Project seminar

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By participating in the sustainability process, the aim is to raise awareness of the sustainable development of the university and promote the creative search for innovative solutions for sustainable campus life.

Combining theory and practice

...Education is the key factor for sustainable development, with design competence at the center. Design competence is not only about acquiring and reflecting on knowledge, but also about implementing it responsibly. This is where the project seminar I Go:Green comes in. Its aim is to improve the operational sustainability development of the University of Kassel. Through the active participation and involvement of students in the development of the university's internal environmental protection, students are taught environmental awareness and sensitization for sustainable action and the use of resources. The combination of theory and practice and the participatory approach also optimally prepares students for the challenges of professional life. The results of the project seminars form the basis for consistently implementing the topic of sustainability at the University of Kassel.

The project seminars deal with the sustainable development of the campus and enable a holistic view of the various dimensions of sustainability. They are interdisciplinary in structure and provide practical relevance. At best, they deal with the question of how sustainability can be permanently implemented and realized at the university. For example, the areas of energy, open spaces, mobility, nutrition and waste can play a role, but other areas are also conceivable. The learning process is given room for participatory design, giving students the opportunity to try out new ideas.

Attendance at the project seminars can be recognized for Bachelor's and Master's degree courses as well as in the area of key competencies, in consultation with the respective examination offices.

I Go: Green

Each project seminar is accompanied by a Sustain Group within the Green Office and thus gains direct insight into corporate sustainability development.

Project seminars SS 2024

1st "Project seminar I Go:Green: Material exchange on the HoPla campus"

2. "Project seminar I Go:Green: Caring and Sharing of University Space - Real-world laboratory for sustainable use of space at the university"

Results from the projects:

Project seminars WS 2024 /25

In the winter semester 2024 / 25, five interdisciplinary project seminars will be offered at the Green Office in cooperation with the departments of Architecture, Urban and Landscape Planning, the School of Art and the Business Unit Entrepreneurial Thinking and Action:

1. material exchange at Campus HoPla II

2. design your shared university space - sustainable design of student workspaces

3. KunsthochschuleReststück@KHK - materials exchange at the KH

4. green city gravel

5. Strohbau4Experts

Information on applying for funding for the project seminar I Go: Green

Further funding opportunities

If students come up with further ideas within the project seminars that are to be implemented, we would like to draw your attention to the student sustainability fund: The Green Office supports 5 student sustainability projects from the project seminar I Go:Green or the Project Factory eachyear with a budget of up to €1000 each. Information on the funding process.