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UAS (Spring Campus) Conference 2017 Documentation - “Societal Transformation to Sustainability: Universities as Pacesetters?“

During the UAS (Spring Campus) Conference 2017, more than 150 researchers, practitioners and students from 32 universities, 11 institutes and 12 different countries contributed to the discussion of the events topic "Societal Transformation to Sustainability: Universities as Pacesetters?". Coming from different cultural and professional backgrounds, the participants shared their perspectives on the role and responsibility universities should adopt in the global sustainability discourse. With the conference the Alliance aims to contribute to spreading innovative ideas, interesting research and sustainable campus solutions across the globe and to spark extended dialogue between all stakeholders on campus and beyond.

Here you find the participants list. A complete program is available in our UAS Spring Campus Conference Guide

Opening Day Monday, March 27

Chair by Prof. Brigitta Schütt, Vice-President, Freie Universität Berlin

Key Notes - Plenary Session Tuesday, March 28

Chaired by Dr. Jan Beermann

Key Notes - Plenary Session Wednesday, March 29

Chaired by Prof. Gülay Çaglar and Olivia Mahling

Workshop I

“Governing by Numbers - The Role of Indicators, Data and Empirical Evidence in the Political Transformation to Sustainability” chaired by Prof. Philipp Lepenies, Department of Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin (FUB), Prof. Eran Feitelson, Department of Geography and School of Public Policy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI)

Workshop II

“Managing Responsibility of Research at Universities” chaired by Dr. Klaus Jacob, Comparative Politics / Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU),
Freie universität Berlin

Workshop III

“Climate Change in Cities. Mitigation, Adaptation” chaired by Prof. Dr. Sahar Sodoudi, Urban Climate and Health Working Group, Freie Universität Berlin

Workshop IV

"Feasible or Illusion: Economic Globalization and Decarbonization?" chaired by Prof. Kurt Hübner, Institute For European Studies, University of British Columbia (UBC) / PD Dr. Achim Brunnengräber, Environmental Policy Research Center (FFU), Freie Universität Berlin

Management Workshop

“Participation as Trigger for Committed University Communities", chaired by Andreas Wanke, Head of the Sustainability and Energy Management Unit at Freie Universität Berlin & Katrin Risch, UAS Project Manager.

PhD Conference

“Climate Policies after Paris” chaired by Prof. Kurt Hübner, University of British Columbia, Prof. Miranda Schreurs & Prof. Stefan Wurster, Technical University of Munich

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