{"id":1683,"date":"2026-02-10T07:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/cluvex\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2026-02-10T07:07:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T07:07:58","slug":"climate-university-newsletter-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/cluvex\/?p=1683","title":{"rendered":"Climate\u00a0University\u00a0newsletter 1\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/cluvex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CU_newsletter_winter2026-1024x342.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1684\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.9940742470884487;width:781px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/cluvex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CU_newsletter_winter2026-1024x342.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/cluvex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CU_newsletter_winter2026-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/cluvex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CU_newsletter_winter2026-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/cluvex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CU_newsletter_winter2026-1536x513.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/cluvex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CU_newsletter_winter2026-500x167.png 500w, https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/cluvex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CU_newsletter_winter2026-800x267.png 800w, https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/cluvex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CU_newsletter_winter2026-1280x427.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/cluvex\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/CU_newsletter_winter2026.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to the fifth edition of the\u202fClimate&nbsp;University\u202f(CU) newsletter. In this edition, you will find information on upcoming events and updates on projects relevant to the&nbsp;Climate&nbsp;University&nbsp;network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Upcoming&nbsp;events&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACCC&nbsp;Impact&nbsp;Week&nbsp;14-17&nbsp;April&nbsp;\u2013 CU session 14&nbsp;April&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The&nbsp;second group of students started the&nbsp;Specialisation&nbsp;Programme&nbsp;in Climate Expertise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second group of students of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.helsinki.fi\/en\/faculty-science\/teaching-and-studying\/continuous-learning-and-web-based-studies\/specialisation-programme-climate-expertise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Specialisation&nbsp;Programme&nbsp;in Climate Expertise<\/a>&nbsp;begun their studies in January 2026. The application for the&nbsp;programme&nbsp;was open in October 2025, and a total&nbsp;of&nbsp;27&nbsp;students&nbsp;begun their studies in January 2026. As a kick-start to the 2-year degree education the group spent a few days at the&nbsp;Hyyti\u00e4l\u00e4&nbsp;Forest Station in Juupajoki, Finland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.helsinki.fi\/climateuniversity\/2026\/02\/06\/yhteinen-lahtolaukaus-ilmastoasiantuntijuuteen-hyytialassa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about&nbsp;kick-start of the programme<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New cross-study agreement on Climate Change studies<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Helsinki, Aalto University and Hanken School of Economics have&nbsp;established&nbsp;a new&nbsp;network&nbsp;allowing students to cross-study climate change related courses at&nbsp;the partner&nbsp;universities.&nbsp;The new network is complimentary to Climate University and the network of Sustainability studies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studies.helsinki.fi\/ohjeet\/uutiset\/ristiinopiskelu-aalto-yliopiston-kauppakorkeakoulun-ja-hankenin-kanssa-synnyttaa-tulevaisuuden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See bulletin about the new network on studies.helsinki.fi (in Finnish)<\/a>&nbsp;and <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.helsinki.fi\/climateuniversity\/2026\/02\/09\/new-cross-study-network-climate-change-teaching-collaboration-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read more about the network on the&nbsp;Climate University blog<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UEF chair of Climate University in 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New&nbsp;year,&nbsp;new&nbsp;Climate University Chair! The chair of Climate University in 2026 is University of Eastern Finland (UEF) represented by&nbsp;Professor Elina Oksanen, who is a professor in plant physiology and biotechnology, at the Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences. See the Climate University blog for an interview with&nbsp;Elina and learn about her thoughts on sustainability and education, and the role of the Climate University network&nbsp;in regards to&nbsp;these.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.helsinki.fi\/climateuniversity\/2026\/01\/14\/introducing-climate-university-chair-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find the interview here.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 4th&nbsp;ClUVEX Virtual Exchange&nbsp;Week is&nbsp;organised&nbsp;23-27 February 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear teachers and coordinators of the Climate University&nbsp;network,&nbsp;please share the message below within your higher education&nbsp;institutions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CLUVEX<\/strong>&nbsp;(1 ECTS) is a multidisciplinary international student exchange week held online.&nbsp;Cluvex&nbsp;welcomes <strong>students from all disciplines and faculties<\/strong>&nbsp;regardless of your background knowledge or the stage of your studies. During the virtual exchange course, we will introduce and discuss the latest scientific knowledge on climate change from multidisciplinary perspectives \u2013 natural sciences, social&nbsp;sciences&nbsp;and the arts. You will work with like-minded students from Denmark, Ukraine, Armenia, Finland and other EU and EU&nbsp;neighborhood&nbsp;countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This&nbsp;week-long course is suitable for higher education students eager to explore climate change and gain valuable experience collaborating in an international learning environment. Registration for the course is&nbsp;open until 15 February 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atm.helsinki.fi\/cluvex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See more information about&nbsp;CLUVEX&nbsp;project and Call-for-Students&nbsp;here.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ACCC Impact Week&nbsp;2026<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;5th&nbsp;ACCC Impact Week is&nbsp;organised&nbsp;during 14-17 April 2026 in&nbsp;Vuosaari,&nbsp;Sofia Cultural Center, Helsinki.&nbsp;Climate University&nbsp;organises&nbsp;a session \u201cIlmasto-osaaminen&nbsp;k\u00e4yt\u00e4nt\u00f6\u00f6n\u201d (in Finnish)&nbsp;on April 14 at 10:30 to 15, followed by a session on \u201cDistance learning opportunities in Europe-Africa collaboration\u201d&nbsp;(in&nbsp;English)&nbsp;and a performance by the Climate Theatre&nbsp;\/&nbsp;Ilmastoteatteri&nbsp;(in Finnish).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opportunities of distance learning in Africa-Europe collaboration <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Distance learning provides opportunities for Africa-Europe collaboration in Higher Education. In this session, speakers from Finland and South Africa will share experiences from their ongoing projects and collaborations in the field of sustainability education.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speakers:&nbsp;Kaisa Kurki (UniPID),&nbsp;Lee-Ann&nbsp;Modley&nbsp;(University of Johannesburg),&nbsp;Crister Nyberg (Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences),&nbsp;Kathija&nbsp;Yassim&nbsp;(University of Johannesburg)&nbsp;and &nbsp;Hanna&nbsp;Lappalainen (University of Helsinki).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The registration&nbsp;for the ACCC Impact Week is open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acccflagship.fi\/index.php\/5th-accc-impact-week-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More information about the ACCC Impact Week and registration can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Climate University coordination team at University of Helsinki; <a href=\"mailto:climateuniversity@helsinki.fi\">climateuniversity@helsinki.fi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the fifth edition of the\u202fClimate&nbsp;University\u202f(CU) newsletter. In this edition, you will find information on upcoming events and updates on projects relevant to the&nbsp;Climate&nbsp;University&nbsp;network. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; Upcoming&nbsp;events&nbsp; ACCC&nbsp;Impact&nbsp;Week&nbsp;14-17&nbsp;April&nbsp;\u2013 CU session 14&nbsp;April&nbsp; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; The&nbsp;second group of students started the&nbsp;Specialisation&nbsp;Programme&nbsp;in Climate Expertise The second group of students of the Specialisation&nbsp;Programme&nbsp;in Climate Expertise&nbsp;begun their studies in January 2026. 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