With anticipation building around our biggest gathering of the year, the oikos FutureLab, November is perhaps the most exciting time for us. But there is more to November than the FutureLab! If you are a budding writer, filmmaker, event manager, or a social media expert, Student Reporter has just the opportunity for you: building a media campaign newsroom on the “Future of Urban Mobilty in Switzerland”. Also, do not miss the deadlines for submitting cases to the Case Writing Competition (9 December) or applying to be a Student Reporter at the World Economic Forum (22 November).
oikos Students
FutureLab 2013: Transforming Education The countdown to the oikos FutureLab 2013 has begun! Preparations are moving ahead at full speed, and over 100 participants from 15 countries have already registered to participate. To learn more about our latest agenda, sessions and speaker information, follow us @oikosworld #FL13 on Twitter or read more below.
Future of Urban Mobility Campaign, Switzerland In partnership with Impact HUB Zürich and NZZ Campus, Student Reporter seeks writers, filmmakers, and event managers to build a six-month media campaign newsroom on the “Future of Urban Mobility in Switzerland”. Apply until 10 December to join the campaign.
Job Openings at Student Reporter
Looking for a part time or freelance job or even a career as a project manager, editor or business developer in our media venture? Check out Student Reporter job openings.
Student Reporter at the World Economic Forum 2014, Davos Apply until 22 November to be a Student Reporter at the World Economic Forum 2013 in Davos.
How Sustainable Can the Web-based Business Be?
This provoking question is going to be tackled during the oikos Conference on 14 and 15 November in St. Gallen. We will discuss factors affecting the sustainability of web-based businesses and try to identify innovative solutions and approaches within the field.
Meet the Presidents During three intensive days, the oikos Presidents and the Executive Board members will have an opportunity to develop their leadership competencies and reflect on them. They will improve the understanding of oikos, learn about new topics in sustainability and acquire knowledge and skills to move their chapters forward. Special guest: Mark Wade, Future Considerations.
oikos Alumni
FutureLab 2013: Connect with your oikos roots What better way to keep connected to your oikos roots than to be in the company of hundreds of like-minded individuals who share your passion for oikos? To engage you fully at the oikos FutureLab 2013, we have tailored a special workshop just for you - our alumnus/alumna. Enjoy a dose of inspiration from Gib Bulloch; get insights from Joanna Hafenmayer; and exchange experiences, challenges and successful strategies on making a positive impact at your work. Please register by sending an email to Adriana Troxler.
15th Anniversary of oikos Prague: Alumni Meeting oikos Prague is celebrating its 15th anniversary, and alumni in Prague are invited to be a part of this historic evening. The meeting will take place on 22 November at 5 p.m. in a new vegan restaurant, Plevel. For further information, please contact Marie Horniecká.
An Evening in Paris The president of oikos Paris, Alix Lemaire, hosted oikos alumni for the first time: "This event allowed us to get to know each other and realize the strength of having such a diverse alumni network. It gave us more motivation and ideas to be more involved and do greater things". During a cozy dinner in Paris, 18 active members and alumni met and shared experiences and stories. For sure it is an event that will happen again.
oikos Alumni Debates in your city! oikos Alumni Debates is a platform to bring different generations of former oikos members together to discuss topics that they are passionate about. Check out the impressions from an evening of lively alumni debate in Zurich on Growth and Sustainability. If you are interested in bringing this event to your city, please contact Adriana Troxler.
LinkedIn for Alumni
Are you an alumna/alumnus? Keep in touch via Linkedin.
oikos Academic
New Track on Sustainable Finance
The annual Case Writing Competition now has a third track on Sustainable Finance. As with the existing tracks on “Corporate Sustainability” and “Social Entrepreneurship”, the new track will award leading cases on finance and sustainability with a first prize of 5’000 CHF (2nd: CHF 2’000, 3rd: 1’000 CHF). The new deadline for the competition this year is 9 December.
Call for Cases oikos Case Writing Competition 2014
The Call for Cases 2014 aims to promote the creation of high quality teaching cases on Corporate Sustainability (supported by oikos foundation) and Social Entrepreneurship (supported by Ashoka). Submitted case studies should be suitable for use in management education and should be related to managerial issues faced by organisations and individuals. Deadline: 09 December. Download the call for cases here.
oikos Finance Initiative
Working on oikos projects that integrate sustainability into finance education and research? Or just interested in the topic? Join our new oikos Finance Initiative group on Facebook.
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30 sec with David Löw Beer Organizer of the World Student Environmental Summit in Lüneburg I have been actively engaged in sustainability in a variety of roles since 2007 when I co-founded the student initiative “Greening the University” in Tübingen, Germany. Recently, as one of the organizers of the 6th World Student Environmental Summit (WSES) in Lüneburg, Germany, I started collaborating with oikos.
The WSES in Lüneburg brought together 70 students from 29 countries and all continents. For one week, we worked on topics related to the Summit’s motto: Universities acting for Sustainability. We dedicated one entire day to the enhancement of student-based sustainability projects of our participants and used the oikos Impact Canvas (a project development tool) during 11 simultaneous workshops. Each of them was led by one speaker from a successful student-driven initiative and a moderator. After the speakers presented their projects, the participants developed their own projects using the impact canvas. In the end, we had a project fair where everyone presented their outcomes with an elevator pitch and received feedback.
The quality and diversity of the initiatives were just amazing. A couple of examples may illustrate that: in Mexico, students are conducting weekly interventions to teach sustainability to elementary school kids. In Egypt, there will be an initiative to create new notebooks with used paper and in South Africa students will be motivated to make their houses more energy efficient. Our participants found the impact canvas to be a great tool to quickly understand a project.
Other than that, I am writing my PhD thesis on Economics Education in the context of Education for Sustainable Development. In my dissertation I try to translate concepts from Environmental and Ecological Economics so that they become teachable in schools. Between my graduation and the beginning of my PhD, I worked in a German comprehensive school for Teach First Deutschland, leading various environmental activities and projects against racism.
To me, sustainability is about getting active both mentally and practically to shape a livable and dignified future.
Outlook
8 - 10 November: Chapter Presidents Meeting in St. Gallen, Switzerland
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11 - 12 November: oikos FutureLab 2013 in St. Gallen, Switzerland
22 November: 15th Anniversary of oikos Prague at the Restaurant Plevel, Prague, Czech Republic
09 December: deadline for submitting cases to the Case Writing Competition
21 February – 2 March: oikos Winter School, Witten/Herdecke, Germany
3 – 6 April: oikos Spring Meeting, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Shailee Pradhan, oikos PhD Fellow, 5 October - 20 December,
Iloilo City, Philippines
In partnership with Impact HUB Zürich and NZZ Campus, Student Reporter seeks writers, filmmakers, and event managers to build a six-month media campaign newsroom on the “Future of Urban Mobility in Switzerland”. Apply until 10 December to join the campaign.
Apply until 22 November to be a Student Reporter at the World Economic Forum 2013 in Davos.
I have been actively engaged in sustainability in a variety of roles since 2007 when I co-founded the student initiative “Greening the University” in Tübingen, Germany. Recently, as one of the organizers of the 6th World Student Environmental Summit (