oikos Newsletter
November '15

be informed - get involved - make a difference

Dear Reader,

oikees gathered from all over the globe at St Gallen and bonded over leadership, chapter management, sustainability and so much more! October was the month of the #oikosPM2015 and the #oikosFL2015 where people came together to #MakeEducationMatter. Social media sites were flooded with hashtags as each and every oikee shared snippets from their FutureLab and Presidents' Meeting journey. We first hosted the Presidents' Meeting and started oikos LEAP. Then, with the help of a fantastic FutureLab team, whom you can get to know in the 30 seconds with, and 120 participants we made, and continue, making education matter. With the FutureLab also came the launch of the oikos Theses Database. Read more about it below and spread the word, upload your thesis or thesis idea. Let's make a difference in the sustainability of theses around the world! 
November will be the penultimate month of 2015 and we have two important deadlines approaching. The first is the applications for the oikos PhD Fellowship in sustainability and finance. The second is the oikos Cases Programme. See more information on both below, under the Academic section.   

Enjoy the read and do not forget to mark your calendars with the many oikos events that are planned for the end of 2015 and beginning of 2016! 
 

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Presidents' Meeting 2015 - A Truly Inspiring Gathering 
On a warm afternoon, precisely October 23rd 2015, around 40 oikos presidents and representatives arrived at St. Gallen's train station with bags full of enthusiasm, expectations and the urge to learn. On the other side of the city, the Youth Hostel was ready to welcome them! Read more...


The FutureLab 2015 - Literally Making Education Matter 

We are an important step closer to making education matter and could not have done it without more than 120 enthusiastic and driven participants from 20 countries and 4 continents. Now it is time to act in our local chapters. If you couldn't join us,  be inspired by John Elkington's address to the oikos community and read impressions written by oikos Vienna and the University of St. Gallen.  We are, moreover, constantly updating our EdCast page with insights, articles, interviews and videos from the conference. Stayed tuned! 

Register NOW for the LEAP Webinar with Julian Treasure
On December 9th, 5pm (CET),  Julian Treasure will address oikos LEAP participants in a webinar on how to communicate effectivively, special attention to listening and speaking well. Watch his TED.com talk and register to attend via our website!

 

Launching the oikos Theses Hub!

Welcome to the oikos Theses Hub – our online platform to share research on sustainability in economics, finance, and management among bachelor, master and PhD students worldwide. With tens of thousands of students writing a thesis every year, and with a growing number among them focusing on aspects of sustainability, we are delighted to welcome you here to share your own work and explore the research of others on these topics. Explore it and upload your thesis or thesis proposal! 

 

Around the Table to Discuss Energy and Finance

For investments in renewable energy consumers, electric utilities as well as private and institutional investors use a wide range of financial instruments. In the past few years, innovative models like leasing, power purchase agreements, green bonds, yieldcos and crowdfunding – “renewable energy finance 2.0” – have moved up the agenda in this context. On October 20th, we invited 22 participants from academia, business, policymaking, NGOs and the media to discuss these instruments during a roundtable in Zurich, Switzerland.

New Opportunities to Join the oikos Team! 
Stay connected and be platform for oikees all over the globe! 
Join the oikos team going into the new year. We are looking for new members for our Newsteam and further opportunities can always be found by clicking on 'read more'. 



 

oikos Alumni

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oikos Alumni Debates in Zurich: the Future of Food!

When you think of oikos, you think about sustainability. You think about our passions for multi-culturalism, being entrepreneurial, we love food and constantly staying open minded and debating our ideas. All these elements were present at our oikos Alumni Debates in Zurich on Monday 12 October.

Get involved!

Being actively part of the oikos alumni network offers plenty of opportunities! Check the oikos Alumni Kit  for learning how to get involved. We are looking forward to hearing from you! Moreover, your ideas, remarks and questions are very important to us, so please take a few minutes to answer our questions. Click on the following link to start the survey.


 LinkedIn for Alumni
Are you an alumna/alumnus? Keep in touch via Linkedin.
 


 

oikos Academic

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The oikos Case Competition - Join for the 2016 Edition!

oikos is delighted to announce the call for cases for the 2016 edition of the oikos Case Writing Competition. The competition promotes the creation of high quality teaching cases in three tracks:

• Sustainable Finance 
• Corporate Sustainability
• Social Entrepreneurship

The competition awards prizes to the first (5'000 CHF), second (2'000 CHF) and third (1'000 CHF) leading cases of each track. The deadline for submissions is December 1st, 2015. Find the call here.. We look forward to receiving your cases!

 

Call for an oikos PhD Fellow in Finance and Sustainability

oikos and the University of Zurich are inviting applications from qualified candidates for an oikos PhD Fellowship, starting in February 2016. The fellowship will provide a 3-year grant for a PhD focused on “Finance and Sustainability” at the University of Zurich. Apply now! 

 

30 seconds with...

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Adrian Von Jagow, Renee Horster and Theresa  Zockler, Organising Team, oikos FutureLab 2015

Dear oikos Community,
 
The FutureLab experience as an organizer is fundamentally different to the experience as a participant. You don’t talk to the other participants about the speakers, but to the speakers about the participants. You don’t follow the interaction in the discussion as much as the hands people put up to participate in it. Instead of perceiving the ambience at the location, you create it by dimming the lights.

We can’t stress it enough: The FutureLab is more than just a two day conference. Its conception is intended as a catalyst for many activities in the oikos network. And so we owe much of its success so far and its impact to come to everyone involved in the individual sessions. That includes Learning Circle Managers, the emerging Alumni Network, our Partners, of course the Executive Board and everyone who helped to make the FutureLab logistically a success.

Read more about their experience here.
  
Theresa, Renée and Adrian