Facilitating Student ActivismLeuphana University Lüneburg

World Student Environmental Summit 2013

Helen Steiniger & Alina Zalewski

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Activism• efforts to promote, impede, or direct social,

political, economic, or environmental change

• frequent connotation: revolt or demonstration

• our focus: University-induced activism, exemplified by Leupana University Lüneburg

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Leuphana University

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Leuphana University

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Leuphana University

First Week

Science & Responsibility

ProjectsSeminars

Conference

Disciplinary Limits of ScienceMajor Introduction

Methods of ScienceInterdisciplinary and disciplinary

Conference Week

Science makes History

for Reflections

LEUPHANA SEMESTER

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Keep-Cup

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Usedful

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Lünebohne

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Lunatic

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World Student Environmental Summits (WSES)

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WSES 2013 Lüneburg: Vision• empower 72 students from 28 universities

around the globe to initiate change towards sustainability – on a local level with global impact

• Theme: Universities acting for sustainability!

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All delegates and organisers

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Organising team

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WSES 2013: E-learning platform

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Day 1: Intro

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Day 1: Poster presentations

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Day 2: Inspiration

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Day 2: Inspiration & Networking

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Day 3: Transforming universities

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Day 3: Transforming universities

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Day 3: Transforming universities

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Day 4: From ideas to project realities

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Project samples• University of Monterrey, Mexico: weekly intervention

programme atlow income school near campus

• Cairo University, Egypt and Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic: 2nd Page

• Keele University, UK: Run workshops on upcycling local materials in the community

• University of Victoria, Canada: The Campus Community

• University of Brussels, Belgium: Sustainable furniture on campus

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Outlook: Relaunch of WSEN• Set up Transition Comittee

• Call for Applications for Summit 2015

• Legal structure: NPO with regional sub-chapters

• Follow-up on project realities

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Interactive online platform

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Outlook: WSEN Global Summit 2014• Stellenbosch University, South Africa

• 30 June to 5 July 2014

• Theme: Coming back to Life!

• First summit in the global South

• Vision: Incorporating a ‘developing world’ framework within the larger narrative of sustainability 

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Thank you for your attention

Interested? Stay in touch!

http://www.wsen.org/ or info@wsen.org