On 13 October, the interdisciplinary joint project “Education for a Sustainable Energy Supply and Energy Use (energie.bildung)” at the University of Oldenburg presented its findings via a large-scale “Energy Education Marketplace” and an Energy Talk featuring participants from the energy sector and the education sector. Since 2008, the seven subject-specific teaching methodology groups – General Studies, biology, chemistry, physics, Computing Science, economics, and Vocational and Business Education – have been developing resources and concepts to embed the topics of energy and sustainability more firmly in curricula and in teacher training and professional development. energy.bildung is funded by the Lower Saxony Future and Innovation Foundation. Its cooperation partners are the Federal Technology Centre for Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (bfe), the Oldenburg Energy Cluster OLEC e.V. and the City of Oldenburg’s regional Climate & Energy Education Network. “The project perfectly combines two of the university’s core competencies: energy research and teacher training,” emphasised Prof. Dr Bernd Siebenhüner, Vice-President for Early-Career Researchers and Quality Management, during the presentation of the findings. “The subject-specific teaching methodologies in Oldenburg had already been addressing the topics of renewable energy and sustainability when these still played a minor role in the curricula and teacher training.” This early commitment has given the project a head start in terms of experience compared with other initiatives. Prof. Dr Michael Komorek, a physics education specialist and, alongside vocational and business education specialist Prof. Dr Karin Rebmann, spokesperson for the project, added: “The events in Fukushima have led to a rethink of energy policy. However, one of the prerequisites for a successful and sustainable energy transition is also the successful integration of the topics of energy and sustainability into our society’s educational processes. The ‘energie.bildung’ project highlights tried-and-tested and viable ways of achieving this. In total, around 30 researchers, 60 teachers and more than ten schools are involved in the project. The results will be made available in specialist publications, contributions to school textbooks and learning materials, and via the project’s online portal. The products and concepts cover the entire spectrum of renewable energies and cater for all types of schools – from primary schools through lower and upper secondary schools to vocational schools. Over the past three years, the project’s stakeholders have, for example, designed experiments for science lessons, teaching frameworks and teacher training programmes, materials for use in computer science lessons, field trip concepts for visits to regional energy sites, and lecture concepts on the sustainable use of energy for trainee teachers. Empirical research on teaching and learning in the field of energy has also been carried out, the findings of which are being incorporated into schools and teacher training. Over 20 students completed their final-year dissertations as part of the ‘energie.bildung’ project. Highlights of the project also included two academic symposia and the two-day information event ‘Energieberufe Live’. There, over 800 pupils gained an insight into apprenticeship opportunities in the field of renewable energy. Further information