Sustainability in the lab

Attitude, educational principle and implementation | The topic of sustainability has a high priority in the Educational Lab. In some labs it has been explicitly addressed for some time, while in others ecological, economic and social aspects of sustainability have become an important cross-cutting issue.

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The topic of sustainability is popular and largely undisputed. There are numerous appeals and political declarations of intent. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), European Green Dealand the Great Transformation are well-known buzzwords. At first glance, it is relatively clear what sustainability means – it is about acting in such a way that future generations can live at least as well as today’s, especially with regard to safeguarding the (natural) environment. On closer inspection, however, when it comes to clarifying what is sustainable and what needs to be done to achieve it, it proves to be a difficult field.

As part of the project, the members of the Educational Lab are embarking on a search for clues to understandings of sustainability and previous experiences, and on a creative process to develop new materials, activities and educational formats. The aim of the project is to formulate a common understanding of sustainability, to make the sustainability-related activities in the Educational Lab visible and to develop new projects and formats.

Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals, educational formats, implementation

Organization & Info

Educational Lab
Lakeside Science & Technology Park
Lakeside B11
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

+43 463 22 88 22-51
info@educational-lab.at

educational-lab.at

Period: June 2023 – Nov. 2024

Team

Paul Amann

smart lab | Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

Raphaela Alexandra Egger

product life lab | plia

Christine Erlach

Equality Lab | Management EqualiZ

Christine has been an employee since 1999 and has been managing the business of EqualiZ since May 2012. She is a real all-rounder. In addition to working on new content concepts and financial plans, she has a lot to do with reporting to the public on what is currently happening at EqualiZ. Her head ensures that the EqualiZ never runs out of new ideas and she is always ready to lend you and the team an ear with any questions or problems that arise.

Ines Krajger

inspire! Lab | University of Klagenfurt

Lea Lugarič

Educational Lab & Kunstraum Lakeside

Maria Mack

Leader Educational Lab & Project Management EIL4MINT (until 12/2025)

Darja Mischkulnig-Stojanovska

EqualiZ

Darja wants to get girls* and young women* interested in STEM professions (STEM stands for «mathematics, information technology, natural sciences, technology») as early as possible. The aim of the M*MINT project is to engage with this subject area in a playful way at the transition from kindergarten to elementary school and to leave gender stereotypes behind before they can become entrenched.

Christina Morgenstern

NAWImix | University College of Teacher Education Carinthia (until 09|2023)

Robert Münzer

BIKO mach MINT | Carinthian Directorate of Education

Christina Pichler-Koban

SustainAbility Lab & E.C.O. Institute for Ecology

Maria Pribasnig

NAWImix | University College of Teacher Education Carinthia (until 08|2024)

Christian Timmerer

CD Laboratory ATHENA | University of Klagenfurt

Martina Ukowitz

University of Klagenfurt