First voluntary ecological year at the University of Passau starts in 2025!
First voluntary ecological year at the University of Passau starts in 2025!
From autumn 2024, the University of Passau will offer a voluntary ecological year (FÖJ) for the first time, which opens up the opportunity to get involved in various areas of environmental and nature conservation. reports that this one-year voluntary service has been designed especially for young people in Bavaria and has existed for 30 years. The application for the implementation of the FÖJ at the university has already been approved, and the support is made by the Evangelical Youth Bavaria (EJB), one of the four carrier organizations of the program.
The FöJ pursues the goal of introducing interns in the topics of nature, climate and environmental protection as well as education for sustainable development (ESN). Participants not only gain practical experience, but also take part in seminars who promote their personal and professional development. Activities at the University of Passau include the planning of events, ecological vegetable cultivation, environmental education and ESD as well as office and organizational work.
offers and projects
Some of the projects carried out as part of the FÖJ are the sustainable weeks, the campus bag demia and the initiative "BNE makes school - Network future Passau". Maximilian Dederer, who recently graduated from high school Leopoldinum, is the first intern in the new program.
The application phase for the FÖJ 2025/26 has already started. The period for this FöJ extends from 01.09.2025 to August 31, 2026. The first application round ends on February 15, 2025, the second on May 14, 2025. In addition to the University of Passau, there are numerous other job points in the city and in the district of Passau, for example the house on the electricity in Jochenstein.
variety of possible uses
The FÖJ is suitable for young people between the ages of 16 and 26 who are looking for an engagement in institutions of nature and environmental protection or environmental education. The website foej-bayern.de offers a comprehensive overview of the Bavarian points of use and current vacancies. The participants bring in their own ideas and have the opportunity to become active in various fields of activity.
- Educational and public relations: seminars, excursions and workshops.
- Forest and forest work: practical care work in forestry.
- Practical nature conservation tasks: maintenance of biotopes and landscapes.
- ecological agriculture: cooperation on bioholes and vegetable cultivation.
- Technical environmental protection, research and laboratory: cooperation in research projects.
The specific participation requirements for the FÖJ include the fulfillment of the full-time school obligation, the possibility of starting before the age of 26, as well as no specific school leaving certificate.
Overall, the FÖJ offers a practice-oriented year that is not only beneficial for the personal development of the participants, but also makes numerous valuable contributions for nature and environmental protection. stmas.bayern.de emphasizes that approx. 180 points of operation in Bavaria are available to enable young people a varied and educational year.
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