News from the School

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Prof. Manfred Curbach is an expert in sustainable construction at TU Dresden.

Special feature in the Sächsische Zeitung newspaper: The future of construction

Scientists and students at TU Dresden are consistently working on bringing about fundamental changes in the construction industry and making them quickly usable in practice. The current special feature of the Sächsische Zeitung presents four TUD projects on the following topics:

1. Many tiles make up the mosaic
2. Living in a 3D printed home
3. Lightweight concrete against falling rocks
4. The sustainable transformation of the construction industry

 

International Affairs

© Christin Nitzsche
Opening ceremony on 12 January 2024 of the 47th UNEP/UNESCO/BMUV International Postgraduate Course on Environmental Management for Developing Countries.

Kick-off: 47th UNEP/UNESCO/BMUV International Postgraduate Course: Empowering Environmental Leaders for a Sustainable Future

The 21 expert participants of the 47th UNEP/UNESCO/BMUV International Postgraduate Course on Environmental Management for Developing Countries have joined CIPSEM to begin a six-month adventure of learning about critical sustainability and environmental management issues.

During the festive opening ceremony, CTIO Prof. Tetzlaff and CIPSEM’s Scientific Director Prof. Uta Berger encouraged participants to make the most of their time at TUD and to forge connections for continuing collaboration in this Decade of Action to deliver the Global Goals.

Isabel Bunce, a representative of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV), stated how well the course fits with current key issues being addressed by the BMUV at the national and international level and also expressed the desire of BMUV for future collaboration.

 

Events

 

Calendar

A selection of current events can be found in the event calendar of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

A complete overview of all events can be found directly in the respective faculty event overviews:

• Architecture
• Business and Economics
• Civil Engineering Sciences
• Environmental Sciences
• "Friedrich List" Transport and Traffic Sciences

 

Downloads / publications

UN 2023 Water Conference (official side event): Water security and climate change adaptation as local challenges with global importance – addressing the gap between knowledge generation and best practice application https://doi.org/10.25368/2023.117

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Dresden Nexus Conference (DNCi2023): A reality check at the regional level – The Implications of the CBD-COP15 for Saxony. https://doi.org/10.25368/2023.217

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Publications in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering List of publications in the TU Dresden research portal Research Information System (FIS)

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Recordings

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