Sustainability at FH Aachen
"WE" are Becoming Sustainable!
Sustainabilty at FH Aachen
FH Aachen is embarking on the path to becoming a sustainable university! This holds true for the core areas of teaching and research, but also for administrative operations, the faculties, the institutes and facilities.
University management has set the goal of scrutinising university operations with regard to sustainability aspects and optimising processes. The path to a sustainable, responsible-minded university can only be pursued together: All members of FH Aachen - students, teaching staff, employees - are cordially invited to participate in this process with their commitment and ideas.
Download the Sustainability Report
The first step has been taken: the university has been put to the test and all sustainable projects in operations, teaching and research have been collected and recorded in the university's sustainability report. Click here for the report.
Photovoltaic System for FH Aachen
FH Aachen has installed a photovoltaic system on the roof of its building at Bayernallee 9: “As a practice-oriented university, we are always working on practical solutions to current and future challenges. This also applies to sustainability,” explains Volker Stempel, Chancellor of FH Aachen. “There are almost 600 photovoltaic modules here with a peak output of 230 kilowatts,” explains Michael Gouders, who, as project manager, has been working on the implementation of the PV system for FH Aachen for two years. Together with Anne-Sophie Lüttge and Tim Krämer, he forms the core team of the photovoltaic project.
Research for Greater Sustainability
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at FH Aachen is currently developing a sensor for leaf catchers in street drains. The sensor is designed to transmit data to a web service, enabling users to assess the risk of blockages at any time. The aim is to reduce the risk of flooding. The ‘Intelligent Leaf-Catch Basket Sensor’ project is coordinated by Prof. Dr Felix Hüning and has been running since September 2023 for a period of 12 months. “ILSe” is funded by the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport with a total of 160,000 Euros as part of the mFUND innovation initiative.
The Sustainability Commission
In order to address and consolidate the issue of sustainability at FH Aachen, a broad-based Sustainability Commission was formed to advise and support the Rectorate. The overarching coordination of the various activities is managed by a small central core team. The commission is headed by Volker Stempel, Chancellor of FH Aachen, and Prof. Dr. Thomas Ritz, Rector of FH Aachen. The core team also includes Britta Fuchs, Consultant to the Rector, and Bruno da Silva Alves, Consultant to the Chancellor. In the further course of the project, the Sustainability Commission will also initiate individual projects and workshops in which interested parties can contribute to current issues.
Join in Now!
Perhaps you have ideas about how we can operate our university in a more sustainable way, both in terms of our teaching and our research? If so, please let us know at: nachhaltigkeitfh-aachen.de
