The whole week is open for you
Act Sustainable 2022!
Welcome to Act Sustainable!
This is your one-stop spot for Act Sustainable 2022. Here you´ll find the programme featuring all the events from Monday, November 14, to Friday, November 18, and all the info you need to know about each event.
All students and staff at Chalmers University of Technology and
the University of Gothenburg are welcome to participate during the week.
On these pages, you will find the official programme for Act Sustainable 2022! The programme is divided day by day stretching from Monday 14/11 to Friday 18/11.
Each day has three slots for events: Morning Session, Lunch Session, and Afternoon Session.
Morning Sessions are comprised by the Act Sustainable Research Conference. The conference takes place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings (16/11-18/11) and include inspiring keynotes, presentations and roundtables. Act Sustainable Research Conference is aimed mainly for researchers and PhD-student. Students and other stakeholders are welcome to participate as well.
Lunch Sessions are entirely dedicated to the student organizations at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg.
Afternoon Sessions are mostly characterized by activities such as workshoping, seminars and lectures.
All events in the official programme for Act Sustainable are in English or a combination of English and Swedish, and they´re open to all students and staff at the universities.
Who can register, and how?
You register for each event separately and you can register for as many as you like. All information you need to participate is located on these pages. Each registration will generate an email with the specifics for the event you registered to, practically located in your inbox.
All events in the official programme are open for all students and all staff members at Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gothenburg.
Don´t miss the side-events!
Besides the official programme Act Sustainable also feature side-events. The side-events don’t necessarily follow the same rules as the events in the official programme. They may vary in language, time, place, and targeted audience. So be sure you check out the side-events page for the whole week here: To the side-events page
Now explore the programme day by day, or keep scrolling for an overview!
Official programme for Act Sustainable 2022
All Week 14-18/11
All week long
Circular Swap Shop
Visit our Swap Shop and swap clothes, books and seedlings! Our collection station is open Monday - Thursday
All week long
Hello stranger!
Organised in collaboration with Wiktoria Czekajska, student at the master’s programme in Embedded Design, University of Gothenburg
All week long
Cross Word Puzzle
Solve the crossword puzzle and take part in the sweepstake!
Monday 14/11
Lunch Session
Student-led: Freedom of speech under threat
Free lunch for registered participants!
Organised by Social Science Environmental Student Association, SSESA
Time:
12:15-13:00
Afternoon Session
Sustainable Futures?
A Wave of Autocratization and Consequences for Sustainability
Opening Lecture with Staffan I Lindberg from Varieties of Democracy Insitute
Time:
15:30 - 17:00
Tuesday 15/11
Lunch Session
Student-led: Quiz: What about sustainability?
Free lunch for registered participants!
Organised by Engineers Without Borders, Chalmers
Time:
12:15-13:00
Afternoon Session
Climate crisis and energy security
Opportunities and dilemmas
Keynote lecture with Gunilla Reischl, Institute of International Affairs (UI)
Time:
15:30 - 16:30
Wednesday 16/11
Research Conference
Resarch Conference Day 1
Organised by Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, GMV and Global Sustainable Futures
Time:
9:00-13:15
Afternoon Session
Climate Fresk Workshop
Organised by Climate Fresk, Sweden
Time:
15:15-18:15
Lunch Session
Student-led: Accountable for Sustainability? Exploring the business perspective
Free lunch for registered participants!
Organised by Handels Students for Sustainability, HaSS
Time:
12:15-13:00
Afternoon Session
The Global Food Crisis – Causes, Risks and Solutions
Organised by Focali, SIANI and Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, GMV
Time:
13:30 - 15:00
Thursday 17/11
Research Conference
Research Conference Day 2
Organised by Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, GMV and Global Sustainable Futures
Time:
9:00- 13:15
Afternoon Session
Panel discussion with Isabella Lövin
Organised by Centre for Sea and Society at the University of Gothenburg & Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment
Time:
16:00 - 17:00
Lunch Session
Student-led: Democracy and Inclusive Sustainable Education
Free lunch for registered participants!
Organised in collboration with EUTOPIA Diversity and Inclusion.
Time:
12:10-13:00
Afternoon Session
Democracy doesn't exist - we make it!
Organised by Museum of World Culture
Time:
13:30 - 15:00
Friday 18/11
Research Conference
Research Conference Day 3
Organised by Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, GMV and Global Sustainable Futures
Time:
8:30 - 13:15
Lunch Session
Student-led: The importance of Food Security in Democracy
Organised by Urban Gardening
Time:
12:15 - 13:00
Afternoon Session
Closing Mingle and Fair
Organised by Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, GMV, Welcome Services at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg Global Biodiviersy Centre, GGBC
Time:
14:00 - 16:30
Explore the programme day by day!
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Act Sustainable is Chalmers University of Technology´s and the University of Gothenburg´s annual sustainability week for students, researchers, teachers and staff. The aim is to bring the universities closer together in multidisciplinary perspectives on sustainable
development through inspiration, and knowledge.