Nyhet: 2017-11-16
On the 14th of November 2017, the student sustainability coordinators, in collaboration with the environmental management team at GMV, organized a half day forum on the theme Sustainability in Higher Education. The overall purpose of the event was to launch a platform that brought different actors (students, staff, faculties, researchers) together and discussed how to address and systematically integrate sustainability within University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. This first initiative attempted to create synergy and familiarity among key actors for future collaboration on sustainability initiatives.
The first half of the event consisted of inspiring lectures and presentation of 
good practices by senior staff, student leaders and other active students. The second half allowed participants to brainstorm and closely discuss questions that focus on creating synergy among faculty at both universities by identifying common areas of interest and by maximizing students’ involvement in sustainability.
The event was attended by thirty four participants, staff and students, representing different disciplines from both universities. This diversified nature of the participants resulted in a productive discussion that yielded multiple ideas and strategies to be implemented and addressed in the upcoming forum in the Spring season. The organizing team is determined to periodically organize successive forums and establish a culture of dialogue around sustainability in higher education. The forum ended with an evaluation session and a decision on the month of the next event, March 2018.
På bilden: Martin Ahrin-Larsson, Miljöbron
