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[ ] A sustainable university 4 The University of Freiburg has welcomed students of all major disciplines since its foundation in 1457, and still offers undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes all main fields: the arts, business, science, engineering, medicine, law and theology. This is an ideal environment for pioneering interdisciplinary courses. More than 24,000 students from over 100 different nations are enrolled on 180 degree programmes at eleven different faculties. There are more than 7,000 committed professors and other members of teaching and non-teaching staff – they experience at first hand the family-friendly working conditions, equal opportunities and environmental protection. SUSTAINABILITY IN RESEARCH A number of University centres and faculties have a research focus in the fi eld of sustainability sciences. The Freiburg Materials Research Centre (FMF) and the Freiburg Centre for Interactive Materials and Bioinspired Technologies (FIT) engage in interdisciplinary material science and energy research. Projects include the development of embedded microsystems without an external power supply. The Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Science was restructured in 2012 and now specialises in the sustainable use of natural resources. A new Department for Sustainable Systems Engineering (INATECH) was founded at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Freiburg in October 2015 together with the fi ve Fraunhofer Institutes in Freiburg. INATECH will also be giving new impetus to teaching: the Master‘s degree course “Sustainable Systems Engineering” is scheduled to start in the winter semester 2016/17, followed by a Bachelor‘s degree one year later. PROGRAMMES AT THE UNIVERSITY TEACHING • BSc Waldwirtschaft und Umwelt • BSc Umweltnaturwissenschaften • BSc Holz und Bioenergie • BSc Sustainable Systems Engineering → planned • BSc Embeded Systems Engineering • MSc Sustainable Systems Engineering → planned • MSc Embedded Systems Engineering • MSc Sustainable Materials • MSc Forstwissenschaften/ Forest Sciences • MSc Umweltwissenschaften/ Environmental Sciences • MSc Renewable Energy Engineering and Management • MSc Environmental Governance • MSc Geographie des Globalen Wandels PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • MSc (0nline) Photovoltaics • MSc Solar Energy Engineering SUSTAINABILITY IN UNIVERSITY LIFE The University of Freiburg stated its commitment to becoming a “Sustainable University” in a policy paper published back in 2003. The publication of the University‘s environmental policy in June 2007 laid the foundations for working towards the visionary goal of a carbon-neutral university. The environmental policy is designed to ensure the social responsibility of the University as an educational and research institution. Achievements in the area of environmental protection and “the sustainable university” are above and beyond statutory requirements.
The University of Freiburg has for years actively and successfully worked with selected external partners on a wide range of measures to improve energy effi ciency and reduce energy use. Work includes: • DezMon: The DezMon project, “local fi nancial incentives for energy saving”, promotes energy saving by changing attitudes and offering fi nancial incentives. The project successfully applied for funding from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, which allowed a climate protection manager to be appointed in 2010 to act as the central project manager for the twelve buildings in the DezMon project. • The University of Freiburg has repeatedly been awarded the ÖKO-VERKEHRS-SIEGEL eco-transport seal (four times already), as it has and continues to offer incentives to encourage students and staff to come to university by public transport or by bicycle. PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY In their Innovation Charter (Innovationsscharta) launched in July 2011, the University of Freiburg, the City of Freiburg and the Freiburg Management and Marketing agency FWTM set out their objective: to work together to promote Freiburg as a centre of education, science, technology and business. The key areas of cooperation are Green City - Green Science: Sustainability, Science and Society; Research – Health – Life: Life Sciences and Healthcare; Science Now!: Dialogue between locals and business. Measures are implemented by a working group that does the preliminary work for other committees, organises regular meetings between the local authority and the University and informal meetings between the University executive and the leaders of the local council, etc. and implements their decisions. There are also two high-level meetings each year. SUSTAINABILITY CENTER FREIBURG SUSTAINABILITY CENTER FREIBURG The “Sustainability Center Freiburg” is a partnership between the fi ve Freiburg Fraunhofer institutes and the University of Freiburg. Together with both small businesses and major companies such as Daimler AG and Robert Bosch GmbH, the Sustainability Center researches into and develops solutions for sustainability. Partners from society including the City of Freiburg im Breisgau ensure that the research fi ndings are translated into everyday practice. www.leistungszentrum-nachhaltigkeit.de FREIBURG UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Freiburg University Library reopened in its new, energy-effi cient building in July 2015, and is now one of the largest and most modern university libraries in Europe. The University Library offers excellent service and the best possible environment for learning and working. The new building was designed by Degelo, a fi rm of architects in Basel, and has a transparent metal and glass façade – part of an innovative light, power and air conditioning concept. www.ub.uni-freiburg.de 5
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