Episode 2 – Sustainability
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This Episode Consists of Six Parts:
Sustainability and University Governance Staff Unit – Your Point of Contact for the University's Sustainability Endeavors
A Podcast Featuring Katharina Jochim and Annalena Tomazin
We at the staff unit are developing the University’s sustainability strategy, defining goals, measures, and indicators in a participatory process. Our goal is to create a roadmap of how we at RWTH can be more sustainable in all areas – in research, in teaching, but also in operations.
Katharina Jochim
This part of the podcast runs from
0:39 to 4:33 on Youtube
Sustainability and University Governance Staff Unit
Sustainability Report of RWTH Aachen University
Sustainability Mission Statement
Sustainability in Research – Living the Good Life Together
A Podcast Featuring Professor Kathrin Greiff
We have to do something, our situation will change, that's what the available data on climate change show us. And that makes us realize how little time we still have to implement the sustainability transformation. We still have the opportunity to do something. And this is where the universities come in.
Professor Kathrin Greiff
This part of the podcast runs from:
4:49 to 8:43
Chair of Anthropogenic Material Cycles at RWTH Aachen University
Real-Time Performance Detection of Large-Scale Equipment Test Benches – A Project Supported by the RWTH Sustainability Fund
A Podcast Featuring Professorin Katharina Schmitz
We are already trying to consume as little energy as possible. However, we often don't know exactly where the power goes, how much power we actually need per test series, that is, how much power our test facility actually consumes per hour and per test series. That's what we want to achieve with this project, so that we are better able to monitor and plan in advance and then ultimately also to know the actual carbon footprint of our projects.
Professor Katharina Schmitz
This part of the podcast runs from:
8:59 to 12:52
Institute for Fluid Power Drives and Systems (ifas)
Further Information: Sustainability Fund at RWTH Aachen University
Development and Testing of a Self-Assembly Kit for Coproductive Vertical Greening of University Buildings – A Project Supported by the RWTH Sustainability Fund
A Podcast Featuring Dr. Axel Timpe
With our BauGrünKit approach, we wanted to promote the greening of buildings “from below,” empowering employees and students of the University to do so. That's why we said we need a greening kit that is easy to implement, a kit which makes it easy for them to green the buildings where they work or study.
Dr. Axel Timpe
This part of the podcast runs from:
13:19 to 17:02
Institute for Landscape Architecture at RWTH Aachen University
Further Information: RWTH Sustainability Fund
Sustainable Electricity Production on RWTH Buildings Using Modular Vertical Wind Turbines – A Project Supported by the RWTH Sustainability Fund
A Podcast Featuring Professor Kai-Uwe Schröder and Jannik Bühring
The really interesting aspect of these small wind turbines is that they are ideally used in conjunction with a photovoltaic system on the roof of the house, that is, within a system. And this system also features a heat pump. Only this overall system provide the robustness that we actually need. This is a very important aspect, which is why we believe we can provide an essential building block here.
Professor Kai-Uwe Schröder
This part of the podcast runs from:
17:19 to 21:09
Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Design (SLA)
Further Information: RWTH Sustainability Fund
AStA Department for Sustainability & Student Involvement – Enhancing Sustainability at the University on Behalf of the Students
A Podcast Featuring Florian Winkler
On the occasion of our Sustainability Days, held by the AStA Students‘ Committee at RWTH once year, we mainly only offered vegan and vegetarian menu options in a pilot project. The project was very well received – for me, this is a clear mandate to continue to work in this direction.
Florian Winkler
This part of the podcast runs from:
21:30 to 25:07
Contributors
Intro: „We at RWTH want to share our understanding of sustainability with you and highlight our efforts towards a sustainable future.“
Thorsten Karbach, Department 3.0 – Press and Communications
Creator of All Audio Clips and Speaker:
Dr. Nives Sunara, Department 3.0 – Press and Communications
Music
- FKJ – Us / A Colors Show
- Foals – Inhaler
Producer
Jochen Baltes / eventac Veranstaltungstechnik GmbH
Extracts of the Sustainability Mission Statement
Through our individual and collective actions – whether in research, teaching, operations, or governance – we can all take responsibility and contribute to a more sustainable RWTH. Only together can we make the best possible contribution to shaping science and society for the future in a lasting and reliable way. We are fully committed to reaching this goal
We, the members of RWTH Aachen University, are committed to acting in a sustainable manner, both in terms of our responsibility toward society and the associated educational mandate, and in economic terms.
Our goal is to
- develop a vision for a sustainable RWTH through a participatory process, to create and implement a road map with concrete goals for RWTH, and to continuously review and develop these goals. In order to establish RWTH as a driving force for sustainable development in society, we have aligned our development goals with national as well as international frameworks that are based on the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- make our research more sustainable, establishing sustainability as a core topic in all faculties, Profile Areas, and research projects, and providing solutions for a sustainable transformation of our society.
- make our teaching more sustainable, to anchor the topic of sustainability in all courses of study and to focus more strongly on empowering our learners and instructors to use innovative ideas to drive the development of solutions.
- make campus operations at RWTH Aachen University more sustainable, reducing our environmental footprint in the spirit of climate neutrality, and to actively foster a culture of responsible and inclusive cooperation.