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On 7 and– 8 October 2024 the University of Hamburg held the Sustainability Days. The main event took place on the afternoon of the 8th of October in the Audimax. Additionally, there were several other program components, all of which were held on the Von-Melle-Park campus.
The University of Hamburg invited all students, researchers, and interested individuals to actively participate in the Sustainability Days.
With thanks and acknowledgement: the University of Hamburg Sustainability Days are a collaboration between Engagement Global and the UHH Sustainability Office, and are made possible with funding provided by Bertelsmann Stiftung and Hans Weisser Stiftung
10:00 am–6:00 pm: Visit the Tiny House
- Location: University of Hamburg, Von-Melle-Park, Tiny House, 20146 Hamburg
- Speak to staff: learn more about sustainability at the University of Hamburg
- Enjoy streaming of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (no registration required, but limited number of seats)
09.50 am–12:00 noon: Attend the streaming of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (registration required)
- Welcome Address by Vicepresident for Learning & Teaching, Prof. Dr. Natalia Filatkina
- Location: University of Hamburg, Von-Melle-Park 5, 20146 Hamburg, WiWi B1
4:00 pm–6:00 pm: Event “Fostering Knowledge Equity” (invited guests only)
- Location: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
- 4:00–4:15 pm: Welcome (Dr. Isabell Kempf)
- 4:15–5:00 pm: Keynote Speech and Q&A (Prof. Dr. Xiaomeng Shen)
- 5:00–5:45 pm: Panel and Open Discussion
- Panelists:
- Prof. Dr. Xiaomeng Shen (Vice Rector of United Nations University and Director of UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security)
- Dr. Andrés López Rivera (Postdoc, CLICCS Synthese, University of Hamburg)
- Dr. Roxana Roos (Researcher, CEARC research centre of Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ)
- Prof. Dr. Anke Grotlüschen (Professor of Lifelong Learning, University of Hamburg)
6:00 pm (open end): Closing Remarks, Refreshments & Networking
6:00 pm–8:00 pm: Panel Discussion Sustainable Development without Youth? A Recipe for Failure with Plan International (registration required)
- Location: University of Hamburg, Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1, 20146 Hamburg, Flügelbau West, ESA W 221.
- Moderation: Nora Teuma, Board Member of UN Women Germany
- Panellists:
- Hamira Kobusingye, Climate Activist and Founder of “Climate Justice Africa”, Uganda
- Audrey MacLean, Youth Delegate for Sustainable Development 2022-2024, Germany
- Anya Gass, Senior Youth Advocacy Advisor at Plan International, United Nations Office in Geneva
“IMAGINE: Building a Sustainable Future”
- Location: University of Hamburg, Audimax, Von-Melle-Park 4, 20146 Hamburg
- Moderation: Nicola Bramkamp, Save the World
09:00 am–6:30 pm: Visit the Tiny House
- Location: University of Hamburg, Von-Melle-Park, Tiny House, 20146 Hamburg
- Speak to staff: learn more about sustainability at the University of Hamburg
- Enjoy streaming of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (no registration required, but limited number of seats)
1.00pm–2.30 pm: Wheelchair Experience around the Tiny House
- Björn Schulz from Statttour will guide interested participants on a journey to a new perspective - you can experience what it is like to move around in a wheelchair, and experience firsthand the everyday barriers in space and mind
3:00 pm: Opening and Welcome
- Speaker: Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren, President of the University of Hamburg
- Digital Greetings from Luisa Neubauer, Fridays for Future
3:15 pm: Sustainability Research @UHH: Panel Discussion “Fundamental Knowledge for Fundamental Change”
- Panelists:
- Grischa Perino, UHH
- Ursula Schröder, UHH
- Stefan Aykut, UHH
- Johanna Baehr, UHH
3:45 pm: Imagine Hamburg: Panel Discussion
- Panelists:
- Lars Jessen (Film Producer)
- Kübra Gümüsay (Writer)
- Tatjana Kiel (CEO of Klitschko Ventures)
4:30 pm: Sustainable Futures in Hamburg
- Speaker:
- Jens Kerstan (Senator for Environment, Climate, Energy, and Agriculture)
- Priscilla Owosekun-Wilms (Head of Department for Sustainability at the Hamburg Ministry of Environment, Climate, Energy and Agriculture)
5:00 pm: Impact Allianz: Innovation for a Circular and Sustainable Economy
- Speaker:
- Christine Volkmann (BUW)
- Jelena Spanjol (LMU)
- Britta Gossel (HNEE)
- Ali Aslan Gümüsay (LMU)
- Cornelia Nyssing (Senior Project Manager at Bertelsmann Stiftung)
5:30 pm: Break
5.30 pm: Panel Discussion Green Office: "Sustainable debt policy or colonial continuity?"
- Location: Phiosophenturm, Von-Melle-Park 6, Hörsaal G
- Panelists:
- Nergis Zarifi (Politician)
- BiPoC for Future (Activists Group)
- Debt for Climate (Activists Group)
6:00 pm: Digitalization: Curse or Blessing for Sustainability?
- Speakers:
- Dr. Michael Müller-Wünsch (Executive board member Technology (CIO) & Logistics OTTO GmbH & Co KG)
- Corina Kurscheid (Global Associate VP at NIVEA Growth and Impact Office, Beiersdorf AG)
- Jan Recker, Fabian Barthel (Co-Founder of Vytal)
- Jascha Mähler (Co-Founder of Wild Plastic)
6:30 pm: Founders' Talk
- Speaker: Micha Fritz; Co-Founder of Viva con Agua
7:00 pm: Music
- Artist: Rolf Stahlhofen, Founder of “Water is Right” together with Metaphysics (Rapper and Music Producer from Zimbabwe), Lisa Müller (Keyboard)
8:00 pm: Zwischen Schatten und Licht – Ein Konzertvortrag über moderne Sklaverei und mutige Lösungen
- Artist: Nicholas Müller, Singer of Jupiter Jones, Human Rights Activist
Engagement Global hat gemeinsam mit IJM Deutschland e. V. und Künstler*innen ein sensibles, aufklärendes Bühnenformat entwickelt: den Konzertvortrag. Auf kreativ-künstlerische Art und Weise werden Herz und Verstand angesprochen: Spannende Informationen aus der Arbeit von IJM werden verbunden mit Liedern und Textbeiträgen von Nicholas Müller (Autor und Sänger von Jupiter Jones). Moderiert wird dieses Format von Lena Exner, Leiterin Community von IJM Deutschland e.V.
(Hintergrund: Geschätzt 50 Millionen Menschen leben aktuell weltweit in Moderner Sklaverei, wobei Krisen, Armut und fehlender Schutz häufig Auslöser für den Weg in die Zwangsarbeit sind. Moderne Sklaverei gibt es – von vielen unbemerkt – auch entlang zahlreicher Lieferketten. Viele unserer Alltagsprodukte werden unter menschenrechtlich schwierigen Bedingungen hergestellt. Deutschland ist Studien zufolge der drittgrößte Importeur von Risikoprodukten wie Reis, Handys, Schmuck oder Schokolade.Engagement Global führt diese Veranstaltung durch, womit sie Menschen zu einer kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit globalen Entwicklungen motivieren und zu eigenem Engagement für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung ermutigen. Engagement Global gGmbH – Service für Entwicklungsinitiativen arbeitet im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung)
9:00 pm: Biodiversity Show
- Speaker:
- Dominik Eulberg (DJ and Music Producer)
- Myriam Rapior (Biodiversity Manager at the University of Hamburg)
