ClimUP Newsletter May 2025

You want to make a difference and create sustainable changes on campus and in your everyday life?
Get inspired and learn how you can get involved! In this month newsletter, you will find the information you need. Join us and together let's shape a more sustainable and climate-friendly future!

Are you missing the book exchange shelf and the fair share cabinet (Fairteiler)?

Due to a reorganisation of the space, the book exchange shelf and the fair share cabinet are now located opposite in room 213 (entrance/lounge area of the dean's offices in the Nikolakloster).

The Sustainability Weeks are just around the corner! Various university groups and the Sustainability Hub are organising a diverse programme for you with exciting lectures, a clothes swap and inspiring activities related to sustainability at our university.

The evening event for Sustainability Day will take place on 3 July 2025.

Do you have any ideas or would you like to contribute to the programme? Please get in touch at nachhaltigkeit@uni-passau.de.

On 3 July 2025, the University of Passau and the Association of German Scientists (VDW) will host the action day ‘Overcoming Borders’. Starting at 2 pm at the Kulturtransport with an internal kick-off, students will present their interdisciplinary projects. Prof. Dr. Hubert Weiger (former chairman of BUND Germany) will speak about sustainable border crossing, followed by discussions with scientists.

At 5 p.m., the public evening event will take place in the Audimax, where Bavarian Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber is also expected to attend. After his speech, sustainability awards will be presented and student work will be recognised. The event will conclude with a keynote speech by Dr. Philipp Blom, who will discuss the relationship between humans and nature.

The cycling challenge - Germany wide! This year, City Cycling will take place from 23 June to 13 July 2025. Join in and get pedalling! Every kilometre counts!

To register, go to: https://www.stadtradeln.de/passau#

You may have noticed that many of our green spaces are in full bloom and many of them have not yet been mowed this year. To give flowers, grasses and insects more space, several green spaces on campus will be mowed less often this year than in previous years. Popular seating and recreation areas, such as the Nikolawiese, will remain as they are and will be mowed regularly.
We will report regularly on this project, which is a collaboration between the Climate Protection Unit, the Facility Management Department and the Chair of Art Education.

Do you have a broken item but no tools or know-how?

Would you like to make something or build something yourself?

Then drop by Innwerk in Innstadt. There you can repair things, whether it's a bicycle, a kettle or furniture. Tools and expertise are available in the fields of electronics, textiles, wood, metal and bicycle repair.

Opening hours and further information can be found at www.innwerk.org.

National Climate Action Initiative

With the National Climate Action Initiative, the German Government has been initiating numerous projects since 2008 that contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Its programs and projects cover a broad spectrum of climate action activities: From the development of long-term strategies to specific support and investive funding measures. This variety is a guarantee for good ideas. The National Climate Action Initiative contributes to the local implementation of climate action activities. Consumers, companies, municipalities and eductional institutions have benefitted from the initiative.

V.i.S.d.P.: University of Passau, Innstraße 41, 94032 Passau
Tel.: 0851/509-2022
Contect for questions: nachhaltigkeit@uni-passau.de