RCE Munich - 2022

GMIN²T Area Project Munich & Region and Hangzhou & Region
CSV
Basic Information
Title of project : 
GMIN²T Area Project Munich & Region and Hangzhou & Region
Submitting RCE: 
RCE Munich
Contributing organization(s) : 
• MUC Labs
• LernortLabor, Bundesverband der Schülerlabore
• PMI Germany Chapter (Project Management Institute)
• RCE Hangzhou
• Hanns Seidel Stiftung (Vertretung Zhejiang & Munich)
• Lehrerfortbildungszentrum der Provinz Zhejiang
• Wasserwirtschaftsamt Rosenheim
Focal point(s) and affiliation(s)
Name: 
Sabine Leise
Organizational Affiliation: 
project manager
E-mail: 
sabine.leise@bene-muenchen.de
Format of project: 
citizien science, projects for students
Language of project: 
german, english, chinese
Date of submission:
Monday, August 29, 2022
Web link: 
https://www.bene-muenchen.de/gmin2t-flaechenprojekt-muenchen-und-region/
Additional resources: 
https://www.bene-muenchen.de/digitaler-projektaustausch/
https://www.bene-muenchen.de/gmin%c2%b2t-flaechenprojekt-ignaz-guenther-gymnasium/
https://www.bene-muenchen.de/pmi-germany-chapter/
Does this project link to any education and/or sustainable development policy or policies?: 
No
Geographical & Education Information
Region: 
Global
Country: 
China
Germany
Location(s): 
Munich, Bavaria, region of Hangzhou
Address of focal point institution for project: 
RCE BenE München
Ledererstr. 17
80331 München
Ecosystem(s):
Urban/Peri-urban
Target Audience:
Community, Secondary, Teacher Ed., TVET, Youth (Informal)
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area : 
Munich is a large city with over 1.5 million inhabitants. Munich is located in the federal state of Bavaria, in the south of Germany. Munich is a center for culture, politics, science and media and numerous companies have their headquarters here. The foothills of the Alps offer many opportunities for excursions into the beautiful nature.
Description of sustainable development challenge(s) in the area the project addresses: 
The GMIN²T area project combines the classic STEM subjects (mathematics, computer science, natural science, technology) with the humanities (GMINT). The central theme in the projects is sustainability or sustainable development, which is expressed by the "N2" (GMIN2T).

In this way, scientific questions are embedded in an overall context and, for example, social or cultural contexts are also included.
Questions in this context are relevant in every region of the world.
Contents
Status: 
Ongoing
Period: 
June, 2019
Rationale: 
We are at the very beginning of a new age. The stable modern dogma of the separation between natural sciences & humanities is increasingly reaching its limits in times of globalization, digitalization & the increasing challenges of environmental problems. At the same time, however, this offers the opportunity to illustrate that it is precisely here that dynamics emerge. These boundaries should therefore not be understood as separating, but rather as connecting points of contact. It is therefore a question of interfaces that form precisely at those points where future challenges can no longer be mastered on the basis of individual disciplines. We are convinced that it is above all at these boundaries or interfaces that progress in science takes place.
Objectives: 
Sustainable development and transformation knows no borders; it must be thought of and implemented in larger contexts. The GMIN²T area project Munich & Region is an urban-rural project between schools from the state capital Munich and schools from neighboring cities and districts. It promotes the exchange between city and country and strengthens the inter-communal and international cooperation through cooperations in the GMIN2T area.
Activities and/or practices employed: 
The GMIN²T area project combines the classical MINT subjects (mathematics, computer science, natural science, technology) with the humanities (GMINT). The central theme in the projects is sustainability or sustainable development, which is expressed by the "N2" (GMIN2T).
Pupils explore their environment: The GMIN²T area project Munich & Region is based on the Citizen Science approach. Participating school projects collect measurement data on specific research questions. The projects present themselves to each other and the students exchange their findings, connections and solutions to problems. Together, they advocate for public awareness of their project findings. In doing so, they examine society's perception of the problem.
Research in international dialogue: The school projects can participate in an international exchange between German and Chinese schools. The students present their projects to each other in a digital dialog. They compare prerequisites, approaches and methods, present their results and discuss their projects with each other.
Size of academic audience: 
~ 100 persons (including teachers, students, citizens)
Results: 
The projects have very different topics and thus enable different results. The pilot project deals with the topic of temperature and oxygen content in the flowing water body "Mangfall". The project results will be made available to the local water management office after the project results have been completed. The project ends at the end of July 2023.
Lessons learned: 
The cooperation between civil society actors, administration and school projects is a positive challenge in which all participants achieve great learning successes.
Key messages: 
Citizien Science projects with collaborations between students, administration and civil society with an international digital student exchange with Chinese students
Relationship to other RCE activities: 
RCE Hangzhou
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
(https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) and other themes of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
SDG 1 - End poverty in all its forms everywhere 
Indirect
SDG 2 - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture 
Indirect
SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages 
Indirect
SDG 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 
Direct
SDG 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 
Indirect
SDG 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 
Direct
SDG 7 - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 
Direct
SDG 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all 
Indirect
SDG 9 - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, and foster innovation 
Indirect
SDG 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries 
Indirect
SDG 11 - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 
Direct
SDG 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 
Indirect
SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 
Direct
SDG 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 
Direct
SDG 15 - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss 
Direct
SDG 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels 
Indirect
SDG 17 - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development 
Direct
Theme
Disaster Risk Reduction 
Direct
Traditional Knowledge  
Direct
Agriculture 
Direct
Arts 
Indirect
Curriculum Development 
Direct
Ecotourism 
Indirect
Forests/Trees 
Direct
Plants & Animals 
Direct
Waste 
Indirect
ESD for 2030-Priority Action Areas
Priority Action Area 1 - Advancing policy 
state: 
Indirect
Priority Action Area 2 - Transforming learning and training environments 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 3 - Developing capacities of educators and trainers 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 4 - Mobilizing youth 
state: 
Direct
Priority Action Area 5 - Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level 
state: 
Direct
Update: 
No
I acknowledge the above: 
Yes