Public Climate School
From 9 to 15 November 2026, it’s that time of year again: the Public Climate School (PCS) is coming to Hochschule München! The PCS is an educational initiative that aims to place climate education at the heart of public discourse. To complement the official PCS programme, Hochschule München is putting together its own exciting programme for you. As in previous years, lecturers will also be linking their specialist topics to the PCS content in their lectures.
| What? | Who? | When? | Where? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kick-off event: Networking event | sustainability management | Monday, 24 November, 4.00–5.30 pm | R-Bau Gallery, Lothstraße 64 |
| Kick-off event: Optimism for the Future – Ideas from HM for a sustainable world | Professors at the HM Hosted by: Studentisches Green Office (a student-led sustainability office) | Monday, 24 November, 6.00–7.30 pm | Red Cube R1.046 (Audimax), Lothstraße 64 |
| The European Union and the international climate conference | Prof. Dr Andreas M. Wüst HM’s COP delegation: Prof. Dr Susanne Wende, Philipp Stasswender | Tuesday, 25 November, 10.00–11.30 am | T2.014, Dachauer Straße 100a |
| Glaciers and Climate Change | Prof. Dr Wilfried Hagg | Tuesday 25 November, 10.00 am to 11.30 am | Lecture Theatre 23 (Audimax), Karlstraße 6 |
| Ecological Footprint – Workshop | Studentisches Green Office (a student-led sustainability office), Prof. Dr Anja Grassl | Tuesday 25 November, 5.00 pm to 7.30 pm | T2.022, Dachauer Straße 100a |
| "Areas under the curve" – A review of integration methods using a photovoltaic system as an example | Prof. Dr Christine Maria Greif | Wednesday 26 November, (Part I) 8.15 am to 9.45 am (Part II) 10.00 am to 11.30 am | Red Cube R1.046 (Audimax), Lothstraße 34 |
| Setting a course for climate action Professional sailing on the high seas – ocean research and climate change | Birte Lorenzen-Herrmann (My Ocean Challenge) Organised by: Studentisches Green Office (a student-led sustainability office) | Wednesday 26 November, 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm | R0.058, 64 Lothstraße Online via Zoom |
| Make, Break, ReMake: Circular Design in Product Development | Beatriz Sobral Hoffmann-Kuhnt Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rainer Annast Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Wirth | Thursday 27 November, 08:15 – 09:45 | B170, Dachauerstr. 98b |
| Peripheries, centres of power and indigenous identities in contemporary Latin America | Prof. Dr María Begoña Prieto Peral and Iván Conde Murillo, One World Alliance | Thursday 27 November, 11.45 am–1.15 pm | T1.023, 100a Dachauerstraße |
| Green Logistics | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Diesch Matthias Höfer from circular logistics | Thursday 27 November, 1.00 pm – 2.30 pm | D108, Lothstraße 34 |
| Thinking about building in new and different ways – insights from someone outside the field | Prof. Dr Georg Zollner Oliver Zadow | Friday 28 November, 08:15–11:30 | Room 128, Karlstraße 6 |
PCS Highlights (2023–2025)
Information about the Public Climate School
The nationwide PCS was initiated and organised by Students for Future (StufF). In Munich, StufF, together with us and the student-led sustainability departments at TUM, LMU and HMTM – form the core team of the PCS.
Every lecturer and every student acts as an ambassador, helping to spread the message of the PCS and the content of lectures on climate justice, climate protection and climate change to the wider community. All interested staff and students who would like to get involved with the PCS or the HM's sustainable development initiatives are warmly invited to get in touch withh the Studentisches Green Office (SGO) (a student-led sustainability office). Lecturers can find materials to help them structure their teaching during the PCS in the ‘Downloads’ section (see below). Students can also find inspiration there for a collection of questions to encourage critical reflection on the lectures they have attended.
We look forward to your interest and your participation in the PCS events and courses, because “Change begins with education!”
You can find the nationwide programme on the PCS website