Integrated education for a sustainable development at KIT

Young generations are facing major challenges because the current development of our society is not sustainable. Among other things, the climate and biodiversity crises are progressing, already having a negative impact on the economy and society and jeopardising a future worth living for humanity. Economic, social and ecological issues are closely interlinked. There can be no economy without a society, there can be no society without a healthy environment and the environment is undeniably strongly influenced globally by humans. Universities are therefore called upon to prepare students for these future challenges, in terms of knowledge and the necessary skills. Education is an essential prerequisite for transformation processes. That is why we are working to expand education for a sustainable development* at KIT. This efforts are coordinated by the AStA-department for socio-ecological transformation and the sustainable transformation working group. Together with the student councils committee we developed a "students vision of education for a sustainable development at KIT" (the document is sadly just available in german, nonetheless find it attached).

*The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) briefly defines Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) as "[an education that enables people to think and act in a future-proof/sustainable way. It enables each individual to understand the impact of their own actions on the world]."