Innovation Academy sees itself as part of a global movement aiming to contribute to societal transformation through education on sustainable development. Our cornerstones for this work are raising public awareness, knowledge acquisition, activation, exchanging of experiences and the understanding that everyone can be influenced by positive, practical examples.
Our offers do not have a target audience. Instead, the customized programs are tailored to interested members of any group- for example, professionals visitors, universities schools, clubs and associations.
In seminars, excursions and lectures, our qualified lecturers will give you momentum towards completing your own projects. For school groups, we offer interactive programs that include scavenger hunts and quizzes that can be completed in small groups.
We have carefully chosen our destinations to include the internationally recognized GreenCity of Freiburg and the Upper Rhine Valley tri-border region. The European environmental capital of Hamburg also offers interesting aspects given their role as a port city and as home to the International Building Exhibition. The steadily growing metropolis of Munich offers a good example of multimodal mobility and has the goal of providing households with energy from renewable sources. Frankfurt, Zurich and Basel are another option since they are not only an airplane destination city but also are very interesting when it comes to their high-rise modernization, housing cooperatives, and modern architecture. In cooperation with our local partners, we can also organize visits to Barcelona, Paris, Copenhagen or Vienna.
Long term projects with project partners expand our own experiences and provide new insights which then influence our daily educational work. Below you will find examples of completed and current projects:
2010: Educational Manual, Schullandheim Luginsland
2011: Future Workshop „Yach 2026“
2012-2014: Concrete Climate Protection
since 2015: Seminar Sustainable Urban Design, 3-week long
since 2015: Seminar GreenCity Freiburg, 3-week long
2016-2018: Paprika instead of parking
2018: Meeting point Vauban – regional learning destination “Education for Sustainable Development”
2018-2020: Blooming industrial areas
2023-2025: Klimax Parcours