South Westphalia International Sustainability Week
Blended Summer School 17 – 23 May 2026
There is no future without thinking, acting, and living sustainably.
Welcome to the blended South Westphalia International Sustainability Week
In summer 2026, we at South Westphalia UAS would like to invite you to our Erasmus+ International Sustainability Week where we will discuss sustainable futures by exploring the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global guideposts for sustainable action. We offer field-specific tracks as blended modules on individual SDGs in
- early childhood education
- engineering
Located near the Ruhr Area close to Dortmund in western Germany, we will all meet on the South Westphalia campus location Soest to explore what sustainability can be for us as individuals and in our various disciplines. Participating in field excursions, lab work, and group activities, students will acquire skills for sustainable awareness based on the framework of the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) tailored to their disciplines and recognized in their home degree programs.
Come and join us for an exciting summer experience to contribute to a sustainable future!
Here are our field-specific tracks:
Track #1 - Early Childhood Education
“Kids for Future”- exploring climate change in early childhood
How can we address climate change to children aged 6? Students and lecturers will discuss selected climate change challenges from an international perspective, develop hands-on ideas and create material that motivate children to explore technical issues. You will take these co-created ideas back into your home country and put them into practice with children, discuss with educators and evaluate their feasibility. We will exchange results, experiences and feedback in a follow-up online meeting.
Module description
Track #2 - Engineering
Hydrogen as a clean energy carrier
Hydrogen is regarded as one of the most important energy carriers for a sustainable energy supply. In this module, we will discuss the characteristics of hydrogen as well as the advantages and challenges of hydrogen as an energy carrier. We will look into stationary and mobile applications for hydrogen and develop a demonstrator that illustrates the generation and technical use of hydrogen.