Curriculum Change Manager position open!

We are looking for an independent, flexible, and resourceful person who is eager to get international experience working virtually and ensure the smooth running of the oikos Curriculum Change Initiative.

Application Deadline: 22nd of August 2020
Starting Date: As early as 1st of September 2020 (October possible)
Duration: Until December 2021 (possible prolongation)
Part-time: (50%)
Location: Remote

Candidate’s Profile

  • Education in economics, business, or related social science at the university level
  • Interest and commitment to the oikos vision and mission
  • Motivation to learn and grow, professionally and personally
  • Ability to critically reflect on economics and management curriculum
  • Strong communication competencies – ability to engage in constructive conversation about educational transformation with various stakeholders (students, academia, public and private sector representatives)
  • Good command of the English language, both written and spoken
  • Knowledge and understanding of sustainable development 
  • Understanding of pluralist/ heterodox economics 
  • Desire to work with students, university representatives and other stakeholders within the field of economics and management education
  • Ability to anticipate needs, solve problems in a collaborative environment and sensitivity to deadlines
  • Good organizational and time management skills
  • Experience with organization of events and workshops
  • Knowledge or willingness to learn to work with Google drive, Zoom and other IT tools 

Desirable:

  • Experience working with student and/or youth organizations
  • Experience working on curriculum change at the local or international level
  • Familiarity with how decisions are made within universities

Tasks and Responsibilities

  • Working closely with Curriculum Strategy Manager and Curriculum Research Manager on the implementation of the Curriculum Change Initiative 
  • Maintaining close contact with oikos members working on curriculum change at the local level and accompanying them in their curriculum change projects
  • Facilitating Curriculum Squad Meetings (regular monthly meetings of oikos members interested in curriculum change)
  • Organizational support and facilitation of curriculum change events (oikos Curriculum Academy, oikos in Residence, workshops with oikos members) 
  • Managing and maintaining all the relevant contacts and communication with key partners and stakeholders (Rethinking Economics, Exploring Economics, Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik, and Economists 4 Future, etc.)
  • Assistance with fundraising for the Curriculum Change Initiative 
  • Contributing to the overall strategy and operations of oikos International by attending regular team meetings

If you are interested in the position, send us your CV (max. 2 pages) and a motivation letter (max. 1-2 pages) as soon as possible, latest by August 22nd. The letter should outline why you want to take up the position and what makes you a suitable candidate. Please, email the required documents to president@oikos-international.org with a subject line “Application for Curriculum Change Manager”. The candidates selected for an online interview will be contacted at the latest by August 25th. The interviews will be scheduled between August 26 – 30 and the decision should be communicated by August 31st. For any further questions, please reach out to us via email.

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posted July 30, 2020

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BetterTogether: oikos & Goodwall partner on Free Online Program for Youth

COVID-19 has made life difficult for everyone, but students and young professionals around the world have had it especially hard. The coronavirus crisis has caused internships to plummet by more than half, more than 1 in 6 young people to be out of work, and another 41% to be at risk of losing their jobs.

To counter many of the negative consequences of the crisis, oikos has teamed up with Goodwall and other world-renowned institutions to launch BetterTogether. This FREE, 5+-week online program is specifically designed to help young people prepare for the post-COVID-19 world of work.

About the BetterTogether Program

Taking place between August 1–September 16, BetterTogether is a free online program aimed at helping young people like yourself reach your full potential. Its aim is to help you develop skills, gain experience, and network globally, while also giving you the chance to win up to $25K in prizes for participation!

Here’s what’s in store throughout the program’s 5+ weeks:

  • A series of 10 challenges to develop skills like critical thinking, creativity, and communication;
  • Weekly AMA speaker sessions with inspiring leaders and role models, including actress Shreya Patel, climate champion Marie-Claire Graf, comedian Rajiv Satyal, and Ecosia co-founder Fred Henderson;
  • The ability to connect with over 1.5 million students, entrepreneurs, and young professionals from 150+ countries around the world;
  • The chance to win up to $25,000 in prizes, scholarships, and exclusive opportunities;
  • Exclusive access to modules within Pearson’s Workplace Behaviors Learning Program;
  • And much more!

How to Participate in BetterTogether?

Anyone anywhere can participate in the BetterTogether program for free—simply download the Goodwall app on iOS or Android to get started!

Once you’re a Goodwall member, you can participate in BetterTogether challenges by posting short videos, pitching ideas, and showcasing achievements, among other things.

You can respond to any number of challenges you desire, and each one comes with its own unique prize. On completion program participants will also receive a digital certificate.  

About Goodwall

Goodwall is the next-generation community and social development network built specifically for the needs of Gen Z and younger millennials. Goodwall aims to help students, entrepreneurs, and young professionals by giving them a platform to pitch ideas, share achievements, showcase their talents, highlight their experience, meet like-minded peers, locate jobs and internships, find scholarships, and seek & provide support.

The Goodwall community is made up of over 1.5 million members from 150+ countries across the globe. With 5+ million job and internship opportunities, more than $1 million in scholarships and awards, thousands of volunteer events, and hundreds of online courses, Goodwall is well-prepared to help navigate students and young professionals through this new decade.

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posted July 30, 2020

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Curriculum Action Call

Join us for the Curriculum Action Call on Friday, August 28 from 4 – 5:30 pm CEST time. Just click on the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83381467353

The Curriculum Action Calls is an ongoing project initiated by the oikos Curriculum Academy participants. All people interested in how should economics and management education that addresses urgent global challenges look like are most welcome to join. Every last Friday in a month, we will virtually meet. The Curriculum Action Calls provide space to share ideas, get feedback on our projects, and help each other.

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posted July 21, 2020

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2020 St Gallen Unconference on sustainability


Organised by oikos Alumni for the oikos Community

To keep the oikos community and spirit up, we believe annual events are necessary!
Thus, we are delighted to invite you to join us at the first ever St. Gallen Unconference! We will gather a crowd of oikos alumni, active oikees and friends who share our vision of a sustainable future.The main goal of Unconference is to help you find as many links in the network as possible and to offer you the space to share your knowledge and experience. We are sure you will meet people who want to drive things, who want to build new businesses or new organizations to foster sustainable business, politics and economics.We hope this will also be a fun opportunity to meet old friends, make new acquaintances, create new connections and make existing connections blossom. This will be facilitated by extended networking slots (aka coffee or lunch “breaks”)…
Check the link for more info: https://www.stgallen-unconference.org/

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posted July 17, 2020

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Newsletter: July 2020

We are excited to introduce the latest edition of our newsletter in a new and refreshed format! We have created a new smart design which makes it easy to navigate through and allows for additional features to keep you up to date with all things oikos!

With oikos In (your) Residence and Carbon Literacy Training under way, this month we also look ahead for the next semester and the upcoming oikos events amid the pandemic. Along with interesting articles about oikos’ resilience and Positive Impact Rating, we’re delighted to finally unveil the new hub for oikos Alumni!

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posted July 17, 2020

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Upcoming oikos events for 2020 – oikos Update

With the COVID19 pandemic still present and the uncertainties it causes largely affecting any kind of activity planning by the end of the year, oikos International has decided to make major changes and adjustments to the event calendar for the rest of 2020.

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.

The most important change affects the flagship oikos events – FutureLab 2020 and Spring Meeting 2021 along with LEAP kick-off meeting.

FutureLab – the milestone 10th edition of the FutureLab was originally planned to be hosted in November of this year. As the circumstances regarding the pandemic are constantly changing and the inability to predict what the global situation could look like and the potential restrictions which could be in place at the end of the year, the decision was made to move the event to the next semester. The new date for FutureLab is set for March 26 to 27 2021. Moving to an online format was considered, but ultimately, the team decided the best solution would be moving it to a time period when there would possibly be no health concerns which would allow the oikos Community to meet in person. We believe that the onsite character of FutureLab is what makes it the biggest annual event for the oikos Community, which is why the decision to shift to an online format was overruled in favor of setting a new date. More information will be available soon at the event page.

Legislative Assembly Autumn 2020 – The legislative meeting, where the new Board members will be elected, scheduled for November 29 will be organized online, following the Chapter Days Autumn 2020 which are taking place on November 27 and 28. Building up on the success of the Chapter Days and Legislative Assembly in spring this year we are confident in the online format of the two events.

LEAP Kick Off Meeting – following the rescheduling of FutureLab, the LEAP onsite meeting will be taking place in Leysin from March 18 to 25.

Spring Meeting 2021 – with rescheduling of FutureLab to spring 2021, the Spring Meeting for next year will be cancelled as to not overlap with other oikos events scheduled for this time period. As an alternative, an Autumn Meeting organized by an oikos chapter is currently being considered. We will keep you posted for all updates.

Legislative Assembly Spring 2021 – The legislative meeting which previously was a part of the Spring Meeting will be reincorporated into the rescheduled FutureLab and will take place both onsite and online on March 25

NexGenLead – formerly known as the Global Virtual Conference, organized in partnership with swissnex Brazil and supported by Movetia, is a fully online conference with sessions taking place from October 31 to November 21. More information will be available soon at the event page.

oikos Winter School 2020 in summer Winter School was scheduled for March this year, but due to the outbreak of COVI19, oikos Witten/Herdecke decided to postpone the event. The new date is set for August 21 to 23. More information is available at the event page.

oikos CEE Meeting 2020 – the regional meeting for Central and Eastern Europe region will be organized by oikos Tbilisi from September 25 to 27 both onsite and online. With the pandemic under control in Georgia the Tbilisi team are confident in safety of organizing the event onsite, however, the online option remains in case the situation deteriorates. 

St. Gallen Unconference on sustainability 2020 – The oikos Unconference is the participative-driven conference on Sustainability organised by the oikos Alumni, for the international oikos community from August 21 to 22. More information available here.

As always, the oikos Community Hours will be taking part on the first Thursday of every month from 5 to 7pm CEST at the virtual office. All oikees are welcome to join! You can find more information on Podio.

oiConference – the third edition of the oiConference organized by oikees from Boston and New York City is planned for upcoming fall. More information will follow soon.

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posted July 14, 2020

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Join the PRME Global Carbon Literacy Training

In these times when the world as we knew it has undergone instantaneous change, there is no better time to focus on changes that will make the world a better place for all and link the Covid 19 recovery with a transition to a low-carbon economy while addressing social inequalities at the same time. 

This Carbon Literacy Training Programme equips you with the information and skills needed to make these high impact changes in your work for example research, teaching or consultancy work in order to reduce carbon emissions along with addressing mutiple other SDGs.  A certificate is given upon full participation and completion of the training. 

The four sessions cover:
1.Positive Futures Scenarios and Climate Justice
2. Climate Science and the matching high impact climate solutions
3. Carbon calculation and individual action
4. Climate Change Mitigation: a systems approach5. Your own Action Plan

The sessions will take place on each of the Monday’s in July, a two hour session.

July 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th

Here are the links to register:
Please find them below:
Monday, 6 July 5 p.m. – 7:00 pm. CEST: Register
Monday, 13 July 5 p.m. – 7:00 pm. CEST: Register
Monday, 20 July 5 p.m. – 7:00 pm. CEST: Register
Monday, 29 July 5 p.m. – 7:00 pm. CEST:  Register

The PRME Working Group on Climate Change and Environment will be conducting the training and this will also give you the opportunity to find out more about their work and actively contribute to the further development of the teaching materials and research within this critical area.

Learn more about Carbon Literacy Project

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posted July 2, 2020

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Will corona recovery efforts boost or hinder the implementation of sustainability goals?

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The corona pandemic changes the parameter of many aspects of our lives, the little things like working from home, but also the big ones like economic stability. As those big disruptions will very much influence how sustainability is lived, it also very much conerns the work of oikos. Therefore, we want to discuss those implications within the oikos community.


Join us on Thursday, July 16th, for our first session of oikos Asks. This time we ask our community: “Will corona recovery efforts boost or hinder the implementation of sustainability goals?”

Join via Zoom: link will be available soon

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oikos International

posted July 1, 2020

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oikos Community Hours July 2020

As every first Tuesday of the month, from 5 to 7pm CEST, the virtual office is open to our members for the Community Hours!

The upcoming oikos Community Hours this month will be made of two parts:

  • The first hour will tackle a key tool for each and every chapter: the Chapter Impact Assessment. We will hold this one hour session for you to discover, get informed and inquire about this powerful and helpful tool, designed to help you make your chapter stronger and more impactful!
  • The second hour will be open to any topic you would like to raise, exchange on with the oikos International Team and the oikos Community, as well as get updated with the latest news from the network and its opportunities.

We will make sure to have a joyful time together!

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posted July 1, 2020

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