oikos model WTO 2014

oikos model WTO 2014

6 – 11, April, 2014

Are you interested in global value chains? Do you want to explore this issue in the simulation framework of the WTO ministerial negotiations? Then the oikos Model WTO is the right event for you!  Get to know more about the topic, apply by February 16 and join us in Switzerland.

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posted January 23, 2014

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oikos Young Scholars Energy Academy 2014

oikos Young Scholars Energy Academy 2014

Overcoming Path Dependence in Energy Investment, Policy & Decision-Making

St. Gallen, Switzerland, 7-10 April 2014

Call for papers for the oikos Young Scholars Energy Academy is out – apply now! Deadline is January 31st. Don’t miss it! All details here

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posted January 23, 2014

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oikos Newsletter January 2014

Happy New Year from oikos! In this time of new starts, we hope you are inspired to get involved with the variety of oikos projects. If you are interested in global value chains, consider applying for the Model WTO. This year’s oikos first Young Scholars Academy focuses on renewable energy, while the oikos Case Quarterly looks at the sustainability of food production. If you are an oikos Alum, feel free to join us at the debates on energy and sustainability in Zurich. Last but not least, don’t forget to apply for the Winter School and the Spring Meeting (deadlines: January 15)! Again, best wishes and looking forward to working together in the new year!

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posted January 7, 2014

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2013′s Best Writing and Ringing in the New Year as an Agent for the Press

Looking back at 2013: What made us what we are today

2013 started with a challenging assignment: Among the many conventional institutions around the world, the World Economic Forum opened up to youth. Our reporters created the first media footprint of young people covering the Open Forum of the WEF in Davos, Switzerland. Even though we were struggling to position our reporting among the WEF’s extensive media coverage, we studied the WEF media team closely, played around with different formats and developed an angle for looking at what we call fringe stories while Davos turned into a car park featuring German luxury cars. Watch for our upcoming coverage in 2014, when we expand our footprint to coverage of the previously inaccessible main Forum. We will also continue our commitment to offering the fringe angle by mentoring high school students in their hunt for local stories… Click here to continue reading.

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posted January 3, 2014

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