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Sustainability and Technical Universities
Contradiction or Challenge?
M. Narodoslawsky
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Let‘s talk productsThe products of technical universities are engineers......and they produce
artefacts!
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...and that defines...
...the timeframe...
...and impact
of their effect on society
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Timeframe
years5
Education at university
40
Career of engineers
Life expectancy of artefacts
60
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The only constant of the 21st Century is Change
Real oil prod.Development+
estimate
Bil. Barrels/year
10 yrs.mean of yearly crude oil discoveries
Technically possible oilproduction
Life after „peak Oil“Life after „Peak oil“
Life in a globallychanging environment
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It is not just the choice between...
Narrow natural science and engineering focus
versus
Broad interdisciplinary angle
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Technology in 50 years......remains a secret but• ...will work with different resources...
...and therfore needs new knowledge• ...will follow new value chains...
...and therefore require new organisational and logistical systems
• ...will be embedded in a multi-cultural and multi-stakeholder society......and therfore require communicative engineers
with good language skills
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We need...
Flexibility und continuity
Foresight, even if the picture remains blurred
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...and further...
...to teach „old folks“ newtunes
...speading the gospelof sustainable development
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It is time to change...
Sustainble development is a perfect chance fortechnical universities to regain relevance
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