Author name: mkulmala

Towards Sustainable Tourism – Best Practices from Local Communities Around the Globe

By group 17 – Charlotte Genty, Hadise Khorrami & Enni Tuominen Tourism is closely interlinked with sustainability and all of its dimensions. Tourism can be practiced in many different ways including more sustainable practices as well as unsustainable ones. Tourism is a commercial practice which relates closely to the SDGs 8 and 12: promoting decent

Towards Sustainable Tourism – Best Practices from Local Communities Around the Globe Read More »

Local Communities and Sustainable Actions

Introduction In an era where sustainability is a pressing global concern, raising awareness and engaging communities in meaningful conversations is more important than ever. As part of our initiative, Group 25, in collaboration with Unavex, designed and conducted a sustainability quiz to assess public perceptions, knowledge, and behaviors related to environmental and social sustainability. Our

Local Communities and Sustainable Actions Read More »

UNAVEX 5th, the final Virtual Exchange Day of the 1st VE week, 28th March, with 162 Participants

On March 28, UNAVEX hosted its 5th Virtual Exchange (VE) Day, themed “Design in the Ecological Transition.” The plenary address was given by Prof. Ezio Manzini, Honorary Professor at Milan Polytechnic. He emphasized that “often, the challenge is not about creating new inventions but about better applying existing technologies to local conditions.” Following his presentation,

UNAVEX 5th, the final Virtual Exchange Day of the 1st VE week, 28th March, with 162 Participants Read More »

UNAVEX 4th  Virtual Exchange Day, 20th March, with 140 Participants

On March 20, UNAVEX hosted the 4th Virtual Exchange (VE) Day under the theme “Social and economic sustainability”. The plenary speech was delivered by Mr. Evans Njewa, representing the focal Point for the Government of Malawi. Following his presentation, Mr. Njewa answered students’ questions. The event was chaired by Dr. Julie Metta-Versmessen from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL).

UNAVEX 4th  Virtual Exchange Day, 20th March, with 140 Participants Read More »

UNAVEX oral presentation at EGU-2025

The UNAVEX  project will be presented as oral presentation at the EGU General Assembly 2025 (Vienna, Austria) in session EOS2.5 “From real-world data and perception to climate change education: A call to action” (see session details: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/52056). The title of presentation is “Virtual Exchanges and Climate Education as a Tool for European Partnership Development for

UNAVEX oral presentation at EGU-2025 Read More »

UNAVEX 3rd  Virtual Exchange Day, 14th March, with 160 Participants

On March 14, UNAVEX hosted the 3rd  Virtual Exchange (VE) Day under the theme “Ecological sustainability”. The plenary speech was delivered by Prof. Daniel Olago, University of Nairobi. Following his presentation, Prof. Olago answered students’ questions on ecological services. The event was chaired by Dr. Solomon Derese from the University of Nairobi. Initially, over 2,000

UNAVEX 3rd  Virtual Exchange Day, 14th March, with 160 Participants Read More »

UNAVEX 2nd Virtual Exchange Day, 7th March, with 180 Participants

On March 7, UNAVEX hosted the second Virtual Exchange (VE) Day under the theme “Sustainable Development in Politics.” The plenary speech was delivered by former President of Finland, Mrs. Tarja Halonen. Following her speech, President Halonen answered students’ questions on equality and SDG goals. Mrs. Halonen addressed the importance of social justice in our societies.

UNAVEX 2nd Virtual Exchange Day, 7th March, with 180 Participants Read More »

Scroll to Top