Program
The conference is postponed due to the Corona outbreak and due to the current rules applied by the Swedish universities.
Registered participants will be informed via e-mail. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may cause you.
Friday 27 March 2020
Evening: Welcome reception by the city of Gothenburg at Börsen at 18:30, a beautiful white building recently renovated, located right in the city centre of the city, at Gustaf Adolfs torg 5 ( the square). An opening and welcoming by Håkan Eriksson, Deputy Lord Mayor, the City of Gothenburg.
The doors to Börsen opens at 18:30
Speech from representative by The City of Gothenburg 18:45
Hereafter mingle, buffet and possiblity to get a guided tour of Börsen.
Saturday 28 March 2020 – Satellites
If you can’t make it to Gothenburg, there will be possibilities to attend satellite-workshops at Blekinge Institute of Technology, Dalarna University or Umeå University.
If you plan to attend one of the satellite meetings, please register locally. Check the links to the universities for more information and registration.
* these sessions are being filmed (the keynote-speaker and workshop-introduction) See information below.
Saturday 28 March 2020
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Registration open | ||
| 08:30 – 08:50 | Coffee & tea | ||
| 09:00 – 09:20 |
Welcome and conference introduction
* Welcome by moderator Jess Haynie-Lavelle, Master Student, Global Health, University of Gothenburg. Opening by Eva Wiberg, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gothenburg and Stefan Bengtsson, President and CEO of Chalmers University of Technology |
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| 09:20 – 09:55 |
Keynote: “Higher education on the threshold of transition – 10 years left (?!) for deep learning and transformation to avoid ecological collapse”
* Arjen Wals, Professor of Transformative Learning for Socio-Ecological Sustainability at Wageningen University |
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| 09:55 – 10:15 | Keynote: “The meaning of the Sustainable University” * Björn Brorström, former rector at University of Borås and Birgitta Påhlsson, strategist for sustainable development, University of Borås |
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| 10:15 – 10:45 | Coffee break with sustainable fika and mingle | ||
| 10:45 – 11:45 | * Workshop introduction Moderator of each theme defines the session and the theme, and gives a brief overview of the latest research/trends/news in the field. The workshop leaders introduces the workshops. | ||
| Theme 1: Tools, resources and concrete measures Room: Wallenbergsalen Theme moderators: Erik Sterner, University of Gothenburg and professor Sonia Yeh, Chalmers University of Technology |
Theme 2: Future workforce Room: Europa Theme moderator: Professor Ole Petter Ottersen, Rector at Karolinska Institutet |
Theme 3: University partnerships and collaboration Room: Lecture Hall/AMM Theme moderators: Professor Pam Fredman, president IAU (International Association of Universities) and Associate Professor Gunnar Köhlin, University of Gothenburg |
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| 11:45 – 13:00 | Sustainable lunch buffet and mingle | ||
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Matilda Ernkrans, Minister for Higher Education and Research. Swedish Government. Room: Wallenbergsalen | ||
| 13:30 – 15:15 | Workshops/Interactive moments in the three themes | ||
| Theme 1: Tools, resources and concrete measures
1:1 Multidisciplinary Program Leaders share their insights: A Panel Discussion 1:2 The SDG Impact Assessment Tool – a free online learning tool for assessing impacts on the Sustainable Development Goals 1:3 Title to be decided
Read more about the content of the workshops on the Workshop page |
Theme 2: Future workforce
2:1 How does a municipality work with the SDGs and what competences are needed to meet future challenges? 2:2 How do companies work with sustainability, what is trending? And what to think about when it comes to sustainable employment! 2:3 Toolkit for evaluating an employer´s commitment to taking responsibility for ecological sustainability. |
Theme 3: University partnerships and collaboration
3:1 “The role of research and education for implementation of the SDGs: SDG 8 as a collaborative pilot” 3:2 The SDGs as direction providers: Cooperation for improved quality in higher education 3:3 A Practical cooperation guide to transdisciplinary cooperation formats
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| 15:15 – 15:30 | Coffee break with sustainable fika and mingle | ||
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Closing remarks Summary of workshops Professor Pam Fredman, president of IAU (International Association of Universities) Professor Ole Petter Ottersen, rector at Karolinska Institutet Erik Sterner, University of Gothenburg Professor Sonia Yeh, Chalmers University of Technology Elin Gunnarsson, Vice-president, University of Gothenburg, Student Unions (GUS) Welcome to the Conference in Umeå 2021 Thank you address |
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Contact: info@sdgsinhighered.se