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Mon, 05. January 2026
Insights into assistive technologies: ZAT Rhein-Ruhr presents current research
On 3 December 2025, the Zentrum Assistive Technologien (ZAT) Rhein-Ruhr at H-BRS, together with the Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems (A2S) and the Institute for Cyber Security & Privacy (ICSP), organised an exhibition that offered interested parties insights into current research work in the field of assistive technologies. The aim of the event was to present new developments, particularly in cognitive assistance systems, and to facilitate direct exchange between researchers, experts and the general public.
Tue, 16. December 2025
On the future of social protection systems: New reference book "Global Social Protection" published
Professor Katja Bender from the International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE) at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) has published a new book on Global Social Protection together with Professor Markus Kaltenborn from Ruhr University Bochum. "Global Social Protection" provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of how institutional structures shape social protection systems worldwide and why transformation processes in low- and middle-income countries in particular are crucial for strengthening social rights.
Thu, 11. December 2025
reTURN project meeting at Caphenia: Tour of the renewable fuel reactor
In November, a project meeting on the research project "reTURN - Recycling organic residues and CO2 into fuels" took place at our cooperation partner CAPHENIA in Frankfurt am Main. The International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE) at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS) is working with Prof Dr Stefanie Meilinger on the life cycle assessment of the sustainable fuel.
Thu, 11. December 2025
So macht "EcoTwin" Städte klimaresilienter – kurz erklärt im Video
Im Projekt EcoTwin- Digitaler Zwilling urbaner Grünflächen soll eine Künstliche Intelligenz dabei helfen, Grünflächen so zu optimieren, dass die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels besser abgefangen werden. Tim Wessel, wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Internationalen Zentrum für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (IZNE) der Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (H-BRS), erklärt das Projekt in einem kurzen Video.
Tue, 09. December 2025
Working together for the future: ESD workshop with Jordanian and Lebanese universities
As part of the DAAD Ta’ziz CREATE & Sustain project, 19 participants from Jordan, Lebanon and Germany met on 25 November at the Sankt Augustin Campus to explore how Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be more effectively integrated into university teaching. The workshop “Education for Sustainable Development – Integration of the UN SDGs into the Curriculum” was jointly organised by the International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE) and the Department of Engineering and Communication (IWK) at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS).