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Sustainable Campus Guide

Tips for a green lifestyle at our university and in Jena
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Illustration: Julian Ukena

Welcome!

The Sustainable Campus Guide is a guide for students with practical tips for a sustainable everyday life at the University of Jena and beyond.

Together towards a climate-neutral university

In order to get closer to the goal of a climate-neutral university, structural changes are needed. A comprehensive sustainability strategy, which points the way ahead by setting goals and concrete measures, is currently being drafted.

Through your everyday actions, you can contribute to reducing energy consumption at the university and conserving global resources every day.

Your guide to sustainable university life

On the following pages, you will learn how you can make your everyday life at the university more sustainable step by step and get committed to a climate-friendly university.

Here you will find:

  • Useful tips that you can integrate into your everyday life at university
  • Background information with useful knowledge on different topics
  • Initiatives in Jena to initiate structural changes 
  • Links to further information on how you can protect the environment in the private sector

Enjoy reading!

Notice

The offers, websites and groups listed on this website and the following sub-pages are an exemplary list. The Friedrich Schiller University of Jena is not advertising either for named or against unnamed institutions.

Large and small footprints symbolize different ecological footprints.
Simple steps towards a sustainable lifestyle
Two people enjoying the fresh air on a bench outdoors.
The University of Jena has taken these steps already
Getting past traffic jams on a scooter: Sustainable mobility is often faster than the car in the city.
Tips to move sustainably and reduce your energy consumption
People bring items to a pile of garbage on green field.
Tips to separate trash, share and recycle used items
Sharing food via Foodsharing prevents foodwaste.
Improve your quality of life while protecting the climate
An insect hotel is being constructed
Find ways to get engaged for a sustainable university and city
Sustainable places and offers in Jena (Map available in German only)

Please note: The websites, groups and offers described in the map above are an exemplary compilation. The Friedrich Schiller University Jena does not advertise for named or against not named institutions.

Help us to improve the Sustainable Campus Guide!

How can we improve this guide? Which tips for sustainable living in Jena are still missing? What offers and places could be added to the map above?

We welcome your feedback at nachhaltigkeit@uni-jena.de !

Your Green Office Team.