Institut für Strukturwandel und Nachhaltigkeit (HALIS)

October 2025
22. October 2025 , 18:00 - 20:00

Leipzig University: GlobeColloquium “Energy’s History. Toward a Global Canon”

ReCentGlobe Nikolaistraße 6-10, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

The sociologist Daniela Ruß (Leipzig University) and the geographer Thomas Turnbull (Max-Planck-Institute for the History of Science, Berlin) present and discuss their new book "Energy's History. Toward a Global Canon". How have people conceptualized, used, and politically negotiated energy throughout history? The volume provides new perspectives on the many facets of energy history and its […]
December 2025
5. December 2025 , 18:00 - 19:00

Book presentation: Environment & Archive: Oppositional Surroundings in the GDR

Daniel Wolter examines photographic collections of the GDR opposition in “Oppositionelle Umgebungen in der DDR” and shows how environmental destruction and the environmental movement are reflected in the visual material. At the book presentation on December 5 at CittiPunkt Berlin, he and Luise Meier will discuss resistant ecologies and archived legacies.
February 2026
26. February , 16:10 - 17:40

“Conflict – Space – Emotion: Understanding and working with local conflicts”

Fachhochschule Erfurt, Fakultät Architektur und Stadtplanung

In Erfurt, researchers and practitioners will come together at the end of February 2026 for the LoKoNet conference “Conflict – Space – Emotion: Understanding and working with local conflicts”.
March 2026
8. March , 11:00 - 15:00

Exhibition opening: “Women in structural change”

JTC-Projektbüro Zeitz Neumarkt 3, Zeitz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

The exhibition combines regional practice and scientific perspective, portrays committed women from the region, and highlights belonging, scope for action, and equality.
25. March , 14:30 - 16:30

Coming and Staying – Tensions Between Rupture and Continuity in Regional Structural Change

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, München

From 22–25 March 2026, the 30th Congress of the German Educational Research Association (DGfE) will take place in Munich under the theme “Brüche.” The Innovation Team A4 from the Just Transition Center (JTC) will be participating.
April 2026
15. April , 16:30 - 20:00

JTC-Dialog “Pollutions & Solutions”

Bio-Zentrum Halle (Saale Weinbergweg 22, Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

Pollutions & Solutions – Minimise Risks of Environmental Contamination, Use Ressources and Shape Change Together How can we better understand and minimise the risks posed by environmental contamination – whilst at the same time developing new approaches to managing contaminated resources? This question is at the heart of the JTC Dialogue “Pollutions & Solutions”. The […]
28. April , 14:00 - 17:00

Second JTC-EU-Networking Conference

Find impulses, collaborations, and concrete common paths to a Just Transition in Europe.
June 2026
8. June , 17:00 - 20:00

Closing Reception Travelling Exhibition “Women in Structural Change”

Franckesche Stiftungen Franckeplatz 1, Halle (Saale), Germany

Closing reception for first stop of the travelling exhibition "Frauen im Strukturwandel", Hochschullernwerkstatt at Franckesche Stiftungen.
17. June - 19. June

Writing Workshop: Hydropolitical Geographies: Critical Perspectives on Water in a Changing Climate

JTC LegalTech Lab Große Steinstraße 79/80, Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

In June 2026, team A6 of the Just Transition Center will host an international writing workshop which brings together around 20 international scholars from human geography and related disciplines to discuss ongoing research on water governance amid socio-ecological transformations.
17. June , 16:30 - 20:00

JTC-Dialog “Industrial Culture and Mining Heritage”

Weinberg Campus Innovation Hub Weinberg 23, Halle (Saale), Germany

Industriekultur und Bergbauerbe im Mitteldeutschen Revier stehen aktuell vor vielfältigen Herausforderungen und Entwicklungschancen. Eine stärkere Vernetzung zwischen Standorten und Akteur*innen sowie gemeinsame Strategien und mehr Sichtbarkeit bieten großes Potenzial für die Weiterentwicklung der Industriekulturregion. Der Dialog möchte Raum bieten, um diese Themen gemeinsam zu diskutieren, Perspektiven auszutauschen und Ansätze für stärkere Kooperationen im Strukturwandel zu entwickeln.
July 2026
3. July , 17:00 - 4. July , 0:00

Science Night 2026

Innovationspavillon, Universitätsplatz Universitätsplatz, Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

On July 3, 2026, it will be that time again: Halle will host the Long Science Night. And the JTC will be there for the second time!
20. July - 24. July

EASA2026 Drawing Lab “Drawing the line: Ethno-Graphic encounters in times of conflict and polarization”

Adam Mickiewicz University Collegium Historicum (Wydział Historii UAM), ul. Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 7, Poznán, Poland

How can we encounter, translate, and witness reality across divides? This experimental lab invites participants of all skill levels to join an ethnoGraphic experiment exploring collaborative modes of seeing, sketching, and engaging as a means to build bridges in an increasingly polarized world.