With the Sustainability Working Group at Paderborn University, we create an exchange platform for all status groups and jointly prepare the holistic transformation path. The groups is organised by the Sustainability Office and is institutionally linked to the Vice President for Business and Human Resources Administration and the Vice President for Knowledge and Technology Transfer.
Sustainability group
The main topics and goals of the sustainability group are:
- Development of a university-wide understanding of sustainability
- Development of the sustainability strategy of Paderborn University
- Networking of the status groups on sustainability at Paderborn University
- Exchange with internal and external actors on sustainability
Was genau macht die Arbeitsgruppe Nachhaltigkeit?
Der AStA der Universität Paderborn mit Ihrer Referentin für Kultur und Nachhaltigkeit Emiliy Calzado, sowie Prof Dr. René Fahr als Vizepräsident für Wissens- und Technologietransfer stellen die Arbeitsgruppe vor.
Composition of the working group
Involving stakeholders in the further development of sustainability at Paderborn University presented one of the greatest challenges, but at the same time also one of the greatest opportunities. Active participation took place via representatives of the university’s relevant internal stakeholder groups, who work together in the Sustainability Working Group (Sustainability WG).
At the start of the strategy process, the faculties, the student body (represented by student representatives) and the administration were specifically involved in the formation of the Sustainability Working Group. As the process progressed – particularly following the completion of the first phase of the materiality analysis – further administrative units were gradually integrated into the development process to ensure a comprehensive perspective on the operational, organisational and personnel aspects of sustainable development at Paderborn University.
The faculties were asked to each appoint two representatives to bring the specific perspectives of research and teaching to the working group. Student representatives were involved via the General Student Committee (AStA) and the student initiative oikos.
In addition, initiatives from the mid-level academic staff and the Centre for Teaching and Learning were actively integrated into the process in order to incorporate the diverse roles, responsibilities and areas of expertise within the university.
Organisational responsibility lies with the Sustainability Office, staffed by Friederike Häusler, Sustainability Assistant, and Matthias Gierth, head of unit for Sustainable Infrastructure.
Protocols
To maintain transparency, the minutes of the Sustainability Working Group meetings are made publicly available to all university members. The sessions will be held in German, but English-language contributions are welcome.
