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Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research

Focus area

Teaching and research towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Name of university

DHBW

 

Brief description

The “INDIS Zentrum für Interdisziplinäre Lehre und Forschung” (Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching and Research) designs, accompanies and evaluates interdisciplinary curricular and extra-curricular teaching, promotes interdisciplinary research and finds intersections for interdisciplinary collaboration and for the implementation of new/innovative teaching and learning formats for all DHBW locations.

Duration of project/activity

Annual, since 2021

Department

Includes all faculties and locations

Objectives

Teaching and research towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

In 2021

  • Goal 3 – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
  • Goal 10 – Reduce inequality within and among countries.
  • Goal 11 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

 

In 2022

  • Goal 3 – Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
  • Goal 4 – Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
  • Goal 9 – Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.
  • Goal 10 – Reduce inequality within and among countries.
  • Goal 11 – Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
  • Goal 12 – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

Outcomes

Annual changing Challenges, e.g.

  • 2021/22 OOTB – Out of the box, transportDrive, Hänger und Bier, Tree yourself, BikeTree
  • 2022/23: Smart Pantry, The green Spot Stuttgart, NightFloat

Key stakeholders

  • Ministry of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Württemberg
  • DHBW all faculties
  • Students

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