Supporting students

Network for involved students

There is a number of different sustainability related student organisations at the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers. Most of them are associated to the different student unions in the city.
The organisations arrange different activities, such as lectures, workshops, movie screenings, debates, bike days, study visits and much more. They also work to improve the universities sustainability efforts in different ways by being part of campus development and working for integrating sustainability into all education programs.

As part of our mission, we coordinate an informal network for students involved in different student-led sustainability oriented organisations, projects and groups. The network meets once a month to discuss potential collaboration projects and exchange knowledge. The network is open for student-led, not-for-profit, projects and organisations at the two universities that are working with any of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Are you running an organisation or project and want to join the network? Contact us! You find our contact details at the end of this page.

The following projects and organisations are currently members in the network:

• Chalmers Students for Sustainability
• Chalmers Women's Association
• Engineers without Boarders Student group Chalmers
• GU-Fem
• GUS Hållbarhetsnätverk
• Handels Council for Sustainability
• Handels Students for Sustainability
• Klimatstudenterna Göteborg (Climate Students)
• NFGL Gothenburg - Sustainability Board
• Pedagogen Students for Sustainability Group
• Sahlgrenska Academy Students for Sustainability
• Science Students for Sustainability
• Social Science Environmental Student Association
• Student Sustainability Coordinators at University of Gothenburg
• The Society of International Affairs
• Urban Gardening at Global Studies
• Vegan Student Association Gothenburg
• Veggie at my place project
   

The student organisations are happy to welcome new students to join the organisations! By joining a sustainability organisation, you can make a change for a better world, acquire project management skills, communications skills and group dynamics, have lots of fun and of course make new friends! If there is no student organisation on your faculty we are happy to help you start one
 

Start and run a project or organisation

The Student Sustainability Hub can support you if you want to start a new sustainability focused project or organisation. We can help you with issues related to project development, organizational matters, and communication. Already existing projects and organisations can also use our offices as meeting or event venues. For more information about the type of support we can provide, contact us and we will tell you more! You find our contact details at the end of this page.

Event and activities

Act Sustainable – the sustainability week at Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg.

All students at Chalmers and the University of Gothenburg are welcome to Act Sustainable every year. The week aims to inspire students and staff at the two universities to take action for sustainable development. The week takes place each fall. Read more about Act Sustainable here

Students as sustainability coordinators

To increase the student perspective in the university's sustainability work there are students employed as part of the environmental management system team. These student employees have over the years worked with tasks related to sustainability labelling of courses and programs, the university's travelling policy, environment audit and the sustainability week Act Sustainable. The concept is inspired by the international Green Office model where students become an active part in the sustainability work by being employed by the university. When we have available positions we advertise these on www.gu.se or in our social medias.

GUSTA – GU Sustainability Thesis Award

GUSTA - GU Sustainability Thesis Award recognizes outstanding student theses within sustainability. The award aims to motivate students to, in a critical way, work with sustainability issues and to gain more knowledge about a more sustainable future. All students on bachelor and masters (including magister) level are eligible for the award. Read more about GUSTA and how to apply

Event calendar

Student Hub, student organisations and other parts of the universities often organise interesting events and activities. We gather our own, and other interesting events in our event calendar on Facebook. Go to the event calendar on Facebook