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 Warmer days have begun with March already here. While you book your tickets for the Spring Meeting in Hamburg to #UseYourPower, don't forget to check out how to compensate your CO2 emissions. Read more about it in our Podio Intranet, where you can now also look out for a carpool or a couch to sleep. Thanks to the dozens of active contributors, good news now spread faster: Did you know, you can now plant a tree with every couple of web searches with Ecosia? Assignment writing just became a force for good! If you can't make it to Hamburg, look out for other possibilities to stay in touch, like the Webinar on "Leading for More Sustainable Education" with Geoff Scott. Lastly, read all about the Asia Meet in the 30 Seconds section.
Don't forget that 2017 is also the year that marks 30 years of oikos. We have a lot of exciting activities planned, so stay updated by following us on Facebook and Twitter.
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oikos Students
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Together We Can: Kolkata Hosted oikos Asia Meet 2017
The oikos Asia Meet 2017 was all about learning. It facilitated learning processes among the oikos regional chapters and served as a platform for sharing best practices and lessons learned in sustainability from developed nations for developing nations and vice-versa. Read about the thought-provoking debates and activities in the field of sustainable development.
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See you at the oikos Spring Meeting 2017 in Hamburg
The Spring Meeting is coming closer and we are very proud to say that more than 130 oikees from all over the world will attend this great meeting. Together we will dicuss the challenges of consumption, learning about great existing ideas and create new projects that will help to establish sustainable consumption patterns. Stay tuned by joining the Facebook event.
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Join the oikos Germany Meeting 2017 in Bayreuth
To Grow Or Not To Grow is the topic of our next Germany Meeting in May in Bayreuth. Join the discussion on degrowth with Dr. Helmut Federmann, look at different initiatives in the city of Bayreuth that can help to change society, create things with your own hands and have an inspiring trip to the botanical gardens. Don’t miss opportunity, register by: 31st of March.
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Join our Webinar "Leading for More Sustainable Education"
Three Webinars of the oikos LEAP Leadership Program are open to all oikos members.
Up next is Geoffrey Scott, Emeritus Professor at the University of Western Sydney. Geoff will take us through his life-long experience in pushing universities to implement sustainability at its core -- past its imagined boundaries. Join the Facebook Event to receive the call details.
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oikos Alumni
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"Don't expect a revolution"
The oikos alumni debate online on “Renewing Global Energy: Revolution or Evolution?” took place on February 22nd. It was a true oikos product: made by alumni for alumni. Three panelists shared their insights into how the global transition to renewables may play out: Nils Bennemann, Ralph Ripken and Aanal Patwari. The debate was moderated by Benedikt Lemke.
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Get Involved!
The oikos alumni network offers plenty of opportunities for former oikos members! Reconnect with friends and meet new people who share common values. To know who the oikos alum representative is for your region click 'read more'. If you want to become a representative in your city, check the call here. To stay up to date, join the Alumni LinkedIn group here. |
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Upstarting Scholars can now apply to the Finance Academy 2017
oikos and the Department of Banking and Finance at the University of Zurich will convene the 7th oikos Young Scholar Finance Academy from September 4 to 6, 2017, in Zurich, Switzerland. Upstarting researchers will get to present and discuss their works with peers and renowned faculty. Details on how to apply can be found on our website. Deadline for applications is May 1.
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oikos and PRME Announce New Partnership
oikos and PRME have signed a Memorandum to intensify their relationship and advance their missions through a strategic partnership. As a first result of this collaboration, the oikos Research Hub will be renamed to oikos PRME Research Hub and promoted by both organizations. Upload your thesis now or browse the database for sustainability research.
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30 Seconds with...
 Bhavana Surapaneni, President of oikos Kolkata
Hello!!
A few of you know me from the Future Lab 2016. A big "Hi" to all those wonderful oikees out there, I am Bhavana from the Kolkata Chapter (and soon to be an alumna).
Some experiences stay with you forever, latched safely as a memory. Organizing the oikos Asia Meet 2017 was one such experience.
It all started with a discussion with Ankit during FutureLab 2016. While discussing themes for the Asia Meet, we were thinking of topics which would resonate with all oikos chapters and not just the Asian ones. We thought "Together We Can" would be a great theme to bring oikees closer. Levan was very enthusiastic about the idea and pitched in to give great inputs.
The most exciting part of organising was visualising the event, and planning the field trip to Mousuni island. Another exciting but challenging part was finding the right panelists (and how great they were!) The biggest challenge was finding the right time to do it. We finally ended up scheduling the event just before our final exams. Other challenges we faced were sponsorship and last minute cancellations.
It is important to have a great team to pitch in with ideas, support in execution and make organising the event super fun! To hear comments like “We do not have such amazing panelists in our conferences in Europe” made all the effort totally worthwhile.
I would like to thank Levan, Ankit and Sanober for their support, oikos Kolkata team for the great job done and all the participants for making this event so memorable.
I hope you all have a great time at the upcoming Spring Meeting!
Until we meet again, Alvida (Bye)
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Outlook
16 March 9am CET: "Leading for Sustainable Education" oikos LEAP Webinar (online)
23 - 26 March: oikos Spring Meeting 2017, "USE YOUR POWER - Empowering Young Leaders for Sustainable Decisions."
Hamburg, Germany
12 - 14 May: oikos Germany Meeting 2017.
Bayreuth, Germany
04 - 06 September: oikos Young Scholars Finance Academy.
Zurich, Switzerland
For more events check our website here
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