Aug 28, 2026

SustainAbility and URV WiSe 2026/27

Nahaufnahme von drei Studierenden, die unter einem Baum auf einer Wiese sitzen © TUD

Understanding Sustainability: SustainAbility and the “Umweltring” Lecture Series at TU Dresden

How can we live more sustainably, and what challenges does the climate crisis present? The SustainAbility and Umweltring lecture series at TU Dresden offer a variety of opportunities to explore these and other questions related to sustainability.

SustainAbility – Understanding and Implementing Sustainability

Since the winter semester of 2021, the student team behind “SustainAbility: Understanding and Implementing Sustainability,” in cooperation with DRESDEN-concept, has been providing fundamental knowledge on sustainability and, in particular, the climate crisis. The sessions examine the topic from various perspectives and highlight connections between environmental, societal, and individual issues.

The program is open to students of all semesters, TU Dresden staff, high school students, and anyone else interested. No prior knowledge is required—the sessions thus also offer an accessible introduction to the topic of sustainability.

Those who were unable to attend the events can watch past SustainAbility lectures online on Videocampus Sachsen. This ensures that the knowledge remains accessible even beyond the dates of the individual events.

The lecture series invites participants to learn more, discover new perspectives, and reflect on how sustainable development can be shaped in their own daily lives and in society.

Upheaval. Disobedience. Utopias. – Lecture Series on Social Transformation

How does society change—and what opportunities exist to actively shape social change? The lecture series “Upheaval. Disobedience. Utopias. – The Potential of Social Transformation” explores these questions .

The lecture series sheds light on processes of social transformation and explores the potential they hold for actively changing society. It examines upheaval, disobedience, and utopias from various perspectives.

Particular emphasis is placed on the role that feminist approaches, protest movements, the media, and artificial intelligence play in processes of social transformation. These diverse perspectives aim to foster a better understanding of societal change and to critically examine existing structures.

The goal of the lecture series is to make social change more understandable, to open existing structures up for discussion, and to explore possible paths toward a socially and ecologically just future.

“Don’t Build Crap” – Lecture Series on Future-Oriented Design

How can buildings, cities, and landscapes be designed to be sustainable, climate-resilient, and future-proof? The lecture series “Don’t Build Crap – How We Can Design Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes for the Future” explores this question .

The lecture focuses on various approaches to the sustainable design of our built environment. Topics include resource-efficient construction and housing, sustainable urban development, and urban gardening and landscaping.

The lecture does not limit itself to ecological aspects; social and design-related issues also play an important role. It further explores how architectural planning can contribute to creating more livable and safer spaces.

The goal of the lecture series is to highlight sustainable solutions for the built environment while critically examining how we want to build and live in the future.

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