Projects 2026

 Due to the nature of the project-based course, we only offer a limited number of places within each project! If you are interested in a project and have a different background than recomended, contact the projectleader in charge!

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Projects offered 2026 

  The "Fight or Flight" Dilemma: Social Adaptation to Systemic Change  
Climate is changing. How we live and where we live will have to change. How will we change? Project ‘Fight or Flight’ explores the issues around how we adapt to change Should we fight or flight? 

Green & Gold
How do our lifestyle choices impact our wallets and the planet, both now and in the future? And most importantly, how do they shape our happiness and well-being along the way?

Environmental measurements in Osnabrück with LoRa
To measure remotely environmental in an energy efficient way with communication interfaces to the internet is often the key for a successful IoT (internet of things) project. LoRa is an ideal solution for this.

Games for Environmental Change
Nature and human use of its resources cause many conflicts all over the world. So far, the trade-offs involved have mainly been the subject of qualitative discussions on how to find some kind of acceptable compromise. 

Circular Design for a Sustainable Food Future
In a sustainable development we must redesign the way we produce, consume and recycle. From a global perspective, we must develop innovative systems and ideas for a sustainable food system.

Art for the future 
Let’s be honest — sustainability doesn’t always feel like the “hot topic” anymore everywhere. But the challenges we face haven’t disappeared. So, how do we keep people interested, engaged, and aware? In this project, we’ll explore how art can be a powerful way to reconnect people with sustainability — to make them feel something, not just know something. Your mission: use creativity to inspire real change.

Socio-technical simulation game for the transformation of the electricity sector
In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the aim is to increase the share of renewable energies in the electricity sector. The introduction of renewable energies involves considerable investment. As part of the project, students are trying to identify solutions to this conflict. The solutions should take both technical and social aspects into account.

Sustainable Storytelling, visual narratives for change
Are you curious about how science and creativity can meet to tell powerful stories about our shared future? Then Sustainable Storytelling may be the project for you.

Reading material

• Back to Our Common Future. Sustainable Development in the 21st century (SD21) project
• To maintain the possibilities for good life (movie)