Application open for the Sustainability Award of the Faculty of Computer Science!

The Faculty of Computer Science at TU Dortmund University is awarding a sustainability prize to promote and raise the profile of its members' commitment to sustainable development. In doing so, it aims to contribute to the 17 goals of the UN Agenda 2030, which are intended to enable a decent life worldwide and preserve the natural foundations of human life in the long term.

The prize will be awarded annually from 2024 to recognize sustainable innovations in computer science. It is open to all members of the faculty and is supported by the computer science alumni both ideally and practically as well as financially with up to 1000 euros in prize money.

Ideas, projects or project proposals that relate to the 17 goals of the UN Agenda 2030, e.g. software, apps, theses or seminar papers, (concepts for) courses, etc., can be submitted until September 30, 2024.

Participation

The prize is open to all students, lecturers and employees of the Faculty of Computer Science. Individuals or teams of which at least one person belongs to the faculty can apply.

Application

All you need to apply is a brief description of the submission. The application form can be found on the website of the Faculty of Computer Science.

Selection

The award is decided by a jury of qualified members of the faculty with the participation of the TU Dortmund University Sustainability Office and alumni. The jury's decision is based on a faculty-public vote.

Submissions

All ideas, projects or project proposals, software, apps, final theses or seminar papers, (concepts for) courses, etc. are welcome within the framework of the sustainability goals.

Examples of this could be

• Implementation of a (weekly) waste weight display next to the crockery return in the canteen (with "high score")
• Add thematically appropriate mentions of sustainability topics to event X in suitable places
• Project group to identify energy-inefficiently programmed and frequently used software or to develop a quiz learning app (with gamification) for the large modules in our faculty
• Research project to calculate the CO2 footprint of food along the entire production and supply chain (in the supermarket, in the canteen, ...)

All information, contact details and forms can be found here.