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Inspiration Day: Service Learning for Sustainable Engineering Education

Date
2. Nov 2026, 10:00 - 17:30
Location
Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
Organizer
Climate Network for Greater Sustainability in Thuringia and ThüLeNa (Thuringia Teaches and Learns Sustainably)
Event type
Others
Event Language(s)
German
Audience
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An event organised by the Klima Netzwerk für mehr Nachhaltigkeit in Thuringia and ThüLeNa (Thuringia Teaches and Learns Sustainably).

How do we prepare engineers for decisions whose consequences extend far beyond the technical sphere?
Lecturers and higher education pedagogues from the engineering disciplines are invited to explore how service-learning cultivates a sustainability-oriented approach to problem-solving as a professional ethos, equipping students for contemporary engineering practice.

Note on participation: It is possible to attend only the morning session. Those taking part in the afternoon workshop (Parts I and II) are asked to submit a brief concept outline on the implementation of service-learning in teaching and support practice approximately 30 days after the kick-off day.

Contact: 

  • João Tziminadis joao.tziminadis@uni-erfurt.de  
  • Dorothee Quade thuelena@uni-jena.de
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programme

  • 10:00 – 10:15 Welcome Frank Pothen (EAH), Bettina Hollstein (UE), Dorothee Quade (FSU) 
  • 10.15 – 11.45 Service learning as a tool for ESD Ulrike Brok (University of Regensburg), project showcases from various fields 
  • 11:45 – 12:30 Service learning in engineering – is it even possible? Karsten Gäbler (FSU) 
  • 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break. Lunch at your own expense in the cafeterias of the Thuringian Student Services Organisation (Studierendenwerk) on the EAH campus 
  • 1.30 pm – 3.00 pm Workshop I: Where could service learning be integrated into our programmes? Bettina Hollstein (UE), Alexandra Reith (University of Vechta) 
  • 15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break 
  • 15:30 – 17:00 Workshop II: Pitches and peer feedback João Tziminadis (UE) 
  • 17:00 – 17:30 Feedback session and closing remarks Dorothee Quade (FSU) 
Tags: Sustainability

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