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Governance

Sustainability begins with the decisions we make. At the University of Passau, we see governance and administrative structures as key to achieving our sustainability goals and anchoring them permanently in our organization.

Our aim is to integrate ecological, social and economic responsibility at all levels of university management and administration. 

The University of Passau is taking action! Sustainability and climate protection are firmly anchored as goals of the University in the University Development Plan and the University Contract.

University Developement Plan: 

  • Bundling, coordinating and strengthening the numerous student initiatives
  • Environmentally sensitive and climate-neutral campus design
    • Structured climate protection concept
    • Climate-neutral building use where possible
    • Green-IT measures

University contract

  • Research funding in the field of sustainability
  • Research and development of energy-saving building technology
  • Development of methods for the acceptance of energy-saving measures
  • Promotion of student initiatives in the field of sustainability
  • Establishment of study programs on sustainability
  • University-wide sustainability strategy
  • Climate protection strategy and expansion of sustainable technical university operations
  • Promoting a common self-image of university members as a sustainable educational institution in the sense of a holistic ESD approach („Whole Institution Approach“)
  • Energy production on the campus
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