A bee flies over a meadow with dandelions in Griesbach's garden, the JenTower can be seen in the background.

Sustainability

Find all information about sustainable development at the University of Jena
A bee flies over a meadow with dandelions in Griesbach's garden, the JenTower can be seen in the background.
Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)

With around 16,500 students and more than 10,000 employees, the university significantly shapes the character of the city of Jena. The university recognizes the resulting social responsibility and aims to fulfill it by engaging in the sustainable development of the city and region. The Declaration of Principles on Sustainability adopted by the Senate sets goals for the various university areas and serves as the basis for the development of the sustainability strategy for the University of Jena.

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News

  1. 1st Sustainability Week from 5-9 May - The programme is here!

    The University of Jena's Green Office invites students and staff to take part in various sustainability-related activities
    Cover motif for Sustainability Week - three figures with six puzzle pieces with symbols of the SDGs
    Image: VectorMine/stock.adobe.com, bearbeitet durch L. Franke
  2. Save the Date: 1st Sustainability Week from 5-9 May

    Green Office invites students and employees to a sustainability action week
    Save the Date: 1st Sustainability Week 2025 - Cover picture
    Image: VectorMine/stock.adobe.com; Claudia Hilbert/Uni Jena
  3. University remains part of the Thuringian sustainability network

    The certificate of participation in the Thuringia Sustainability Agreement was presented on 17 October
    Franziska Neugebauer (left) from the IHK Ostthüringen zu Gera presents President Andreas Marx (centre) and Claudia Hilbert (right) from the Green Office with the certificate of participation in NAThüringen.
    Image: Nicole Nerger/Universität Jena
All short news

Who's involved?

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Central activities and offers

  • A bee searches for nectar on a dandelion flower in Griesbach's garden, with the Jentower in the background.
    Image: Jens Meyer (University of Jena)
    Sustainability strategy On 19 December 2023, the Executive Board of the University of Jena adopted the sustainability strategy. More than 130 university members were involved in its creation.
  • A young woman taps her finger in a colored circle
    Image: Adobe Stock
    Certificate programme "Sustainability"de As part of a certificate programme, students and doctoral candidates from all disciplines can continue their education in the field of sustainability.
  • Courtyard of the main building of the University of Jena
    Image: Jan-Peter Kasper (University of Jena)
    Sustainability briefing The Senate Sustainability Working Group produces a monthly sustainability briefing for university members. The briefing provides information on relevant developments at universities in the area of sustainability.
  • A hand with a globe and a doctor's hat
    Image: pisan thailand/stock.adobe.com; geneiert mit KI
    „Thüringen Lehrt und Lernt Nachhaltig ThüLeNa"de The aim of the cross-university project is to anchor sustainability as a central element in engineering degree programmes. Contact person at the University of Jena: Maria Fronz
  • A globe is centered between two leaves.
    Illustration: Julian Ukena
    Sustainable Campus Guide The Sustainable Campus Guide is a guide for students with practical tips for a sustainable everyday life at the University of Jena and beyond.
  • Botanischer Garten mit Blüten
    Image: Anne Günther (University of Jena)
    Climate protection concept Since January 2023, an integrated climate protection concept has been drawn up to bring together and organise the university's climate protection ambitions in a targeted manner.

Fields of action of the University of Jena

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Contact:

Green Office at the University of Jena

Room E02
Zwätzengasse 3
07743 Jena