The whole week is open for you!
November 15-19
This is your one-stop spot for Act Sustainable 2021. Here you´ll find the program featuring all the events from Monday, November 15, to Friday, November 19, 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.
Official program for Act Sustainable 2021
Welcome to Act Sustainable!
On these pages, you will find the official program for Act Sustainable 2021! The program is divided day by day stretching from Monday 15/11 to Friday 19/11.
Each day has three slots for events: Morning Session, Lunch Session, and Afternoon Session.
Morning Sessions are mostly characterized by a classical style academic lecture. Interactive elements occurs at a minimum and are kept simple, such as Q&A´s and menti polls.
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 more interactive activities such as workshoping and group discussion.
All events in the official program 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 program 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 program Act Sustainable also feature side-events. The side-events don’t necessarily follow the same rules as the events in the official program. 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 program day by day, or keep scrolling for an overview!
Hand in clothing items at our Information Table located in the entrance of Studenternas Hus and get some new-to-you favorites during the Act Sustainable Closing Mingle and Fair!
Rules
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1 ticket = 1 item
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You can hand in a maximum of 5 items
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Clothing items should be clean and whole
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We accept the following items: shirts, pants, dresses, jumpsuits, skirts, hats, gloves, scarfs, sport clothes, bags
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We do NOT accept the following items: underwear, swim wear shoes, jewelry
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Last day to hand in in on Thursday at 16:30
The Clothes Swap is hosted by Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre and Centre for Sea and Society.
Clothes Swap
Monday 15/11
Morning Session
Enjoy a relaxing Monday morning!
No event this morning! We also like a relaxing start of the week!
Time:
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Lunch Session
Knowing our Carbon FOODprint for a Greener Planet
Students at the Masters Programme in Education for Sustainable Development at the University of Gothenburg
Time:
12:10 - 13:00
Afternoon Session
Navigating an Information Disorder
Keynote lecture with Mathias Cederholm
Organised by Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, GMV.
Time:
15:15 - 17.00
Tuesday 16/11
Morning Session
Sustainability Conflicts in Housing
Organised by Centre for Sustainable Urban Futures
Time:
10:00-12.00
Lunch Session
Leave No One Behind:
Effects of Covid-19 on Socially Vulnerable Groups
Organised by Handels Students for Sustainability (HaSS)
Time:
12:10-13:00
Afternoon Session
Speeding up Transformation Towards Sustainability
Organised by The Swedish National Coordinator 2030 Agenda
Time:
13:10-15:30
Wednesday 17/11
Morning Session
Factivism and the Ocean?
Organised by WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award
Time:
10:00-11:30
Lunch Session
Is the Clothing Industry Greenwashing the Truth?
Organised by Handels Students for Sustainability (HaSS) and Social Science Environmental Student Association (SSESA)
Time:
12:10-13:00
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Afternoon Session
Meet Maja Lunde: a panel discussion about the novel The End of the Ocean
Organised by Chalmers Library, DRICKS and Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, GMV.
Time:
13:15-16:00
Thursday 18/11
Morning Session
Can automated fact checkers clean up the mess?
Organised by Chalmers Area of Advace - Information and Communication Technology
Time:
09:45-12:00
Afternoon Session
How do we recognize and respond to science disinformation?
Organised by Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, GMV
Time:
13:45-14:45
Lunch Session
Behaviour Change Towards Sustainability Through UX and Architecture
Organised by Design for Future
Time:
12:10-13:00
Afternoon Session
Organised by Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, GMV.
Time:
15.00-17:00
Friday 19/11
Morning Session
Biodiversity – myths, misconceptions and straight up lies
Organised by Gothenburg Global Biodiveristy Centre (GGBC).
Time:
10:00 - 12.00
Lunch Session
Quiz: Do you know your facts?
Organised by Engineers Without Borders - Chalmers
Time:
12:10-13:00
Afternoon Session
Closing Mingle and Fair
Organised by Welcome Services at the University of Gothenburg and Gothenburg Centre for Sustainable Development, GMV.
Time:
14.00 -17:00
Explore the program 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.