Just Transition
Society (HALIS)
Sustainable Materials
Technology (CSME)
Labs
Transfer-
incubator
Save the Date: JTC meets Mansfeld-Südharz region
The researchers in our innovation teams want to work closely with the region’s stakeholders, jointly identify challenges and needs and develop solutions. To this end, there will be the opportunity for intensive exchange across the disciplines: geosciences, social sciences, biochemistry, energy science and law. We look forward to your visit!
When: June 5, 2025, 13:00 to approx. 17:00
Where: Festscheune Röblingen, Pfarrstraße 8,
06317 Seegebiet Mansfelder Land
Participation free of charge
Program overview
13:00-13:30 pm – Opening and greetings
- André Schröder, District Administrator MSH (requested)
Michael Schumann, - Structural Change Officer (requested)
- Alfred Funk, Chancellor of Martin Luther University (requested)
13: 30-15:00 – Panel discussion
“Challenges and opportunities for change in Mansfeld-Südharz”
With contributions from:
- Dr. Mathias Stein (CO₂ storage & soil recultivation)
- PD Dr. Ralf Halama (raw material petrology)
- Dr. Anke Schwarz (post-industrial futures)
- Dr. Larissa Fleischmann (demographic change & immigration)
As well as representatives of regional projects and initiatives (including Standortentwicklungsgesellschaft MSH, Schaubergwerk – requested)
15:00-15:30 – Coffee break
15:30-17:00 – Revier-Dialog:
Tackling future issues together
Exchange and networking with JTC researchers
17:00 – End of the event
Due to limited capacity, registration is required.
About us
The European Center of Just Transition Research and Impact-Driven Transfer (JTC) deals with questions of the day after tomorrow for a just, sustainable and climate-neutral transition. This transfer is a two-way process between science, society and business, in which scientific findings are translated into practical innovations and practical experiences are examined in research.
Innovation teams
The aim of the JTC is to find research-based, practice-oriented solutions for the specific challenges and needs of the post-mining region of Central Germany. This is the aim of 17 innovation teams, which are made up of interdisciplinary members from the humanities and social sciences as well as the natural and material sciences at Martin Luther University. The innovation teams are an interface between theory and practice and thus actively promote transfer and start-up orientation.
Incubator
The JTC is an incubator for business start-ups in which current scientific approaches are combined with acute social needs in an innovative way and business areas are developed for the future. In terms of a just transition, the incubator is primarily for the structural change region in southern Saxony-Anhalt. Spin-offs and transfer relationships between regional players are particularly promoted, for example with innovation and location scouting.
Graduate School
Transfer, entrepreneurship and low-threshold training of transfer skills are an integral part of the planned Graduate School.
Structure
The JTC is divided into four demand- and application-oriented scientific work and innovation areas
- Just Transition Society (HALIS)
- Sustainable Materials Technology (CSME)
- Labs
- Transferincubator
Funding
The projects are funded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt as part of the European Union’s “Just Transition Fund”.