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UAS Spring Campus Opening Day "Moving beyond the Ivory Tower: How do Science and Universities Contribute to the Sustainability Transformation?"

Facilitated by Caroline Paulick-Thiel, nextlearning e.V.

All participants of the Spring Campus were invited to attend at the Opening Day. It featured keynote speeches from renowned experts as well as presentations from representatives from UAS partner universities. The talks have been followed by a facilitated discussion on the overall topic, elaborating on the question of the relevance of universities in the societal transformation to sustainability.

Stefan Tidow, State Secretary for the Environment and Climate Protection, Senate Berlin

Climate protection partnerships: Universities contribution to a climate neutral Berlin

Prof. Dr. Ottmar Edenhofer, Director of MCC - Deputy Director and Chief Economist of PIK

“Facing the Challenges of International Climate Policy: The Role of Science”

Dr. Maja Göpel, Secretary-General of the German Advisory Council on Global Change

“The Sustainable Development Goals as a Normative Compass for Science?”

Andreas Wanke, Freie Universität Berlin

“University Alliance for Sustainability – A Holistic Approach to Strategic Academic Collaboration”

Prof. Sergey Aplonov, Vice-Rector Research, St. Petersburg State University

“International Collaboration for Sustainability: Achievements and Future Goals of St. Petersburg State University”

Prof. Murali Chandrashekaran, Vice-Provost International, University of British Columbia

“University-City Collaboration to Foster Resilience”

Prof. Thomas Borsch & Prof. Brigitta Schütt, Freie Universität Berlin

“Integrated Biodiversity Management in Exemplar Regions of Colombia –Project ColBioDiv”

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