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Dear Reader,
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Welcome to our newsletter!
Amid the summer heatwaves, let us tell you what oikos community has been up to embed sustainability into our education and practices.
In this August edition of our newsletter, learn about upcoming LEAP information call and read about Edutopia Summer Academy powered by oikos Vienna 2018. In the alumni segment of the newsletter we introduce Moritz Schwarz, oikos London alumnus who reminisced his time at oikos and told us about his career in sustainability .
In the “30 seconds with…” segment meet Katrine Tirsgaard Mortensen from oikos Copenhagen, who reflected on her oikos experience and on the importance of knowledge exchange between people from different parts of the world.
Do not forget to register for the oikos FutureLab 2018. This year, the FutureLab will take Place in Geneva on October 26-27.
Apply to join the oikos LEAP Advanced Track 2018/2019, that we kick off on 19-25 October with a first on-site meeting in Leysin, Switzerland.
Check out our guide with FAQs to navigate through oikos events in October: LEAP Meeting, Legislative Meeting, and FutureLab.
Enjoy this August edition of our newsletter and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter to stay updated!
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oikos Students
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LEAP Information Call
On August 13, 2018 at 7 pm CEST, oikos will host a LEAP Informational Call for all oikos members and alumni, who are eager to join LEAP Advanced. The LEAP team will explain the programme objectives, discuss the LEAP activities and timeline, and answer prospective participants’ lingering questions. Furthermore, LEAP alumni and coaches will talk about their experience and share their insights about the LEAP Advanced. Register for the call here
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Edutopia Summer Academy
Nearly a month ago the Edutopia Summer Academy in Vienna came to an end after 2 weeks of intensive workshops, interesting conversations and heart-warming hugs. It started with a week of learning what a collaboratory is and how to design one and continued with workshops on sustainable consumption, pluralism in economics and other topics. As a result, the participants formed a new prototype for higher management education and are now ready to take further steps.
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oikos Alumni
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Alumni Portrait
This month, we set down with Moritz Schwarz, an oikos London alumus to learn about his career in sustainability and oikos experience. “oikos has connected me to a group of young, dynamic people who never get tired to challenge the status quo. They look beyond the immediate future to think about what can shape society in the next decades to create a more sustainable world” - noted Moritz about the oikees.
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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 get to know who the oikos alumni 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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oikos Academic
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oikos PRME-Research Hub
Call for Contributions
The oikos-PRME Research Hub is a unique platform for students in economics and management at all levels (Bachelor, Master and PhD) to share research on sustainability related topics. The goal is clear: to encourage more and more students worldwide to write theses that address the sustainability challenges of our time.
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30 Seconds with...
Katrine Tirsgaard Mortensen, oikos Copenhagen
In a world shattered by the climate change, we need to take action. I, therefore, joined oikos Copenhagen a year and a half ago due to my interest in sustainability and, particularly, in the topic of Sustainable Business and Management. In addition, it was very motivating for me to work with dedicated people who share the same sentiments for sustainability.
In Copenhagen, I was lucky enough to become a member of the Develop Prize team, where I together with my teammates coordinated a social entrepreneurship competition. The competition asks students to develop a sustainable idea addressing one of the selected UN Sustainable Development Goals. Furthermore, in Spring I joined the Governance Working Group of oikos International.
We, oikees, as members of the international network, inspire and educate each other about different views on sustainability. But being a part of oikos, I still believe it is important to actively search for knowledge that is relevant for our international organization and its members “outside” the network as well.
Therefore, when I saw the opportunity to attend a four-week summer course titled “Approaching the Environment in India: Issues and Methods in the Study of the Nature-Economy-Society Interface” in Bangalore, India, I did not hesitate to apply. I was, curious to learn about the main environmental problems in the country and, how those problems manifest in India. I was eager to understand how the country actually deals with those issues. The summer school answered those questions focusing on the economic, social and political aspects of environmental management and sustainable development in India. The multi-disciplinary course introduced me to theories and methods in the study of contemporary environmental issues in India. But more specifically, I learned about environmental challenges and how to approach them, in a developing country like India. This not only supports my future master Programme, Business, and Developing Studies but also my work in oikos.
If oikees gain knowledge through sustainability education opportunities outside Europe, they will not only gain hands-on experience but also a better understanding of environmental problems and solutions that are far from our livelihood. This, can help us shape our work within oikos by sharing that knowledge to educating each other, which enables us to transform economics and management education by empowering students, and raising awareness for sustainability opportunities and challenges.
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Outlook
13 August: LEAP Information Call
6 - 9 September: oikos CEE Meeting 2018
Warsaw, Poland
19 - 25 October: LEAP Meeting, Leysin, Switzerland
26 - 27 October: FutureLab 2018
Geneva, Swirzerland
For more events check our website here.
oikos-PRME Research Hub Entries:
Addressing sustaina-bility and inequality at a global level: how other worlds (may) emerge by Victoria Pagan, Newcastle University
Social Responsibility in a Context of Glo-balization of the Markets: Compa-rative Study of Public Policies Articulation in the Pharma-ceutical Industry of Brazil and Spain by Luiz Alfredo Santos, Complutense University of Madrid
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