Just Transition
Society (HALIS)

Sustainable Materials
Technology (CSME)

Labs
 

Transfer-
incubator

Opencast mining in rural areas.

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.

Opencast mining in rural areas.
Interdisciplinary dialog. Photo: Gpoint Studio, Anna Bizon

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

 

  1. Just Transition Society (HALIS)
  2. Sustainable Materials Technology (CSME)
  3. Labs
  4. Transferincubator
Organizational chart of the Just Transition Center Graphic: agenturkappa

Funding

The projects are funded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt as part of the European Union’s “Just Transition Fund”.