Other Event Archive

• oikos Curriculum Academy 2020 – 3rd April 2020 to 5th April 2020

  The oikos Curriculum Academy is a 3-day workshop for students, early career researchers, faculty representatives and other stakeholders, developed and facilitated by oikos student members. Its main purpose is to reflect and learn about innovative economics and management programs and teaching approa...

• Role of Universities in Addressing Societal Challenges & Fostering Democracy – 2nd April 2020 to 4th April 2020

  The Role of Universities in Addressing Societal Challenges and Fostering Democracy: Inclusion, Migration, and Education for Citizenship  The public and democratic role of universities has become an increasingly relevant topic in recent years in light of social, political and economic developments...

• Commitments for Future - Sustainability in Higher Education – 30th March 2020 to 3rd April 2020

  Freie Universität Berlin is the first university in Germany to declare a climate emergency and thus to join renowned international universities that make the topic of climate protection and  sustainability the focus of their institutional practice. In 2019, social movements raised awareness of cl...

• The Role of Universities in Addressing Societal Challenges and Fostering Democracy – 2nd April 2020 to 3rd April 2020

  The Role of Universities in Addressing Societal Challenges and Fostering Democracy: Inclusion, Migration, and Education for Citizenship The public and democratic role of universities has become an increasingly relevant topic in recent years in light of social, political and economic developments,...

• UAS Spring Campus Conference 2020 – 30th March 2020 to 3rd April 2020

  Spring Campus Conference 2020: "Commitments for Future: Sustainability in Higher Education" We are delighted to announce that the calls for abstracts for oral & poster presentations for the 5th Spring Campus Conference of the University Alliance for Sustainability: "Commitments for Future: Sustai...

• Food Waste - Small Group Meeting – 1st April 2020 to 2nd April 2020

  The Small Group Meetings are an initiative by EuroCHRIE to support an in-depth exchange of ideas on special topics in the field of hospitality and tourism.  FOOD WASTE The small group meeting (SGM) will be on the topic of food waste as one of society’s greatest financial, economic and et...

• Global Virtual Conference - Epidemiology and economics of coronavirus – 30th March 2020

  The COVID-19 global health pandemic is rapidly changing the ways we live and work. In the age of sustainable development and at a time when the world is working towards achieving the SDGs, this disease is complicating SDG implementation efforts as well as posing a real risk to achieving targets on c...

• Earth Hour – 28th March 2020

  Started by WWF and partners as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour is now one of the world's largest grassroots movements for the environment, engaging millions of people in more than 180 countries and territories. It has become a catalyst for positive environmental impact, dri...

• Women in Public Sector Leadership 2020: Breaking Down Barriers To Success – 26th March 2020

  Although it is encouraging that women have made up more than half of all civil servants since 2001, only 43% of senior civil servants are women. While there has been an upward trend in the proportion of female senior civil servants, the same cannot be said for heads of departments, with only six out...

• Heat and Decentralised Energy Conference 2020 – 25th March 2020

  The Heat and Decentralised Energy Conference 2020 will focus on levelling up with local energy. Decentralised energy is local energy: from demand side response operating on air conditioners in the high street supermarket, to local energy centres serving district heat networks, to the smart systems m...

• The Geneva Challenge – 23rd March 2020

  The Geneva Challenge is a project that aims to encourage interdisciplinary problem solving analysis among master students on advancing human development within the scope of a relevant topic. This year, students are invited to develop analysis-based proposals on "The Challenges of Social Inclusion...

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Conference 2020 – 17th March 2020 to 19th March 2020

  2020 will see Advance HE bring together the annual EDI conference with the biannual Scottish conference into a three day conference with the theme – Courageous conversations and adventurous approaches: creative thinking in tackling inequality. Supported by the Scottish Funding Council. T...

• Higher Education Governance and Leadership Conference 2020 – 12th March 2020

  The Annual Higher Education Governance and Leadership Conference 2020 will explore the latest updates and best practice in delivering outstanding governance and leadership structures capable of maximising the impact of decision making across the higher education landscape. Delegates will hear fro...

• Repair Cafe Conference – 12th March 2020

  Background The 1st Repair Café was established in 2009 in the Netherlands as a grassroots, community-led approach to extending the life of products. Since then the concept has expanded significantly. According to the Repair Cafe Foundation there are now over 2010 Repair Cafes in the world, with n...

• The Animal Gaze Constructed 2020 – 6th March 2020 to 7th March 2020

  https://www.animalgaze.org/ The aesthetics of animal politics. David Attenborough's cinematography. Speeches at Glastonbury. Instagram activism. From space, the chained night lights of our huge, interconnected cities burn and glow in a gigantic lock-in. Hockey-stick curve in human population gr...

• 2nd GUNi International Conference on SDGs: Higher Education and Science take action – 5th March 2020 to 6th March 2020

  After a successful first edition of the International Conference on SDGs: Actors and Implementation, GUNi will be holding the second edition of the GUNi International Conference on Sustainable Development Goals: Higher Education and Science Take Action on the 5th and 6th of March 2020 at Universitat...

• Accelerating the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa – 5th March 2020 to 6th March 2020

  Despite the fact that teaching and research on the SDGs important, and may deliver decision-making tools for future oriented action and for a sustainable society, there is at present a need to strenghten and accelerate the initiatives from African higher education institutions in this key area. I...

• 20/20 Vision - Education – 28th February 2020

  Join Veolia at 20/20 Vision: Education to find out about the latest policy changes, better ways to reduce and recycle waste, improving energy efficiency and how to future-proof your institution. For full details, click here....

• London Student Sustainability Conference 2020 – 27th February 2020

  The London Student Sustainability Conference is returning on Thursday 27 February 2020! After a successful conference last year, we’re looking forward to welcoming students, staff, professionals and members of the public to find out more about the work which is inspiring positive impacts in th...

• Smart Ventilation – 24th February 2020

  This workshop is similar to, and builds on the experience of, previous events held at the Universities of Birmingham and Bristol which received great feedback from attendees. It explores how developments in information, management, technology and other areas are creating opportunities to greatly red...