HRK pilot audit "Sustainability at universities"

14.00 - 15.30 Discussion and introduction round (participation without registration possible)

15.30 - 16.00 Individual discussions

16.00 - 16.30 Coffee break

16.30 - 17.45 Talks with the CSR-AG

18.00 - 19.00 Talks with the university management (governance)

09.00 - 10.15 Sustainability in studies & teaching

10.30 - 10.50 Sustainability transfer

11.05 - 12.30 Sustainability in research & sustainability transfer

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch break in the Kostbar

13.30 - 15.30 Campus life workshop (participation possible without registration)

15.00 - 15.30 Break

15.30 - 16.00 Individual discussions

16.00 - 17.00 Sustainability in studying & teaching (including system accreditation)

17.05 - 18.15 Discussions with members of the University Council

08.00 - 09.00 Talks with university management

09.00 - 10.30 Talks on administration, operations and infrastructure

11.00 - 12.00 Internal meeting

12.15 - 13.30 First feedback

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What is the audit?

The "Sustainability at universities" audit aims to support universities in taking a structured approach to sustainable development. The aim is to develop a sustainability strategy.

In the six areas

• Governance,
• teaching,
• research,
• sustainability transfer,
• operations and
• campus life

ideas are put forward and projects and measures are planned. There is room here for all topics relating to social, ecological and economic sustainability. There is a contact person and a deputy for each of these six areas. The committee makes recommendations to the Rectorate.

With the audit, the CSR working group is pursuing the goal of developing Fachhochschule Dortmund's sustainability strategy. Specifically, this means developing a common understanding of sustainability, sustainability goals for the six areas mentioned, as well as indicators and ideas for measures.

In the audit, the status of sustainable development was first determined with the help of a questionnaire. Strengths and weaknesses were then identified, followed by the formulation of objectives and the development of indicators for measurement. At the end, the sustainability strategy and the implementation catalog with corresponding measures are published.

With the audit, the CSR-AG is pursuing the goal of developing Fachhochschule Dortmund's sustainability strategy. Specifically, this means developing a common understanding of sustainability, sustainability goals, indicators and ideas for measures.

Since January 2025, the CSR-AG has been the committee for all topics relating to sustainable development at Fachhochschule Dortmund. All interested HS members are cordially invited to join this committee.

• Prof. Dr. Ute von Lojewski, former President of Münster University of Applied Sciences
• Prof. Dr. Thomas Flower, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, HAW Hamburg
• Dr. Jennifer Krah, Coordination Office for Sustainability at Universities in Brandenburg
• Prof. Dr. Nicole Saenger, Vice President for Research, Transfer and Sustainable Development at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

• January 15, 2025: You were able to help us answer the audit questions by mid-January (the results can be viewed in the "CSR-AG" team)
• May 13-15, 2025: In May, we will start working on individual focal points with external counseling. By September, we will jointly develop sustainability targets, indicators and measures. We aim to finalize the sustainability strategy in October.