2nd International Colloquium 2007

2^nd International Colloquium 2007

Education and Sustainable Development
Capacity Building for the 21^st Century

Workshop 5

Students as Innovators in Higher Education.

In short:

This workshop is to showcase examples of student organisations working to initiate changes at their universities in the field of education for sustainable development. The experts will address key issues regarding the perception of respective teaching methods and learning programmes from the view point of the consumer and formulate corresponding requirements towards sustainability in higher education.

Whom it may concern:

If you want to learn more about student initiatives and requirements towards teaching methods and learning programmes and sketch concrete actions towards such challenges you should attend this workshop.

Students are key agents in higher education systems all over the world, and they embody an enormous potential for further development of educational programs and strategies concerning sustainability. Awareness is rising in today’s youth on the roles and responsibilities they play and will continue to play in the future.

Driven by student interest and international trends, different themes are being addressed by student initiatives, such as corporate social responsibility, curricula improvements, and promotion of sustainable campuses. The workshop will provide an introductory mapping of ongoing student led initiatives for sustainability, and provide the young audience with concrete examples on how students can engage in action.

The workshop will serve as a platform to showcase examples of student organizations actively working to promote changes at their universities, and to highlight their work in the field of education for sustainable development. The experts will address key issues regarding the perception of sustainability education by student groups, the challenges to be addressed by student initiatives, youth empowerment, and concrete contributions these student led initiatives bring towards sustainability in higher education. The workshop is primarily geared to Japanese and international students living in Tokyo.

Co-Chairs:

¨ Adriana Diaz Triana, ETHsustainability, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Switzerland

¨ Nina Hug, President, oikos International – students for sustainability in management and economics, Switzerland

Experts:

¨ Sanae Oshiro, Member of the Executive Board of AGS UT: Alliance for Global Sustainability, The University of Tokyo Students Community, World Students Community for Sustainability

¨ Alexander Yang, President, Corporate Social Responsibility Student Initiative, National University of Singapore