old but gold stuff, but you don’t use it anymore? You’re looking for the perfect vintage summerfit? Or you just want to have a good time roaming around the lively and colorful campus? Perfect, that’s just right! Join us for the flee market at the Audimaxx and enjoy a fun afternoon. If you want to sell stuff, sign in here it's for free!
Wednesday, the 04.06.2025
18:00 – 20:00 o’clock (Location: H17, NW II) Lecture by: Prof. Dr. Maren Urner, before the Awarding of the Sustainability Prize will take place !
Short description:
As humanity, we reached a critical point: in view of the Anthropocene and the associated challenges, will we succeed in fundamentally changing our actions in all areas of life in time, or not? To achieve our goals, we have to rethink and redesign food, work, housing and mobility. Only then can we succeed in making the necessary transformations on an individual scale and as society. Above all, we need decision-makers, doers and people in positions of responsibility who are curious, naive and forgiving towards themselves and their fellow human beings: change by design - not disaster. As part of the Sustainability Week at the University of Bayreuth, Prof. Dr. Maren Urner will give a keynote speech on the topic “Why sustainability begins in the mind”. Maren Urner is a neuroscientist, Professor of Sustainable Transformation (Münster University of Applied Sciences) and bestselling author.
Thursday, the 05.06.2025
15:00 - 17:00 o’clock (Location: Radbox) Alley Cat organized by “die Radbox”
Short description:
The concept originated from the bicycle courier scene: an Alleycat is essentially a scavenger hunt on bicycles through the city. At the beginning, all participants are given a “manifest” - a list of stops that must be completed in no particular order. There is a task to complete at each station in order to collect points. So, it's not only about speed, but more about local knowledge, skill and creativity. Registration is possible via the Radbox e-learning course. Non-university participants can enquire at radbox@uni-bayreuth.de
EXTRA: 02.06 - 04.06 CampusKulturwoche - more information can be found at the Stupa Website