#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: Nida Karuserci

I make a difference by researching the economic potential of green hydrogen, a critical element in advancing the energy transition.

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Rezvan Derayati

Doctoral student

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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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 avoiding air travel in my spare time.

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Puhl

President

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

I will make a difference by not leaving trash behind when hiking and by treating nature and other living creatures with respect.

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Julia Regele

Consultant Sustainability Management

Credit: Frederic Hemler

I will make a difference by working to further reduce discrimination at our university.

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Corinna Kröger

Executive Assistant to the Central Equal Opportunities 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: Nida Karuserci

I will make a difference by researching the economic efficiency of new decarbonization technologies.

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Philip Holler

Doctoral student

Credit: Alexander Münch

I will make a difference by eating a vegan diet and supporting an animal welfare organization.

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Rheia Martiny

Press Officer for the joint project TransforMA

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

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

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 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: 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: 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: Alexander Münch

I will make a difference by organizing childcare for students and examination supervisors for exams that take place on Saturdays.

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Natalie Rose

Staff member of the Department of Equal Opportunity and Social Diversity

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: Alexander Münch

I make a difference by helping to shape the Global Sustainability Management program in my role as ENGAGE.EU coordinator.

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Kathrin Blitzke

ENGAGE.EU Local Work Package Coordinator ENGAGE.EU Programmes

Credit: Alexander Münch

I will make a difference by encouraging my students to develop solutions for environmental challenges, and by fostering a culture of ecological responsibility.

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Prof. Dr. Ivan Balykin

Assoc. Prof. at the Chair of Contemporary History

Credit: Alexander Münch

I will make a difference by analyzing in which cases and how increased corporate transparency leads to more sustainability in companies.

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Geritt von Zedlitz

Doctoral student

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: 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

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 donating generously to Welthungerhilfe.

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Susanne Quincke

Secretary to the President

Credit: Alexander Münch

I will make a difference by researching and teaching climate ethics, giving talks about the topic, making regular donations, and paying attention to my lifestyle.

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Prof. Dr. Bernward Gesang

Chair of Philosophy II

Credit: Nida Karuserci

I make a difference by developing teaching projects centered around sustainability-related topics.

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Amelie Maulbetsch

Education for Sustainable Development

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 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 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 providing digital learning resources as a head tutor to promote access to education for all.

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Felix Haas

Student, M.Sc. Economic and Business Education and Mathematics

I will make a difference by supporting the university's sustainability management in calculating the university's carbon footprint.

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Theodor Hankammer

Student, B.Sc. Business Administration

Credit: Alexander Münch

I make a difference by incorporating climate-related topics into my teaching and by participating in Scientists for Future Mannheim.

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Dr. Peter Parczewski

Academic Staff

Credit: Alexander Münch

I make a difference by keeping the temperature in the room at 18 degrees Celsius.

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Anja Faber

Secretary, Department of Law

I make a difference by organizing and spearheading educational events centered around sustainability-related topics for Scientists for Future Mannheim.

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Dr. des. Verena Weller

Academic Staff

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: 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: Nida Karuserci

I will make a difference by avoiding plastic in my house where possible, by cycling instead of driving, and by favoring regional and second-hand products.

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Kerstin Goldner

Office Assistant, Chair of Business Informatics II

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: 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: 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 Sustainability and Impact Management

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 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 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 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 conducting risk assessments at the workplace and by helping supervisors to eliminate these risks.

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Christiane Feldhaus

Occupational Safety Specialist

Credit: Alexander Münch

I will make a difference by helping university employees to take environmental and social sustainability into account when making purchases.

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Julia Freimuth

Strategic purchasing manager/Purchasing Department

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.

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