Sustainability and Social Responsibility at the Foreign Language Center
The University of Tübingen affirms the maxim of sustainable development. Its actions are based on the goals of preserving natural resources for subsequent generations and reconciling economic and sociocultural goals. The Foreign Language Center also affirms its social and environmental responsibility.
Language courses on sustainability
The FSZ offers language courses that can be credited towards the Studium Oecologicum certificate. The Studium Oecologicum is a seminar program focusing on sustainable development. The Foreign Language Center is the only language institution at a university in the state of Baden-Württemberg that offers language courses on sustainability outside of language degree programs.
Language courses on sustainability at the FSZ
| UNIcert® level | English | French | Spanish | Italian |
| UNIcert® II | Round Table | Table Ronde | ||
| UNIcert® III | Global Issues, Ethics Today (ehem. Science and Ethics) | Quel monde pour demain?, Parlons d'éthique! | Ética y sostenibilidad | Sguardo sull’Italia di oggi: civiltà e ambiente |
| UNIcert® IV | Global Issues and Ethics | Globalisation et enjeux éthiques | Temas globales y ética |
Language courses on sustainability at the FSZ offer linguistic, content-related and practice-oriented language training on sustainability in the chosen language. Particular reference is made to country-specific and culture-specific material. Guest lectures and small field trips are offered for practical orientation. The courses also promote self-initiative and student contributions.
Examples of student contributions:
- Student projects from the French course on sustainability: Résumé projets
- Students taking part in the initiatives “Global Marshall Plan Tübingen” and “Anti Corruption” held a lecture in the course Global Issues & Ethics
Sustainability in Action with Student Initiatives at the Fremdsprachenzentrum (pdf) - ¡Tubinga más verde! project from the intensive course Spanish III
Sustainability in Spanish teaching (pdf)
Cooperation agreements
The FSZ is involved in close cooperation with university institutions dealing with sustainability and ethics:
| Sustainability Award for the FSZ (2015, CampusWELTbewerb final report (pdf)) | |
| Cooperation at the Université Aix Marseille with Dr. Mariane Domeizel (vice-présidente déléguée au développement durable) | |
| Student initiative „Greening the University“ | |
| International Center for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW) | |
| Night of Sustainability (since 2013) | |
| Advisory Board for Sustainable Development (BNE) | |
| Markt der Möglichkeiten | |
| World Citizen School (in cooperation with Dr. Zoé Rheinsberg from the Klimagarten Initiative) | |
| nez e.V. | |
| Papier Pilz | |
| Department of Transdisciplinary Course Program and Career Service | |
| Division VIII - Construction, Safety, and Environment | |
| Sustainability Days Baden-Württemberg (2016) | |
| Network cooperation with Agrocampus Angers | |
| Working Group on the Sustainable University, University of Freiburg |
Language coordinators
| English | Marc Strain and Rachel Thoma |
| French | Dr. Marie-Ange Do Cao |
| Spanish | Gemma Linares i Zapater and Luis Alonso Sánchez |