Teaching symposium: Living and learning transformation. Yes! But how?
Global and social crises are bringing a central question to the fore more clearly than ever: What kind of future are we actually learning for – and, above all, how? What role do universities play in times of change? And what does sustainable transformation in teaching look like in concrete terms?
We want to address these questions during our two-day teaching symposium on February 2 and 3, 2026 at the University of Hohenheim. A diverse programme awaits you: inspiring keynotes, workshops, open formats and campus exploration, reflection walk & talk, insights into the results of the TREE project, a conference dinner – and much more. We cordially invite members of the University of Hohenheim as well as anyone interested in higher education for sustainable development (HESD) to learn from each other, engage in conversation, and jointly develop new perspectives for transformative university teaching.The symposium also marks the conclusion of the TREE project – Transformation (er)leben und (er)lernen (Experience and learn transformation). In cooperation with the AKN (student working group on sustainability), the Department of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, the Green Office and many other partners we have been testing transformative approaches at the University of Hohenheim over the past two years,,. This has resulted in two new Master's modules, reflection evenings, methodology schools, and a Community of Practice, among other things. To conclude the project, we would like to once again demonstrate how transformative teaching and learning can be designed at universities.
As keynoter speakers we are pleased to welcome Prof. Dr. Mandy Singer-Brodowski (University of Regensburg) – a prominent representative of transformative learning and professor of education for sustainable development at the Institute of Education at the University of Regensburg. She is also co-founder of netzwerk n e. V., a nationwide student-led association and network that promotes sustainability transformation at universities. We are also looking forward to the keynote speech by Dr. Katja Brundiers (University of Freiburg), an internationally renown expert in higher education and key competencies in the field of ESD, as well as in the design of transdisciplinary learning formats. Furthermore, Prof. Dr. Markus Riederer, Emily Schweitzer-Martin, and Sandra Sattlecker (University of Würzburg) will report on how innovative structures, programs, and teaching-learning formats have been developed at the University of Würzburg in several award-winning initiatives to anchor ESD as a cross-cutting concept in all degree programs.
The keynotes mentioned are just a few of the program highlights – you can also look forward to numerous interactive formats such as panel discussions, interactive workshops, open exchange formats, campus discovery tours, and a wide range of opportunities for exchange and networking on the question of how sustainability transformation can be achieved in university teaching.
