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“University Footprint Calculator”
Seminario di presentazione: "Sustainability in Action: How to Reduce the Ecological Footprint of Higher Education Institutions"
1° aprile, ore 11.00
Il 1° aprile, a partire dalle 11.00, si terrà il webinar "Sustainability in Action: How to Reduce the Ecological Footprint of Higher Education Institutions", dedicato a calcolare l’impronta ecologica delle istituzioni universitarie e alla presentazione dell’“University Footprint Calculator”.
L’University Footprint Calculator consentirà agli utenti di calcolare l'impronta ecologica delle attività didattiche, di ricerca e amministrative all'interno degli atenei e di prendere decisioni informate su come ridurre l'impatto delle proprie Istituzioni sul pianeta.
L’incontro è organizzato da Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Universidade de Aveiro, Universidade Aberta, Università di Siena, Global Footprint Network Advancing the Science of Sustainability, nell’ambito del progetto EUSTEPs.
La partecipazione è aperta all’intera comunità universitaria e agli interessati.
AGENDA
1. Welcome
• George Malandrakis, Lead partner Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and Sandra Caeiro, Organizer, Universidade Aberta
2. Keynote speakers
• ‘A path towards a more sustainable University: Evidence from Universidade Aberta’ by Carla Oliveira, Rector, Universidade Aberta
• ‘Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions: Challenges and opportunities’ by Giulia Sonetti, CENSE, Centre of Environmental and Sustainability Research.
3. Measuring Universities’ Ecological Footprint
• Launching the University Footprint Calculator: Serena Mancini, Global Footprint Network
• Data collection process: Lessons learned: Various staff of the piloting universities
• Q&A with the audience
4. Reducing University’s Ecological Footprint
• Results of the assessment of the Ecological Footprint of EU Universities: Alessandro Galli, Global Footprint Network
• Entry points for Universities Footprint reduction: Sara Moreno Pires, University of Aveiro
• Q&A with the audiences
5. Upcoming tools and events
• The EUSTEPs MOOC on Sustainability and Ecological Footprint: Sandra Caeiro and Paula Nicolau, Universidade Aberta
6. Q&A and closing remarks
• Sandra Caeiro, Universidade Aberta