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Institutional development · Sustainability and civic impact · Germany

TUM Straubing bootcamp has students trial sustainable lifestyles in the countryside

The Technical University of Munich says students in its Circularity Bootcamp at the Straubing campus are trying out greener rural living and ways to win others over.

Photo: Jan Winter/TUMCS / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Why it matters: Students taking part in the Circularity Bootcamp at TUM Campus Straubing are the group directly involved in trialling sustainable rural living.

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) reported on a student programme called the Circularity Bootcamp, held at TUM Campus Straubing.

According to TUM, participants are trying out how a sustainable lifestyle might work in the countryside.

The university said the students are also examining ways to persuade others to take part and the role community plays in that effort.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

Students in the Circularity Bootcamp at TUM's Straubing campus are the group directly involved, with the university describing their work as trialling greener rural living and studying how community helps draw others in.

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