Technical University of Munich to contribute expertise on sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship to BayZeN

Technical University of Munich to contribute expertise on sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship to BayZeN

(IN BRIEF) Six Bavarian universities have come together to establish the Bavarian University Sustainability Center (BayZeN) to promote inter-institutional networking and collaboration on sustainability issues. The Technical University of Munich (TUM) will contribute its expertise in sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship to the platform. BayZeN will serve as a think tank to improve the basic conditions for sustainable development and climate protection. The platform aims to promote research, teaching, operations, transfer, student initiatives, and governance, and to support start-ups focused on sustainable transformations. BayZeN will be coordinated by the Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences and will include TUM, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, OTH Amberg-Weiden, Nurember Tech (TH Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm) and the University of Passau, with more universities expected to join in the future.

(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 1-Apr-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — BayZeN sees itself as a think tank whose objective is to improve the basic conditions for sustainable development and climate protection. The new platform is intended to promote inter-institutional networking as well as interchange and collaboration in the fields Research, Teaching, Operations, Transfer, Student Initiatives and Governance.

Because of its especially broad range of experience and success with spin-offs, TUM plans to provide support in particular to start-ups that focus on sustainable transformations. The partner universities are to benefit from TUM’s experience with the associated structures and processes.

Collaboration as a prerequisite for success

TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann observes: “Sustainability is an integral guiding vision in our plan of action at TUM. Our decisions combine scientific success and economic resilience with ecological and social justice aspects. Our society is on the verge of tremendous changes which we will only be able to master and shape working together with others. I’m therefore very pleased about this collaborative undertaking with other Bavarian universities.”

The Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT) will be responsible for coordination at BayZeN. In addition to TUM, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, OTH Amberg-Weiden, Nurember Tech (TH Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm) and University of Passau. Additional universities may also be added in the future.

Media Contact:

Technical University of Munich
Corporate Communications Center
Ulrich Meyer
presse@tum.de

Contacts to this article:

Prof. Werner Lang
Vice President Sustainable Transformation
Technical University of Munich
Tel.: +49 89 289 23990
sustainability@tum.de

SOURCE: Technical University of Munich