Freie Universität Berlin is pleased to host the first Spring Campus event from April 11-15, 2016 on the topic “Connecting Communities for Sustainability: Do Universities Matter?”

Following a whole institution approach, the spring campus will bring researchers, management staff, as well as PhD candidates and students together to contribute to the discussion of the event’s topic. The program will be opened by the president of Freie Universität Berlin Prof. Peter-André Alt and Prof. Dr. Dr. Klaus Töpfer, former Director of the United Nations Environmental Programme and former German Minister for Environmental Protection.

The Spring Campus of the University Alliance for Sustainability will deal with the topic of “Connecting Communities for Sustainability: Do Universities Matter?“, critically reflecting on the role of universities as societal actors.

Furthermore the spring campus will discuss the integral function of community engagement. Building and engaging communities to jointly develop and maintain sustainable solutions for society will be of paramount importance in the process of a “Great Transformation”. Within the framework of the UAS the spring campus will also focus on how international networks can connect communities and trigger sustainability engagement.

See more information on the program on our Events page.