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Societal change

In order to avoid further, irreversible damage to the ecosystem, we need to operate within the pla-
net’s limits and thus bring about societal change toward a more sustainable society. The excellence
measure „Disruption and Societal Change“ (TUDiSC) profiles disruption as a fundamental cate-
gory of research into societal change. Its prerequisites, logics, and effects are recorded and resear-
ched here in an interdisciplinary manner, both in terms of basic principles and exemplary objects.
The focus is on the political, economic, social, and cultural challenges that societies face in dealing
with disruptions.

In Lusatia, TU Dresden is actively contributing to shaping structural change with the establishment
of the decentralized TUD| Lusatia Campus Here, research projects (such as in the previously cited
LAB, the German Center for Astrophysics (DZA), or in the CircEcon project) are working on
solutions to global challenges in order to further develop Lusatia into a central area for knowledge
and transfer. Sustainable construction, renewable energy, and the mobility of the future also play a
role, as do targeted educational measures and participation in societal debates.

As multipliers, teachers have a key role to play in sustainable development. The Teacher Academy
Project – Teaching Sustainability (TAP-TS) of the Center for Teacher Education and Educational Re-
search (ZLSB) at TU Dresden is one of eleven European projects in the Erasmus+ Teacher Academies
funding line dedicated to teachers’ initial and continuous education. The project aims to reinforce
the skills of teachers and student teachers in teaching sustainability. Participants from various
European countries develop, trial, and implement teaching and learning materials on the topic of
sustainability.

Based on the goal of measuring and evaluating sustainability in various disciplines, the PRISMA
Centre for Sustainability Assessment and Policy pools the skills of TUD researchers and other part-
ner institutions in order to create synergies. The focus is on questions of economically successful as
well as ecologically and socially compatible long-term development, taking into account spatial and
temporal conditions with innovative, interdisciplinary evaluation approaches.

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