University Responsibility and Sustainability in Social-Economic Regional Development

Prof. Dr. Bernd Delakowitz, Dipl.-Kauffrau Anke HoffmannHochschule Zittau/Görlitz (FH) - University of Applied Sciences, Germany

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University Responsibility and University Responsibility and

Sustainability in Social-Sustainability in Social-

Economic Regional Economic Regional

DevelopmentDevelopment

Bernd Delakowitz, Anke HoffmannBernd Delakowitz, Anke Hoffmann


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The University of Appl. Sci. Zittau/Goerlitz and its SD Committment

Best Practice Examples to stimulate regional growth and social-economic SD


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ProfileSustainable Development

Core Competences (embedded in individual faculties)

Best Practice Examples

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The Zittau/Goerlitz Committment to SD


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The Environmental Management

• EG 1836/93 (EMAS) - March 1999• EG 761/2001 (EMAS II) - March 2002• External Supervisory Audit - March 2003• External Supervisory Audit - March 2004

1995 Senate Decision

1997 EM Team

Dec. 1998 Validation Audit

3rd Validation Audit: EG 761/2001 - January 2005

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OrganisationEM

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Neisse University IIN

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1st Semester

Poland

2nd Semester

Czech Republic

3rd Semester

Germany

4th Semester

IndustrialPlacement

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Master Thesis

Fundamentals

Management and Governance

Natural Sciences / Technical Issues

European Environm. Law / National Standards

Languages

New MSc Course „EHS & Risk Management“New MSc Course „EHS & Risk Management“


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Baltic University Programme

• Contribution to EMS-module• Integration of BUP-modules in regular

courses • Organization of International Conference

„Sustainable Chemistry and Biotech-nology“, February 2005; module develop.

• Zittau SD seminars 2004/2005 (Prof. Walter Leal)

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Energy Efficiency IManagement

RC-Techn.

Surface Chemistry…

Zittau: 5.000 m² labs/lect. halls under constructionPartly earth-bound air-conditioningSavings vs. convent.: 13 T€ p.a. (or 16%); 55 t CO2 p.a.


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Energy Efficiency IIManagement

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Earth bound cooling of industrial process heat; Feasabibilty concept and pilot operation in a SME


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Energy efficiency

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Management (EM, QM, H&S, IMS)

Kraftverkehrsgesellschaft Kraftverkehrsgesellschaft Dreiländereck mbHDreiländereck mbH

Eco-Controlling;Eco-Controlling;Eco-EfficiencyEco-Efficiency

Techno–Coat Oberflächentechnik GmbHTechno–Coat Oberflächentechnik GmbH

EMS; Health & Safety; IMS

Cloyes Europe Cloyes Europe GmbHGmbH

EMS; QMS; IMSEMS; QMS; IMS


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Waste Management; RC-TechniquesEnergy

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Separation of plastics according to thermal properties

2) Anhaften des Stoffes mit dem niedrigeren Erweichungspunkt

3) Entfernen des nichthaftendenStoffes, z. B. mittels Schwerkraft

4) Ablösen des haftenden Stoffes

1) Auflegen des Sortiergutes auf eine beheizte Oberfläche

Wärme Wärme

Problem No recycling process for fine-particulate plastic waste To prevent downcycling-effects a high degree of purity is needed Necessary: R&D on innovative sorting and classification processes

R&D Focus: Definition of adhesion

characteristics Validation of processing

parameters and development of sorting machines


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Surface Chemistry and BiotechnologyEnergy

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Management

Development of diffusion blocking and

bio-compatible hard material surface coating

for keyhole (minimal-invasive) surgery


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ConclusionSD have different meanings due to different regional situations and needs and, thus, requires specific responses

Institution of HE are particularly responsible to assistin social-economic and structural regional SD

Suiteful tools to achieve the above goal may be educationalnetworking and SME-oriented management / R&DBest practice innovation performed by institutions of HE may help to stimulate regional growth by providing start-up conditions and may counteract negative demography and out-migration. This may be considered sustainable development.


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