Organizers: Novia University of Applied Science & The Finnish National Resource Centre for ESD in Higher Education coordinated by Åbo Akademi University, in co-operation with the BUP-secretariat in Uppsala

Hosted by: Novia University of Applied Science

A seminar on Tools for Responsibility & Sustainability in Higher Education at Novia University of Applied Sciences in Tammisaari/ Ekenäs, Finland.

Preliminary programme

All times and session contents may be subject to change Sustainable innovations & Innovative sustainability

Wednesday, October 15th
10.30 - 11.00 Registration & coffee
11.00 - 11.15 Welcome to Novia University of Applied Sciences
11.30 - 12.00 Key note: Environmental Management at the Finnish Ministry of Defence (NN)
12.00 - 13.00 Presentation of the participants
13.00 - 13.45 Lunch
13.45 - 14.45 Launching of the BUP-produced multimedia project around “Global Sustainability, Responsibility and Citizenship”. Professor Lars Rydén
14.45 - 15.30 Keynote (NN) Topics: Environmental and Sustainability Policies in the Baltic Sea Region
15.30 - 17.00 Poster sessions on current cases on education, research and development projects around sustainability issues presented by the participants * (Coffee onsite)
17.00 City tour in Ekenäs/Tammisaari
19.00 Reception by the city of Ekenäs/Tammisaari at “Bryggmans källare”
Welcome words by the city mayor Mårten Johansson

Thursday, October 16th
09.00 - 09.45 News from the Baltic University Programme. Director Christine Jakobsson
09.45 - 10.30 Sustainability at Universities: Two cases of implementing Environmental Management Systems (EMS) at academic institutions: Eddi EMS at Göteborg University & Tove Holm: EMS at Novia University of Applied Sciences
10.30 - 10.45 Coffee
10.45 - 12.45 Short papers on “Innovative sustainability/ sustainable innovations at university level”: Current cases on education, research and development projects around sustainability issues presented by the participants*
12.45 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 14.30 Short papers (continuing)
14.30 - 14.45 Coffee
14.45 - 16.00 Discussion and proposals on forthcoming ESD-related events and R&D projects for sustainability
16.00 Closing of the seminar

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