For the first iteration of the UnaVEx project, KU Leuven was fully committed to the dissemination and communication of the exchange. We have visited the various official bodies, such as the international liaison officers, the diversity council, the sustainability council, and the Interfaculty Meeting of Diversity Officers. We interacted with our network for sustainable education […]
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Professor Solomon Derese, University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenya (KE), give an online presentation on our project during the Regional Erasmus+ Cluster Meeting and Contact-Making Seminar 2025 for Sub-Saharan Africa held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 21 -22, 2025. He also participated in the panel discussion and answered UNAVEX related questions by the participants. In addition to
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Spring Forum for Higher Education International Affairs was held at the University of Helsinki main building 13.-15.4.2025, gathering Higher Education staff all around Finland to discuss Higher Education international affairs. https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/spring-forum-higher-education-international-affairs-2025 UnaVEx was presented in 14.5.2025 as Laura Riuttanen was a panelist in a session on “Virtual teaching and learning – pedagogy and strategies for
On May 8th, a feedback and info session was held online following the first iteration of UnaVEx, bringing together 17 participants including moderators, students, and UnaVEx staff. The session thanked everyone involved, gathered valuable insights, and build momentum for future editions of the virtual exchange. Participants shared reflections on the experience, focusing on key aspects
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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 SDGs”
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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
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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
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Following the principles of the UnaVex program on sustainability, we were divided into small groups from the various participating universities with the goal of developing a sustainable act. After some brainstorming sessions the main topic of discussion was the different strategies, campaigns and initiatives that are currently in place at our universities, or lack thereof,
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A Utopian Approach to Sustainability Introduction Our idea is about creating a vision of a city where sustainability works perfectly. Instead of focusing on small solutions, we want to imagine a place where sustainability is a natural part of everyday life. We will explore various relevant aspects of this utopian city—how businesses operate sustainably without
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