Namibia and Germany: The Case of Green Hydrogen in the Context of Sustainability Challenges

  • SDG 7 – Bezahlbare und saubere Energie
  • Challenge
  • 3 ECTS
  • 90 h
  • Blended-Learning – Service Learning
  • kostenlos
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Open course

Kursbeschreibung

This Challenge takes place exlusively on-site at the University of Stuttgart; no hybrid or remote participation is possible. This seminar is open for students from all disciplines who are curious to explore the relationship between the Global South and North with focus on Namibia and Germany, and their Green Hydrogen endeavour. Green Hydrogen is a future technology, praised for its characteristic as a clean(er) energy source that only emits water vapour and leaves no residue in the air, unlike coal and oil. Both countries, Namibia and Germany, are heavily invested in Green Hydrogen, on political, scientific, and economic level. The technology promises a huge contribution towards the achievement of the United Nations's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. However, Namibia's and Germany's partnership goes mostly unnoticed in mainstream media (in Germany, at least). Many implications, challenges, struggles and antagonistic features that are related to the partnership are quickly overlooked or ignored. Green Hydrogen and the Namibian-German relationship are prime examples for the complexity on social, economic, ecological and technological level, that comes attached with the effort to further and achieve sustainable development. Thus, the seminar looks deeper into the implications of Green Hydrogen for Namibia and Germany and tries to expand the view beyond the technical possibilities and promises.

Das wirst Du lernen

You are able to recall and deliver basic facts on Namibia and German-Namibian relationship, especially with focus on sustainability challenges.

You are able to identify and describe measures and initiatives that deal with challenges of sustainable development on different levels of society.

You can reproduce the basic facts about Green Hydrogen as a future technology, and its role in the Namibian-German relations.

You can put the technology in a critical context with debates on Climate Justice and the role of indigenous people.

You are able to relate the mutual history of Namibia and Germany to present day's relatsionship of both countries. This includes the reproduction of the basic facts about the Herero and Nama genocide as well es the process of political recognition and efforts towards reconciliation in the 21st century.

You are able to work on possible ways to actively contribute to the ongoing debate on Green Hydrogen, together with fellow students.


Damit wirst Du Dich beschäftigen

The general goal and expected impact of this course are: 

•    Achievement of a deeper and nuanced understanding of Green Hydrogen and its role in Namibian-German relations.

•    Raising of awareness for the complexitiy and dimensions of sustainability.

•    Improvement of the understanding among nations and cultures.


So ist Dein Kurs aufgebaut

The challenge divides into eight chapters. Every chapter consists of a three-hour workshop and mandatory activities in advance/in between.

Guest speakers will contribute to some of the topics. One session takes place at the Linden-Museum Stuttgart (guided tour).


So lernst Du

Learning follows the principles of inverted classroom and self-directed learning. Workshop sessions are primarily reserved for interaction, feedback and counselling. Supportive literature, media and contacts will be provided.


Anbietende Hochschule

Universität Stuttgart

Kursverantwortliche

Every student is required to engage actively throughout the course and prepare for each session. A self-chosen Challenge related to the seminar topic concludes the course. This Challenge should lead to a final product or activity that is mandatory for the final passing, e.g. an essay or a meaningful activity outside the classroom related to the seminar topic, like giving a presentation to another audience, shooting of a short film, engaging with actvists or researchers related to Namibia and Germany.


Teilnahmevoraussetzungen
Keine