Sustainable University Day

Sustainability in Campus Operations – An overview by SWS

Sustainability Week Switzerland (SWS) prepared an overview of actions to include sustainability in campus operations taken at Swiss Higher Education Institutions. Visit us and get inspired to act!

Information on the sustainability lab of Würzburg university

We will show information about the sustainability lab of Würzburg and hope to connect with like-minded people at the SUD.

Levi Rhomberg – Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

School for Transdisciplinary Studies (STS)

We would like to promote the inter- and transdisciplinary courses we offer to all UZH students and highlight some courses such as the Study Week "Sustainable Development and Transformation".

Robert Ermatinger – Universität of Zürich

Wie fühlst du dich mit Nachhaltigkeit an deiner Universität?

Aim at community engagement, we invites SUD participants to answer questions to 1) assessing how they perceive sustainability at their university, and 2) introducing their sustainability team and work

Marie-Lou Pijnenburg – ETH Zürich

Collective Work Between Artist and Environmental Scientists

By fostering collaboration between science and art and considering intersection of climate change and social issues, we strive to create a language of color for people to engage with climate topics.

Yue Wu – ZHdK

Plant-Based Universites

Plant-Based Universities is a student-led campaign holding universities accountable for research. We advocate for 100% plant-based catering to tackle the climate crisis and biodiversity loss.

Chantal Senn – Plant-Based Universities

Mycrobez

Wir präsentieren Mycrobez, einem Basler Clean-Tech Start-up, das Plastik als Verschleissmaterial im Massenmarkt ablösen und einen kreislaufwirtschaftlichen Materialstandard einführen will.

Linus Müller – mycrobez

Student Sustainability Commission & AVETH Sustainability

What does a sustainable university look like? We present a vision of a sustainable ETH Zurich from the perspective of students (SSC) and mid-level academic staff (AVETH Sustainability).

Carl Hemprich – ETH Zürich

Films for future - impact with films

Films have an incredible power to inform and touch. Films provide support, enlighten, allow us to empathize with others. The films for future Festival uses this potential to empower and active people.

Christina Marchand – ZHAW

Zurich Knowledge Center for Sustainable Development (ZKSD)

Das ZKSD bietet Raum für handlungsorientierte Forschungs-/Projekte für nachhaltige Entwicklung.

Livia Gygax – Universität Zürich

Cathérine Hartmann – ZHAW

SUPSI and FFHS sustainability reports

Covering the period 2022-2023, SUPSI and FFHS present the second sustainability report, a snapshot of the initiatives and good practices in favour of the different dimensions of sustainability.

Camilla Belfiore – SUPSI

Bref aperçu des activités chez VSN-FDD-FSS/VSS-UNES-USU

Présentation des différentes initiatives en cours au sein de nos organisations avec des flyers, articles, ...

VSN-FDD-FSS/VSS-UNES-USU

Young Voices: Early-Career Researchers on Sustainability

Based on interviews with early-career researchers, this presentation highlights visions to transform academia for sustainability by rethinking structures, incentives, and fostering engaged science

Sarah Keller – Universität Zürich

U Change funding programme

Overview of the projects supported by the funding programme (2021-2024), in the form of a geographical map of Switzerland. With QR codes giving access to project descriptions in three languages.

Lucrezia Oberli – U Change