WHAT IS THE SUSTAINABILITY WEEK?

A week of sustainability focused events Largest student run sustainability event in Switzerland

GOALS

• Reach and inform as many students as possible

• Set concrete sustainability demands to the universities

• Connect the five universities

• Organise and run the event sustainably and democratically

BRINGING SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES TO OUR CAMPUSES

Over 120 events Over 10,000 visitors

2016: THE MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR YET

Over 4,000 visitors

ENGAGING STUDENTS IN DIALOGUE WITH KEY ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC LEADERS

CONCRETE DEMANDS TO THE UNIVERSITIES

• More research and teaching on the limits of economic growth• Strategies for sustainable investment (divestment) • Sustainability report• Concepts for reducing airplane travel emissions • Increased sustainability focus in teaching and research

• To students: become more actively engaged in sustainability issues

COLLABORATION WITH THE SWISS STUDENT UNION

Swiss Student Union releases paper of sustainability demands to all Swiss universities at the Sustainability Week press conference

ORGANISE AND RUN THE EVENT SUSTAINABLY AND DEMOCRATICALLY

PRESENCE ON CAMPUS, ONLINE AND AROUND THE CITY

SUSTAINABILITY WEEK IN THE MEDIA

ACHIEVMENTS• introduction of a minor in environment studies at the University of Zurich• opening of a vegan/vegetarian cafeteria at the University of Zurich• creation of a sustainability delegate position at the University of Zurich

A TEAM EFFORT

PARTNERS: ALL STUDENT UNIONS

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

• ETH Sustainability • Departement Bau, Umwelt und Geomatik• Department Mathematik• Departement Geistes-, Sozial- und

Staatswissenschaften• Departement Umweltsystemwissenschaften• Departement Erdwissenschaften

• Institut für Evolutionsbiologie und Umweltwissenschaften

• Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät• Theologisches Seminar • Institut für Sozialanthropologie und Empirische

Kulturwissenschaft • Medizinische Fakultät• Rechtswissenschaftliche• Geographisches Institut• Vetsuisse Fakultät

CATERING: SV Group, Universität Zürich, ETH Zürich, in collaboration with "Zum guten Heinrich"

WHERE TO NOW? NHW IN 2017 AND BEYOND

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