Programmes for lecturers as part of LMU Sustainability Week

How can sustainability issues be systematically integrated into one's own teaching at university? What resources are already available for this purpose? And how can courses be conceptually aligned with education for sustainable development (ESD)? As part of Sustainability Week, lecturers can participate in events for further training in university teaching in order to gain inspiration for their own teaching. Im Rahmen der Sustainability Week können Dozierende an Veranstaltungen zur hochschuldidaktischen Weiterbildung teilnehmen, um Impulse für die eigene Lehre zu erhalten.

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el mundo workshop for PROFiL: "Education for a sustainable future" – ESD as a guiding concept for your specialist teaching

appointment
Wed, November 5, 2025, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
place
in the rear building at Amalienstraße 17, 2nd floor
main objective
Participants reflect on their own teaching and consider options for adopting ESD as an educational concept, either in its entirety or in part.
Target group
Faculty members from all departments
Brief description
Education for sustainable development (ESD) in teaching means, among other things, establishing links between sustainable development issues in social, environmental, and economic matters and the respective academic disciplines. ESD-relevant learning and research methods can also be integrated into the teaching concept so that courses are participatory, creative, and design-oriented.
A wide range of examples from different disciplines will be used to show how this can be implemented in practice. The workshop also offers participants the opportunity to network with each other.
learning objectives
Participants...
... are familiar with the educational concept of "education for sustainable development."
... develop their own ideas about how teaching and learning in their courses can be designed in a way that is oriented toward ESD in terms of content and methodology.
... are networking to develop potential joint ESD activities.
Preparation
Recommended: Digital self-study course "el mundo DIGITAL: Fundamentals of Sustainability" on LMU Moodle (enrollment key: 17Ziele)
coach
Dr. Katrin Geneuss coordinates the interdisciplinary offerings in the program "el mundo – Sustainability in Study and Teaching at LMU" and develops participatory learning formats. She is a research assistant in the Department of Geography at LMU.
Registration
Required, via PROFiL course program

el mundo DIGITAL – Digital course series for self-study

© el mundo 2024

Would you like to learn more about sustainability or deepen your knowledge on the subject? Then el mundo DIGITAL is the right choice for you.

As an asynchronous self-study program, el mundo DIGITAL is aimed at lecturers, students, and other members of LMU across all faculties. No specific prior knowledge is required to complete the basic course.

Course language: german

Modul 1 "Grundlagen der Nachhaltigkeit"

In Modul 1 werden Grundlagen der Nachhaltigkeit eingeführt (u.a. Definitionen, Dimensionen und Ziele einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung) sowie das Konzept einer Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) vermittelt. Dabei werden u.a. begriffliche, historische, ökologische, wirtschaftliche, politische und ethische Aspekte des Themenkomplexes behandelt.

Modul 2 "Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalität"

In Modul 2 wird die Kultur der Digitalität in den Kontext der Nachhaltigkeit gesetzt. Theoretische Überlegungen werden exemplarisch anhand von nachhaltigkeitsbezogenen digitalen und hybriden Lehr-Lernangebote veranschaulicht. Im Mittelpunkt steht die kritische Reflexion der wechselseitigen Bedeutung von Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalität.

Modul 3 "Nachhaltigkeit und Klimawandel" (voraussichtlich ab Herbst 2025 verfügbar)

Zusammenhänge zwischen Nachhaltigkeit und Klimawandel sind vielschichtig. Im Kurs werden eingangs Ursachen und Dynamiken von Klimawandel eingeführt. Sodann dient die Betrachtung ausgewählter Transformationsfelder (u.a. Wasserhaushalt, Mobilität, Ernährung, Stadtentwicklung) der Auseinandersetzung mit Synergien und Zielkonflikten zwischen Maßnahmen des Klimaschutzes und der Klimawandelanpassung sowie Zielen nachhaltiger Entwicklung.

Modul 4 "Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung" (voraussichtlich ab Herbst 2025 verfügbar)

In Modul 4 werden die Zielsetzungen einer Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (BNE) eingeführt. Leitende Prinzipien wie Partizipation und Einbeziehung der Lebensrealität der Lernenden werden vorgestellt, ebenso die Herausforderungen und Vorteile, die eine konsequente Umsetzung einer BNE mit sich bringt. Beispiele aus unterschiedlichen Fachbereichen und ein gut bestückter Methodenkoffer bieten Anschlussfähigkeit und regen zum Transfer und Ausprobieren an.

Self-study course "Education for Sustainable Development": Introduction and Application

appointment
Thu, November 6, 2025, 3:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
place
Digital meeting:

https://lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/j/69051761513?pwd=Jzxgw9aqw5qeeaEKnbpqX8RRkdUwZJ.1

Meeting ID: 690 5176 1513
Access code: 420213
Target group
Faculty members from all departments
Brief description
This 45-minute online session will introduce the new course from el mundo DIGITAL, "Education for Sustainable Development." The course can be completed asynchronously as a digital self-study course and provides an overview of the basics, objectives, and methodological repertoire of ESD. This information event is aimed at students who are interested in future-oriented education, as well as lecturers who may want to align their own teaching with ESD. You can find the Zoom link above.
female coaches
Hannah Schlicht, Luisa Neugebauer (both el mundo)
Registration
not required

Meetup "ESD teaching modules" (Munich Center for Teacher Training)

How can education for sustainable development be firmly established in university teaching and, in particular, in teacher training programs?

In the "BNE-Lehrbausteine" project, we are developing a digital tool that provides didactic teaching and learning materials on sustainable development topics for various subjects. The aim is to support lecturers in integrating ESD topics into their courses.
At the ESD Teaching Modules Meetup , we will present the concept and initial sample teaching modules, engage in dialogue with interested parties, and gather valuable input for the further development of the project.

Lecturers: Evelyn Kovacs, Nathalie Horky (MZL)

Language: German

Date: November 5, 2025, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Location: Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, Room M 207

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