Anlaufstelle für Betriebliche Nachhaltigkeitsfragen
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg has been a member of the Sustainability Network at Universities in Bavaria since 2013 and is currently actively represented on the network's steering committee. In April 2019, the President of Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Prof Dr Alfred Forchel, signed the Memorandum of Understanding on sustainability and joint support for the goals of the Bavarian Sustainability Network for Universities, therefore greatly appreciate the university's commitment to sustainable, responsible action.
Article (Einblick): "A signal for more sustainability"
An initial university-wide survey on measures, suggestions etc... on the topic of sustainability at Julius-Maximilians-Universität in the form of an online survey of all employees and students in summer 2018 showed that there are already a large number of individual, voluntary and institutional initiatives to increase sustainability at JMU, but that there is still room for improvement in many areas. On the other hand, the survey revealed that those interested in sustainability and JMU staff and students already involved in this field would like to see better intra-university networking.
The Contact Centre for Sustainability at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg would like to support these concerns. The Contact Point for Sustainability serves as an intra-university contact point and information platform as well as a contact point for external enquiries about sustainability at Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg.
Strategy for more sustainability
The University of Würzburg has adopted a sustainability strategy. The aim is to make significant progress in the major task of transforming into a sustainable university by 2028.
You can find out more at Sustainability at JMU
Heiko Richter is the University of Würzburg's waste and hazardous materials officer and, as head of the contact point for operational sustainability issues, will be happy to answer any questions you may have (e-mail: nachhaltigkeit@uni-wuerzburg.de , phone: 0931/31-84711).
As JMU's waste and hazardous materials officer, the whole area of waste disposal and recycling is particularly important to him.That is why he is glad to be available as a contact person for a wide range of questions on sustainability at JMU.
Research
All ten faculties are running research projects related to sustainability, even if this is not always explicitly stated in the project title. This is the case, for example, when the projects deal with the fundamentals of sustainable management or when the expected results are outlined in terms of sustainability. more
Teaching
JMU students have access not only to teaching on the direct subject-specific and methodological skills of their degree programme, but also to an interdisciplinary range of courses in which sustainability topics can be acquired in the form of courses in the free area or as separate certificates/certificate modules. more
Operations/ Procurement/ Campus Management
A university the size of JMU is an "organism in itself", as demonstrated by the numerous staff units and departments of the central administration and the administrative staff and academic support staff based in the faculties and research centres. This is where sustainability is implemented and further developed in everyday university life. more
