European Universities - Driving the Sustainable University of the Future

Panel discussion at Freie Universität Berlin between European university leaders on November 2, 2021, to be livestreamed as part of Berlin Science Week. The role of European universities in the development of a sustainable higher education landscape will be the focus of a livestreamed discussion on November 2, 2021. Experts from the universities that form part of the Una Europa university network and the European University alliance CHARM-EU will discuss the role and responsibilities of European universities in developing the sustainable university of the future. The second Una Europa Talk will also focus on ways to improve the well-being of citizens and society overall. The event will also provide a forum to discuss contributions to solving the global challenges facing humanity, which are formulated in guidelines such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The participants will be Aleksandra Lis (PhD candidate in cultural studies, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie), Soledad Garcia Ferrari (Personal Chair of Global Urbanism and Resilience, University of Edinburgh), Jan-Martin Wiarda (moderator), Doris Alexander (Trinity College Dublin and CHARM-EU representative), Verena Blechinger-Talcott (Vice President for International Affairs, Freie Universität Berlin), and Günter M. Ziegler (President, Freie Universität Berlin). The livestream will be available on the day of the event at https://berlinscienceweek.com/de/event/una-talk/ .