Department of Ecology

The Department of Ecology is an offer of the AStA to deal with the topics of sustainability, consumption and environmental protection.

We address aspects such as conscious nutrition and fair trade, environmentally friendly mobility, recycling, waste avoidance and energy consumption in the following lectures, workshops and campaigns, among others:

• at the second-hand bike market on 12.04.25 in cooperation with the ADFC

Do you have a spare bike that you would like to sell? Are you looking for a cheap used bike to get from A to B in an environmentally friendly way? The bike market, which we are organizing in cooperation with the ADFC Bonn∕Rhein‑Sieg, is the perfect opportunity for sellers and buyers.

A maximum of two used bicycles may be sold per person. Sellers have the opportunity to register before the sale begins. Further details are regulated in the ADFC market regulations. If you have any questions, please contact the ADFC by email (fahrradmarkt@adfc‑bonn.de).

• at vegetarian and vegan cooking evenings

• with lecture events

• by participating in events such as the Sustainability Day

We are also involved in the university's political work by being represented on its sustainability committees. To this end, we have set goals and plans for the 2025 legislative period in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2030 at the latest.

We are always open to ideas, questions, suggestions and opinions. How do you envision a sustainable university?
How can we contribute to making the university more ecological?

We currently meet every two weeks in our office in the AStA container or at Zoom.
Please contact us by e-mail or Instagram so that we can inform you about the next date and location. We are happy to welcome anyone who is committed to sustainability, whether at a one-off plenary session or as a new employee.

If you are active in another initiative that is committed to similar topics, you are welcome to ask us about cooperation or exchange.

Goals and projects 2025

1. Participation in the ecological transformation of the canteen
2. Collaboration with “Cradle to Cradle” to achieve a circular economy at the university
3. Collaboration to improve animal testing and animal-free research methods in curricula

We are also committed to ensuring that:

• a sustainability certificate is introduced
• CO₂ emissions from business trips are sensibly offset
• a climate protection manager is set up
• Sustainability is anchored in statutes
• the campus is greened and insect meadows are created at the Dormitories
• bicycle parking spaces and job tickets at the university and AStA are expanded as well as semester tickets and Nextbike conditions are improved
• drop-off points for hazardous waste are created and waste separation is carried out in all university facilities
• permanent energy-saving concepts implemented with a sense of proportion are used in all university facilities