18.11.2024

Sustainability prizes for theses and Sustainability Lecture 2024

On November 26, 2024, at 6:00 pm in the Alte Aula (Münzgasse 30, Tübingen).

On November 26, 2024, the University of Tübingen will honor outstanding theses that deal with sustainable development issues. For the first time, a prize will also be awarded for a dissertation. The IHK Reutlingen will also present the University with the EMAS certificate. The highlight of the evening will be Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brand's Sustainability Lecture on the topic of “Capitalism at the limit? On the contradictions of the 'imperial way of life'”.

The “Sustainability Prize for Theses”, which has been awarded annually since 2011, honors academic theses that deal with topics and issues of sustainable development in an outstanding manner. This year, a dissertation will also be awarded for the first time, alongside three outstanding Bachelor's and three outstanding Master's theses.

In addition, the Reutlingen Chamber of Industry and Commerce will present the EMAS certificate this year. The continuous revalidation according to EMAS since 2011 is a success that illustrates the sustainability efforts in the operational area of the university. 

A highlight of the evening will be the Sustainability Lecture by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Brand. He teaches and researches as Professor of International Politics at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Vienna. In his keynote speech entitled „Kapitalismus am Limit? Zu den Widersprüchen der ‚imperialen Lebensweise‘“, Prof. Brand will shed light on the link between existing economic and consumption patterns and global inequalities and highlight the challenges this poses for a sustainable and just future.

Location: Alte Aula, Münzgasse 30

Date: 26.11.2024, 18:00 hrs