Events

How can sustainable change succeed in cities? And what does this change really look like? At this international conference of the KIT Science Week, researchers, young talents and practice partners will discuss the future of urban space. The focus is on real-world laboratories that are driving the transformation with innovative methods and concrete projects. Be there when experiences are shared, ideas are networked and new solutions for urban challenges are developed!
 
More Information: https://www.urban.kit.edu/urban_transformation_conference_2025.php
 
An event for professionals and the interested public.
 
The Scientific Conference of the KIT Science Week is organized by Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel and her team from KIT Urban Research.
 
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This edition of the research meeting hour "Tell me, ITAS" is part of the KIT Science Week Programme and builds on current climate research and underscores the need for a transformation toward a climate-friendly society. The concept of the handprint is presented as a central element. Its goal is to permanently anchor climate protection structurally through targeted engagement, making sustainable living easier for everyone. The handprint invites you to take an active role in the transformation. ITAS researcher Markus Szaguhn will answer all your questions about the "handprint" and climate research. 
 
WHEN? 15 October 2025 from 12 a.m. to 2 p.m. WHERE? MobiLab at Friedrichsplatz, Karlsruhe Entry free Starting with a keynote speech at 12 noon, you can join the discussion or leave at any time.  
“Tell me, ITAS” is a series of events organized by ITAS in which researchers move their workplace to Karl9 - Wissenschaftslokal für Technik und Gesellschaft or to the TRIANGEL Transfer | Kultur | Raum once a week and answer your questions about their research topics.

What will the green city of the future look like? At the MobiLab on Friedrichsplatz, you can playfully explore what plants, animals and ecosystems contribute to city life. You will compete against a robot to find insects, explore the city from an animal perspective and redesign the city's squares with us. There will also be information, advice, a climate quiz - and plenty of opportunity to have your say, try things out and rethink.
 
 
Contents and topics: Urban development, nature in the city, sustainability, the future
 
An Event by: KIT – Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis and Karlsruhe Transformation Center
 
Please note: This event runs from October 14 to October 18.
Details about the program from Tuesday to Saturday can be found at: https://www.eucor-uni.org/de/forschung-und-transfer/mobilab.
 
Plan your sustainable journey now with our Smart Mobility Map.

This event takes place as part of the KIT Science Week 2025.   What does a real-world lab do? Whether it's the climate crisis, miles of traffic jams in our inner cities, or the isolation of people – we face major challenges for our future. In our real-world lab, we conduct research together with citizens to find out what a good life for everyone can look like today and in the future, and how we can achieve it. For example, we install solar panels on private balconies, rent out cargo bikes, and sometimes even transform parking spaces into open-air living rooms. We invite you to our real-world laboratory "Quartier Zukunft – Labor Stadt" and provide insights into our work. - Free of charge. No registration required.

How can sustainable change succeed in cities? And what does this change really look like? At this international conference of the KIT Science Week, researchers, young talents and practice partners will discuss the future of urban space. The focus is on real-world laboratories that are driving the transformation with innovative methods and concrete projects. Be there when experiences are shared, ideas are networked and new solutions for urban challenges are developed!
 
More Information: https://www.urban.kit.edu/urban_transformation_conference_2025.php
 
An event for professionals and the interested public.
 
The Scientific Conference of the KIT Science Week is organized by Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel and her team from KIT Urban Research.
 
Plan your sustainable journey now with our Smart Mobility Map.

What will the green city of the future look like? At the MobiLab on Friedrichsplatz, you can playfully explore what plants, animals and ecosystems contribute to city life. You will compete against a robot to find insects, explore the city from an animal perspective and redesign the city's squares with us. There will also be information, advice, a climate quiz - and plenty of opportunity to have your say, try things out and rethink.
 
 
Contents and topics: Urban development, nature in the city, sustainability, the future
 
An Event by: KIT – Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis and Karlsruhe Transformation Center
 
Please note: This event runs from October 14 to October 18.
Details about the program from Tuesday to Saturday can be found at: https://www.eucor-uni.org/de/forschung-und-transfer/mobilab.
 
Plan your sustainable journey now with our Smart Mobility Map.

This event takes place as part of the KIT Science Week 2025.   To mitigate the impending dangers of the climate crisis, a restructuring of the energy supply is necessary. A key question is whether a city like Karlsruhe can even undertake such a transformation. During the event, facts will be presented on individual topics, which will then be discussed with those present. Topics include security of supply, affordability, climate impact, and others. Each hour will be dedicated to a different subtopic. At the end, an attempt will be made to draw an overall picture from the partial results. Registration is not required.

This event takes place as part of the KIT Science Week 2025.   What does a real-world lab do? Whether it's the climate crisis, miles of traffic jams in our inner cities, or the isolation of people – we face major challenges for our future. In our real-world lab, we conduct research together with citizens to find out what a good life for everyone can look like today and in the future, and how we can achieve it. For example, we install solar panels on private balconies, rent out cargo bikes, and sometimes even transform parking spaces into open-air living rooms. We invite you to our real-world laboratory "Quartier Zukunft – Labor Stadt" and provide insights into our work. - Free of charge. No registration required.

Kreativ- und Ideenwettbewerb für Schüler:innen der 5. bis 9. Klasse Stell Dir vor, Du bist im Jahr 2055! Wie sieht das Leben in Karlsruhe und Umgebung aus? Welche Technologien verwenden wir, und wie verändern sie unser Leben?  
Zum 30-jährigen Jubiläum des Instituts für Technikfolgenabschätzung und Systemanalyse (ITAS) laden wir Schüler:innen ein, ihre Visionen und Ideen für die Zukunft mit uns zu teilen. Welche Wünsche und Vorstellungen hast Du für das Leben in 30 Jahren? Was ist Dir wichtig und vor allem, wie kann Technik dabei helfen? Sende uns Deine Idee! 
 
Reiche jetzt Deinen Beitrag ein und gewinne tolle Preise! 
Die Preisverleihung zum Wettbewerb findet am 16.10.2025 im Rahmen der KIT Science Week im TRIANGEL Transfer | Kultur | Raum statt.
 
Alle Infos unter: https://www.ka2055.de/

Start your own #climatechallenge!
The #climatechallenge is aimed at people who would like to get more involved in climate protection and would like to hold their own workshop in their private or professional environment. In the approximately three-hour online training you will get to know the workshop format in more detail. Anyone who works or does voluntary work in municipalities, neighborhoods, clubs or parishes can take part. We also offer all participants in the training courses supervision for exchange and networking.
 
Places are limited. The training language is German. Participation is free of charge.
 
The organizer is the Karlsruhe Transformation Center for Sustainability and Cultural Change at ITAS. The #climatechallenge project is funded by the National Climate Protection Initiative.
 
More information and registration

This event takes place as part of the KIT Science Week 2025.   We invite you to an After-Work Talk & Aperitif on Sustainable Nutrition! In a relaxed atmosphere, enjoy snacks and fascinating insights into the ecological and social aspects of our food choices. In this interactive workshop, we will discuss how conscious nutrition can shape urban spaces. KIT researchers will share insights from current projects, such as the Innovation Campus Sustainability, in a practical, understandable, and research-based way. Exchange ideas, discover new perspectives, and develop ideas for a more sustainable food culture with us! In German language. Please register.

How can sustainable change succeed in cities? And what does this change really look like? At this international conference of the KIT Science Week, researchers, young talents and practice partners will discuss the future of urban space. The focus is on real-world laboratories that are driving the transformation with innovative methods and concrete projects. Be there when experiences are shared, ideas are networked and new solutions for urban challenges are developed!
 
More Information: https://www.urban.kit.edu/urban_transformation_conference_2025.php
 
An event for professionals and the interested public.
 
The Scientific Conference of the KIT Science Week is organized by Prof. Dr. Barbara Engel and her team from KIT Urban Research.
 
Plan your sustainable journey now with our Smart Mobility Map.

What will the green city of the future look like? At the MobiLab on Friedrichsplatz, you can playfully explore what plants, animals and ecosystems contribute to city life. You will compete against a robot to find insects, explore the city from an animal perspective and redesign the city's squares with us. There will also be information, advice, a climate quiz - and plenty of opportunity to have your say, try things out and rethink.
 
 
Contents and topics: Urban development, nature in the city, sustainability, the future
 
An Event by: KIT – Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis and Karlsruhe Transformation Center
 
Please note: This event runs from October 14 to October 18.
Details about the program from Tuesday to Saturday can be found at: https://www.eucor-uni.org/de/forschung-und-transfer/mobilab.
 
Plan your sustainable journey now with our Smart Mobility Map.

What will the green city of the future look like? At the MobiLab on Friedrichsplatz, you can playfully explore what plants, animals and ecosystems contribute to city life. You will compete against a robot to find insects, explore the city from an animal perspective and redesign the city's squares with us. There will also be information, advice, a climate quiz - and plenty of opportunity to have your say, try things out and rethink.
 
 
Contents and topics: Urban development, nature in the city, sustainability, the future
 
An Event by: KIT – Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis and Karlsruhe Transformation Center
 
Please note: This event runs from October 14 to October 18.
Details about the program from Tuesday to Saturday can be found at: https://www.eucor-uni.org/de/forschung-und-transfer/mobilab.
 
Plan your sustainable journey now with our Smart Mobility Map.

The world is changing and Karlsruhe is changing with it. Heat waves, social issues, new technologies: How should Karlsruhe and the surrounding region make themselves fit for the future? In this dialog series, your ideas meet science. Discuss with other citizens and KIT researchers at various events about ways to a future worth living: openly, creatively and at eye level. Your perspective counts! A dialog for everyone who wants to have a say and help shape the future.
 
Main event Bürger:innendialog | 18.10.2025, 14:00 - 18:00 | TRIANGEL Transfer | Kultur | Raum  
accompanying dialog events Green oases against heat traps | 1.10.2025, 16:00 - 18:00 | Gastdozentenhaus (Engesserstr. 3, 76131 Karlsruhe) Tram, bike, air cab | 04.10.2025, 14:00-16:00 | ITAS (Karlstr. 11, 76133 Karlsruhe) What is good food worth to us? | 06.10.2025, 18:00-20:00 | ITAS (Karlstr. 11, 76133 Karlsruhe)  
The Citizens' Dialogue will be held in German! It is an event in the program of the KIT Science Week 2025, funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) and the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science as part of the Excellence Strategy of the federal and state governments.

The Eucor MobiLab Roadshow 2025 started its tour through the region on May 13 in Offenburg - and we're on board! The mobile participation lab will be traveling along the Upper Rhine until October, bringing people in Germany, France and Switzerland closer to scientific perspectives on sustainability issues.
 
At each stop, participants can expect a varied program on topics such as urban nature, climate change management, dealing with PFAS chemicals or the future of medicine. The MobiLab promotes the exchange of knowledge and experience and invites participants to discuss solutions to the challenges of the future.
 
The MobiLab, a multifunctional tiny house, offers space for interactive workshops, practical simulations and exciting dialogs between science and society. After the premiere in 2023, the Eucor MobiLab Roadshow will take place for the second time and with an expanded program.
 
Stops of the Eucor MobiLab Roadshow 2025:
Offenburg: 13-16. May 2025
Landau: 3.-4. June 2025
Basel: 9.-11. July 2025
Freiburg: 22-25. July 2025
Strasbourg: 1-3. October 2025
Mulhouse: 9-11. October 2025
Karlsruhe: 14.-19. October 2025
 
Further information can be found under www.eucor-uni.org/de/aktuelle-informationen/tourstart-der-eucor-mobilab-roadshow-2025

Start your own #climatechallenge!
The #climatechallenge is aimed at people who would like to get more involved in climate protection and would like to hold their own workshop in their private or professional environment. In the approximately three-hour online training you will get to know the workshop format in more detail. Anyone who works or does voluntary work in municipalities, neighborhoods, clubs or parishes can take part. We also offer all participants in the training courses supervision for exchange and networking.
 
Places are limited. The training language is German. Participation is free of charge.
 
The organizer is the Karlsruhe Transformation Center for Sustainability and Cultural Change at ITAS. The #climatechallenge project is funded by the National Climate Protection Initiative.
 
More information and registration

B2B-Messe und Forum für die Bio-Lebensmittelbranche
 
Programm Forum:
 
14:00: Begrüßung, Sandra Schmidt
14:30: Grußwort, Bürgermeisterin Bettina Lisbach
14:45: „Wir sind auf dem Weg“: Beispiele aus unserer Region, u.a. Firma Ludwig Schenk, Adam Theis
15:30: „Werkstatt der Mutigen — gemeinsam mit der Verwaltung und der Politik Ernährung bewegen“, Diana Stier, Hossein Fayaz Pour, Veronika Pepper (FoodCircle)
15:45: „Logistik gemeinsam umsetzen um alle Kunden nachhaltig zu erreichen“, Susanne Geßner und Doreen Havenstein (das digitale Werkzeug nearbuy), Marita Böhringer (Hochschule Fulda)
16:00: „Wie lassen sich Nahrungsmittelversorgungsketten nachhaltiger gestalten?
Beispiele aus der internationalen Forschung im Gespräch mit Karlsruhe“, Wanda Wieczorek, (KAT), Dr. Rebecka Milestad (Wissenschaftlerin bei der Swedish Defense Research Agency), Prof. Aylin Topal (Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey)
- „Experimentierfeld Gemeinschaftsverpflegung: Was wir mit Reallaboren erreichen können“, Franziska Bürker (KAT)
16:30: „Ernährungsgipfel Karlsruhe“ und „Circular Economy in Karlsruhe“, Sandra Schmidt (KA.Wert), Sandra Mähliß (Wirtschaftsförderung)
17:00: „Mit Genuss und Verantwortung die Zukunft unserer Ernährung sichern – Was bewegt Slow Food in Karlsruhe, Deutschland und über die Grenzen hinaus?“, Andrea Kadenbach (Convivium Slow Food Karlsruhe)
18:00: Come together an der Langen Tafel

Start your own #climatechallenge!
The #climatechallenge is aimed at people who would like to get more involved in climate protection and would like to hold their own workshop in their private or professional environment. In the approximately three-hour online training you will get to know the workshop format in more detail. Anyone who works or does voluntary work in municipalities, neighborhoods, clubs or parishes can take part. We also offer all participants in the training courses supervision for exchange and networking.
 
Places are limited. The training language is German. Participation is free of charge.
 
The organizer is the Karlsruhe Transformation Center for Sustainability and Cultural Change at ITAS. The #climatechallenge project is funded by the National Climate Protection Initiative.
 
More information and registration

Die wissenschaftliche Konferenz lädt Akteur:innen aus Forschung, Praxis und Politik ein, gemeinsam über die Gestaltung, Wirkung und Alltagsrealität von Reallaboren zu diskutieren. Im Mittelpunkt stehen:
 
Reallabore in gesamtgesellschaftlichen Spannungsfeldern   Reallabore in Zeiten disruptiven Wandels Reallabore in der Alltagspraxis Kunst, Kultur und hybride Experimentier- und Diskursräume Wirkungsanalysen, Transferlogiken, Evaluation und Standardisierung Wissenschaftskommunikation und gesellschaftliche Lernprozesse Treiber, Hürden und regulatorische Rahmenbedingungen  
Die Konferenz bietet auch Raum für praxisnahen Austausch, Reflexion und kollegialen Diskurs.