oiCorona Action – Support the Team!

Dear oikees, dear friends,


in these turbulent times, we sense the need of community stronger than ever before.
oikos provides such a community for student change agents from all over the world, giving space for discussion, creation, personal growth and healing.
Being a fairly spread organization, we now benefit from our experience in working remotely for several years. We are able to provide our members with countless opportunities to strengthen our bonds and make sense and use of the developments out there.

The only restriction: Our human capacity! We are giving our best – but it is impossible to stem all the opportunities when having only 2 hands each – and most of them belonging to volunteers.

That’s why we need YOU!
Are you at home and have some spare time you’d like to donate to a community of changemakers?
Do you want to learn how we manage our network and connect to people around the world?
Do you want to contribute with your unique skills?

This is for you 🙂
Fill in this form with your skills, superpowers and interests and we will reach out to you to explore how we could best work together.

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There are unlimited possibilities how you can support us – let’s find the one that belongs to you!

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posted March 30, 2020

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Online Debate on Curriculum Change – oikos Curriculum Academy 2020

oikos Curriculum Academy is a 3-day workshop for students, early career researchers, faculty representatives and other stakeholders, developed and facilitated by oikos student members. Its main purpose is to reflect and learn about innovative economics and management programs and teaching approaches that are designed to address current global environmental and social challenges.

We are pleased to invite you to an online debate with faculty, young scholars and students who have been intensively working on reforming economics and management education. They will not only share their vision for education for the future but also talk about particular examples and strategies on how to transform the curriculum.

Do not miss our inspiring speakers on Friday, April 3. The debate starts at 4:30 pm CEST time. To attend, please register here

Introducing the debate speakers:

Lea Trogrlic

Lea Trogrlic holds a master’s degree in Economics of Development and is one of the co-founders of Plural Economics Zurich. Through this initiative, a lecture on different economic theories was implemented at the University of Zurich. This approach makes it possible for students to look at the economy through a diverse set of lenses and promotes critical thinking.

Julia Christensen Hughes

Julia Christensen Hughes is founding dean of the Lang School of Business and Economics, at the University of Guelph in Canada.  Currently, on administrative leave, she is continuing to support efforts to “disrupt” business school education around the world, advocating for more focus on corporate social responsibility/sustainability, support for the achievement of the UN’s 2030 SDG agenda, and transformational opportunities for students, through engaging, interdisciplinary learning experiences. 

Florian Rommel

Florian co-founded the first “Plurale Ökonomik” student
group at the University of Bayreuth in Germany in 2012. Since 2014 he
contributes to establishing the young Cusanus University, where a new
pluralist economics curriculum is already taught and improved every
year. The topic of his dissertation is on current trends in economic
research and pluralism in economics.

Professor Petra Molthan-Hill

Professor Petra Molthan-Hill leads the Green Academy at Nottingham Trent University since 2013, with the aim to include Education for Sustainable Development related curricular and extra-curricular initiatives into the whole university, for example the internal online course offered to all 30.000 students at NTU: ‘Sustainability in Practice Certificate’. She is the Co-Chair of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) working group on climate change and environment. Molthan-Hill is the editor of ‘The Business Student’s Guide to Sustainable Management’ offering seminars and other teaching material in how to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals in accounting, marketing, HR and other subjects in management/business studies.

Guido Palazzo

Guido Palazzo is Professor of Business Ethics at HEC, University of Lausanne, Vice Dean for programs and student affairs and director of the executive education of HEC. In is research he investigates corporate responsibility in global supply chains, the mechanisms of (un)ethical decision making in organizations, the fight against organized crime and the impact of storytelling on behavior. He is one of the most cited business ethics scholar in the world. He’s received prestigious rewards, had his work published in many well known journals with his online course(MOOC) so far has been taken by over 35.000 people.

Find out more about oikos Curriculum Academy and apply here.

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oikos International

posted March 26, 2020

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Making Sense in Turbulent Times – oiConnection Call

Feeling overwhelmed? Frustrated? Or more excited and optimistic? We are all facing new levels of uncertainty these days and most of us find it difficult to make sense of the situation.That’s what our international community is here for! Join us on zoom for 90 minutes of sharing, listening and sense-making in our oiConnection Call on 28.03 at 4 pm CET.
Everyone is invited!
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/817181461

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oikos International

posted March 24, 2020

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First “oikos in Residence” event launches curriculum design project

Last month, oikos International hosted its first “oikos in Residence” event in Basel, Switzerland. The oikos in Residence is a new event format that is intended to accelerate the creation of materials related to curriculum change. 

The Residence event in Basel brought together a team of representatives from oikos chapters, oikos International, and Rethinking Economics to discuss the relevance of a re-envisioning of what is taught in typical business bachelors programs. 

The program for the event was based on Economy Studies, an upcoming book that lays out a new approach for economics programs. Economy Studies is a “create your own curriculum” guide that provides a framework for thinking about what kind of content should be included in various types of economics education. The book has three core sections, philosophy, organizing principles, and building blocks, which allow it to move from very broad ideas about the purpose of an economic education to the specific details of the kinds of topics and theories that are most important to teach. 

The task for the Residence event was to “translate” the structure of Economy Studies for business education to create a similar guide that can help the oikos community more systematically think about what they want business education at their university to look like. 

The first section, philosophy, explains what the overall goal of a business degree program should be. This category aims at moving away from a focus on profit and stakeholder equity and reformulates the mission of a business school program to have the goal of educating students on how to make environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable choices through organizations. 

The next section, organizing principles, includes the guiding values that underpin the way business should be taught. This includes, for example, making sure that education is closely linked to the real world and embedded within the societal sphere.  

The last category, the building blocks, puts meat on the bones by outlining the crucial elements that should be included in a business degree. Examples of possible business building blocks range from more concrete topics like Business Skills and Skills for Personal and Professional Development to bigger picture things like Global Challenge and Trends, Organizational Varieties, and Political Economic Systems. 

The four days of the Residence were spent discussing what these three structures should include and testing out different versions of definitions and elements. We now have a skeleton for what will become a “create your own curriculum” toolkit for business education. 

But actually creating this toolkit will still take a ton of work, so if you are interested in joining the project, contact J.Christopher (the oikos Curriculum Research Manager) to get involved! 

We had originally planned to hold a second oikos in Residence this June, but planning for this event is currently on hold due to the global Coronavirus pandemic. 

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oikos International

posted March 23, 2020

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Newsletter: March 2020

Welcome to the March edition of our newsletter!
This month has seen some major shifts in oikos events planned for the spring of 2020. Due to the global pandemic the teams organizing the projects are working hard as we speak in shifting to an online format.

The weeks ahead are going to be quite eventful, so you can read about the upcoming projects and events from the oikos community which are now going to be even more open for everyone to join!

Read here

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oikos International

posted March 20, 2020

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oiConference on Sustainable Finance

This webinar is the second online conference on Sustainability and Finance organized and supported by oikos International and the Harvard Extension School’s Student Environmental Club. It brings together researchers, students, activists, and professionals to discuss recent developments in finance and sustainability.

Attend 1 or all 9 sessions.

Each session will run about 45mins long with plenty of time for Q&A. Bring your expertise and your questions to the table, and learn from experts in the field, your fellow students, and professors/researchers.

Please Sign up on this page to participate in the whole two-day conference. If you want to participate in only individual sessions, you can sign up for them individually below.

For more detailed descriptions of the individual events, please take a look at the agenda here. And you will find the bios of the presenters, session moderators, and organizers here.

All times are listed in EDT. Use a time zone converter to check time in your country: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/

Day 1 一 Friday, April 3rd 2020

10am 1.1) Climate Grief and Personal Change

11am 1.2) Sustainable Finance 101: What does it all really mean?

1pm 1.3) Planning for a Sustainable Life

2pm 1.4) World Cafe and Breakouts: Reflection and Networking

5pm Possibly Cancelled: 1.5) Drinks and Networking, Harvard

Day 2 一 Saturday, April 4th 2020

10am 2.1) Sustainability Perspectives from Asia

11am 2.2) Society, Race, and the Environment

12pm 2.3) The Language of Sustainability

2pm 2.4) The Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement

3pm 2.5) World Cafe and Breakouts: Reflection and Networking

4pm Possibly Cancelled: 2.6) Drinks and Networking, Harvard

Register

Learn More:

– Agenda

– Speaker Bios

– Google Drive

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oikos International

posted March 18, 2020

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oikos Chapter Days

During these days we want to ensure that we as a community have the chance to exchange and learn from each other. Apart from getting information about oikos international, you will have the chance to exchange with other chapters about your projects and events, talk about possible collaborations and teach each other in different fields like Marketing, Recruiting, Teambuilding, Strategy and so forth.

Join now: https://zoom.us/j/2032031203

Read more here.

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oikos International

posted March 17, 2020

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The status of oikos International events amid COVID19 pandemic

The information on this page will be updated with the development of the pandemic and the recommendations provided by the World Health Organization and respective national governments worldwide. 

Following consultations between the oikos International Board, the Management Team and the respective organizing teams, it was decided that the oikos International projects planned for Spring 2020 will be organized online and not onsite as originally designed due to the COVID19 pandemic. 

The changes in place are meant to ensure maximum safety of participants’ health and prevent further spread of the disease, which is also in line with WHO recommendations and measures taken by the respective governments of the countries in which the events were originally meant to take place in. 

We highly recommend all oikos chapters to follow rules provided by their home countries and to be in touch with their universities to know what are  the event policies to comply with. If you need to shift your local projects into an online format, oikos International team can support you.

Find detailed information about all projects here
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oikos International

posted March 16, 2020

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Join the Global Virtual Conference organizing team

Do you want to develop and apply your knowledge on leadership, while empowering other changemakers worldwide? 

Here is the challenge: to organize a two-weeks Global Virtual Conference, providing a hearty experience and diverse perspectives on Leadership and Sustainability! 

The Global Virtual Conference aims to empower people, to be inclusive and to gather different perspectives for a sustainable future: your exceptional background and vision will be an essential contribution to achieve those goals.    

Join us and collaborate in a multicultural team, building together new mindsets and skills for climate action. As a changemaker, you already have the skills required to join the team: you are motivated, committed and you learn by doing.

By joining this project, you commit to participate in our virtual calls 1 hour per week.

We would be glad to know more about you! Would you like to get more information? Please send an email to marcelo.veloso@oikos-international.org


Find out more about the team roles here!

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oikos International

posted March 4, 2020

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Join the NexGenLead organizing team

Do you want to develop and apply your knowledge on leadership, while empowering other changemakers worldwide? 

Here is the challenge: to organize a three-weeks Global Virtual Program, in November, providing a hearty experience and diverse perspectives on Leadership and Sustainability! 

The NexGenLead aims to empower people, to be inclusive and to gather different perspectives for a sustainable future: your exceptional background and vision will be an essential contribution to achieve those goals.    

Join us and collaborate in a multicultural team, building together new mindsets and skills for climate action. As a changemaker, you already have the skills required to join the team: you are motivated, committed and you learn by doing.

By joining this project, you commit to participate in our virtual calls 1 hour per week.

Connect with us to discuss how we can learn from each other. Please send an email to marcelo.veloso@oikos-international.org

In the meantime, ponder joining the core team in one of the following roles or missions: 

Content alchemist

  • Defining the topics of the virtual  program;
  • Finding speakers (academics, students, professionals, coaches);
  • Defining the type of activities (webinar, panel discussions, side-events, live interactive workshops, live interviews with Q&As, reflections/learning sessions);
  • Designing the program (time; order of speakers, knowledge requirement).

 Brain-catcher 

  • Setting the communication strategy;
  • Design the NexGenLead visual identity (logo, images, format of the website);
  • Building the website;

Media ninja

  • Drafting communication texts ;
  • Drafting posts and publish on Social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, twitter, whatsapp)
  • Drafting & proofreading text for Website
  • Reaching out to the oikos community
  • Drafting invitation mail for the external community, partners, universities
  • Drafting “thank you letter” and “certificates”

Partnerships Architect

  • Finding key partners to reach out, share the information;
  • Find partners to organize “local hubs” hosting the NexGenLead;
  • Stimulate the creation of “local hubs” within oikos community

Knowledge Excavator

  • Creating a platform and collecting helpful documents to enrich participants’ learning experience (Speakers Bios;  Documents about partners)
  • Organize in the website the content sent by the participants (videos, interviews, texts)

Inspiration Director

  • Imagining ways of making the NexGenLead hearty and interactive (open-space workshops, and peer-to-peer discussions, energizers, icebreakers); 
  • Facilitate the interactions during the conference.

Technical Magician

  • Providing support for participants and speakers with technical information;
  • Make a tutorial presenting the different tools available during the program, list the material needed to have a good experience, explain the type of activities;
  • Master Zoom, Remo or other web conferencing platform.
  • Be ready to provide support in case of technical problems;
  • Leading test sessions;
  • Recording the event and chat notes;
  • Orchestrate all the creative elements (presentations, music, video, graphics, etc);
  • Split the participants during the event into different virtual rooms.

Participants care guru 

  • Manage registrations ;
  • Answer participants’ questions in english or in your mother tongue (Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Mandarin very needed)

MOOC wall-e

 We want to use the NexGenLead to generate and test content, methodology and probably to create a MOOC or other online educational resource)

  • Collect the main requirements of a MOOC creation;
  • Set the criteria needed for the lectures to be converted into a MOOC;
  • Skills on a video editing program to create the MOOC.

Impact detective

  • Create the tools to analyze the impact of the events (survey, individual calls);
  • Analyze the results of the collected data.
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oikos International

posted March 4, 2020

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