Students:Eliška Hašová

Something about me

I'm 21 years old. I study Technical University of Liberec. My subject of study is Geography, specifically Applied Geography. I like reading and doing sports. I'm a BIG fan of hockey and I support our team HC Bili Tygri. My dream is to see some of a NHL games live. I also like going on trips and experiencing new things. And maybe these facts and my love for nature were the main reasons why I did enroll for this trip. I'm looking forward to meet new people and gain new knowledge.

Concept of sustainability

I've already heard about this concept at university, at a subject called Sustainable development. We did not study it in depth. But I understood it as follows: it should be a way how to regulate human activity to maintain environmental comfort and social development, but also to prevent hazing and exploitation of nature. The result should be that we (as a generation) would leave the natural environment for the next generation in the same(or even better) state in which we ,,received" it. In my opinion it is a great thought and it should be aplied to every human activity. But, as most of a great thoughts, it is frequently misusing by politicans (or by other companies) for their political propaganda without really knowing what this concept means and how to aplly it.

Dairy

Day 1

- city tour Lüneburg - interesting architecture, plenty of greenery

- Maik Adomssent's presentation - good intoduction to the concept of sustainability, inspiring ,,life story of Mr Adomssent (it shows that anything is possible if we'd want to)

- oikos workshop - inspiring insight into possibilities of students at university, different and (in my opinion) high-efficiency way of study at university with emphasis on practice

Day 2

- Alexa Lutzenberger's presentation - usefull data about development of various sources of renewable energy in Germany

- guided campus tour - inspiring examples of students projects all over the campus relating to the sustainability concept, student's dedication and initiative, helpfulness of the university which is in my opinion one of the main driving force and also a great motivation supporting students' participation and creativity

- landfill - (for me) one of the most interesting experiences of the whole trip, example of the fact that sunstainability concept it's not just a great thought but also a great business, interesting mixture of few different sustainable projects

- free time in Hamburg - completely different type of city from all the cities I've seen so far -> great experience

Day 3

- Alfred Toepfer Academy - interensting ways of ,,sustainability education", creative methods, I also appreciate the effort to link the scientific view and the view of local people of the sustainable development of the region

- Lüneburger Heide - beautiful landscape, historical facts that show how human activities can have a destructive impact on the landscape (local level), which thereafter can have a impact on a global level (revolutions, migration)

- Baukhof - for me a very strong and moving experince, ,,charging" family atmosphere at the farm