#SustainableUniMA – Making a Difference
Creating a sustainable economy and society is an urgent challenge for us all. In the “#SustainableUniMA – I will make a difference by ...” campaign, members of the University of Mannheim are accepting this challenge and provide an answer in the form of a personal statement. In the statements, sustainability is understood within the meaning of the UN's 17 goals for a sustainable development and includes economic, ecological, and social dimensions.
On this website, which will be regularly updated, you can read the contributions that have been submitted. Get inspired and think about the impact you could have.
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by conducting risk assessments at the workplace and by helping supervisors to eliminate these risks.
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Christiane Feldhaus
Occupational Safety Specialist
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by implementing local sustainability projects at the student organization INFINITY Mannheim.
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Luca Knörzer
Student, Mannheim Master in Management
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by further developing the sustainability strategy of the University of Mannheim.
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Prof. Dr. Moritz Fleischmann
Vice President for Sustainability and Information Provision
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by prioritizing a product’s repair capacity when buying something.
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Prof. Dr. Annette Kehnel
Vice President for Student Affairs and Teaching
Credit: Frederic Hemler
I will make a difference by promoting sustainability in local politics as member of the district advisory council and as candidate for the Mannheim city council.
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Wanja Pasdzierny
Student, State examination in Law
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by eating local and vegetarian food.
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Viktor Boecking
Head of the University Library’s communications department
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by working to increase the proportion of women in professorships and other leadership positions in academia.
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Prof. Dr. Astrid Lembke
Central Equal Opportunity Commissioner
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by searching for optimal pathways for plastics, from waste to renewal.
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Hilal Müge Cakan
Doctoral student
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by supporting international exchange.
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Lukas Dausend
Study Abroad and Bilateral Agreements
Credit: Alexander Münch
I will make a difference by applying the knowledge from my master's program in my job and private life.
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Karla Funes
Mannheim Master in Sustainabiliy and Impact Management
Credit: Frederic Hemler
I will make a difference by taking the train for all trips required for my semester abroad in Norway.
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Laura Schmitt
Student, B.A. Sociology
Credit: Frederic Hemler
I will make a difference by founding the “mynds” student initiative to promote the career paths of female students in Economics.
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Marie Kühn
Student, Mannheim Master in Management
Credit: Alexander Münch
I will make a difference by supporting international students coming to Mannheim with my work at the International Office.
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Nina Todorovic
Student, Master of Comparative Business Law
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by reducing single-use plastics at student parties to reduce, inter alia, ocean pollution.
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Tim Neubauer
Student, M.Ed. German and History
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by contributing my fire prevention expertise both professionally and as a volunteer to protect the environment, since fires release pollutants.
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Markus Behlau
Occupational Safety Specialist, Fire Prevention Officer
Credit: Alexander Münch
I will make a difference by recycling material at home and at work, for example cardboard rolls for mobiles, and by thrifting as many items as possible.
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Kerstin Großardt
Library Secretary
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by looking for local and regional products when shopping for food.
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Prof. Henning Hillmann, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research and Early-Stage Researchers
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by organizing the certificate program “Studium Oecologicum” to teach students about sustainability.
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María Jesús Collado
Director Studium Generale
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by designing a bee-friendly garden with bee hotels and local plants.
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Lara Reimer
Consultant Sustainability Management
Credit: Frederic Hemler
I will make a difference by campaigning for a green campus and planning sustainability projects as representative of the AStA Campus department.
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Paul Heierling
Representative of the AStA Campus department
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by integrating environmental protection into my daily life and by not buying fast fashion or a car.
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Clara Schünemann
Student, B.A. Culture and Economy: German Studies
Credit: Frederic Hemler
I will make a difference by promoting the flyer app “Flyra” in the student organization INFINITY Mannheim e.V., which will reduce paper waste.
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Christine Bickert
Student, B.A. Culture and Economy: Spanish Studies
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by supporting sustainability ideas proposed by the university’s administration, e.g., for lighting and paper consumption.
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Dr. Katrin Schoppa-Bauer
Executive Vice President
Credit: Alexander Münch
I will make a difference by creating the structures for a culture of diversity at the university.
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Sabine Kußmaul
Head of the Department of Equal Opportunity and Social Diversity
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by biking to work every day — in all weathers.
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Britta Düvelmeyer
Deputy Director Department VI
I will make a difference by working at Kinderhelden to improve educational opportunities for children.
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Khadija Larabi
Doctoral student
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by using the Deutschlandticket, a flat-rate ticket for nationwide public transport in Germany, as often as possible.
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Fetzer
Vice President for Strategic Planning, Internationalization and Equal Opportunity
Credit: Anna Logue
I will make a difference by cycling regularly and promoting cycling at every opportunity.
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Prof. Dr. Georg W. Alpers
Chair of Clinical and Biological Psychology and Psychotherapy
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by supporting sustainability management in the President’s Office and by using my car as little as possible.
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Lutz Pöhlmann
Director President's Office
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by researching the costs and risks associated with the energy transition.
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Prof. Stefan Reichelstein, Ph.D.
Endowed Chair in Business Administration
Credit: Alexander Münch
I will make a difference by assessing what social policies in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa can do to reduce existing inequalities in education and in the labor market.
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Prof. Dr. Ilze Plavgo
Junior professor of Sociology of the Welfare State
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by actively promoting projects that make the university more innovative – such as introducing the digital business travel management.
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Veronique Embach
Deputy Equal Opportunity Commissioner for non-academic staff members (administration, library, and University IT)
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by avoiding air travel in my spare time.
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Puhl
President
Credit: Alexander Münch
I will make a difference by working for INFINITY Mannheim and by getting students excited about sustainability through events such as the Social Entrepreneurship Workshop.
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Sarina Gallus
Student, Master's Program in Psychology: Work, Economy and Society
Credit: José Gaztelu
I will make a difference by researching and teaching how environmental policies can be as effective as needed and as affordable as possible.
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Prof. Ulrich Wagner, Ph.D.
Professor of Quantitative Economics
Credit: Katrin Glückler
I will make a difference by organizing the AStA lecture series on climate change in the fall semester 2023.
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Renke Meyer
Student, B.Sc. Economics
How are you making a difference?
All members of the university – students, teachers, researchers and administrative staff – are invited to bring their perspective to this campaign. Please contact us via the form if you would like to submit your testimonial and to take us with you on the way to a more sustainable life. We look forward to receiving your ideas, ideally based on a specific example from your professional or private everyday life. After you have given your approval, the statements will be published on this website, on the Intranet and the university’s social media channels. You do not need to submit your own photo for this. We will approach you and arrange a professional photo to be taken.
