Computer Science for Future -- Sustainability and Climate Protection in the Computer Science Courses of the HAW Hamburg

TL;DR

The paper discusses the CS4F initiative at HAW Hamburg, aiming to integrate sustainability and climate protection into computer science education to foster a paradigm shift and influence broader societal change.

Contribution

It introduces the CS4F initiative and emphasizes the role of students as key agents in transforming computer science teaching and research towards sustainability.

Findings

Students act as multipliers for sustainability in CS education

The initiative influences research, industry transfer, and institutional change

Reflects on the role of students in driving transformation

Abstract

Computer Science for Future (CS4F) is an initiative in the Department of Computer Science at HAW Hamburg. The aim of the initiative is a paradigm shift in the discipline of computer science, thus establishing sustainability goals as a primary leitmotif for teaching and research. The focus is on teaching since the most promising multipliers are the students of a university. The change in teaching influences our research, the transfer to business and civil society as well as the change in our own institution. In this article, we present the initiative CS4F and reflect primarily on the role of students as amplifiers in the transformation process of computer science.