Introducing oikos Sustainability Basecamp

We recently launched oikos Sustainability Basecamp – our remote, self-paced, sustainability, learning platform to equip you for for facing sustainability challenges and exploring how to live more sustainable lives.

Through Basecamp you’ll get remote and self-paced training, along with a base of resources providing orientation and an exchange platform with fellow peers taking on the similar journey. The future ahead carries a number of sustainability challenges for the humanity to face like migrating populations, unbearable heatwaves and many things we cannot imagine yet. It means we will have to adapt and change on the way. Basecamp will prepare you with all you need to step out and make a real impact – from widening your sustainability knowledge to growing your competencies to navigate complex challenges.

A basecamp is the place where hikers prepare for long climbs. It is where they hear the stories from former trips, learn about the landscape, & get equipped with the gear they need for the journey. Very often, it is also where you find your companions for your hike. We love the analogy to our work in sustainability – let’s get prepared & walk further together. oikos is a diverse community, joining a colorful mix of people from different cultures & study backgrounds. Basecamp is an opportunity that prepares us to venture out & climb mount sustainability together, starting well-equipped, & with a joint understanding of direction.

Join the Basecamp:

WHEN? Join at any time over the year or start with us at one of the quarterly kick off meetings

WHO? Any oikees & friends of oikos can join, either as a solo traveller or with a group

HOW? Sign up here to receive all instructions via email and learn more

Don’t hesitate to reach out to us on discord if there is any question.

Your basecamp tour guides are here for you!

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oikos International

posted May 17, 2023

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Internship opportunity: ESG Analyst Intern at NSI IT Software & Services

Our friends from NSI IT Software & Services are looking for a French speaking ESG Analyst Intern.

The mastering of French language is a requirement as it is the company’s working language, while understanding of English is also required.

NSI is based in Belgium and the internship takes place onsite, with a 3 day work week.

You can find more information and apply for the internship vi LinkedIn by clicking here.

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posted May 17, 2023

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TE Squad Call April Harvest

On 27 April, our Transforming Education(TE) Squad hosted a monthly call focused around the topic of the role of politics in transforming education, featuring Kai. The discussion was around the questions of how political structures and narratives perpetuate injustices and climate harm, how political engagement can support the move towards an equitable and sustainable future, and how one can drive the change.

Here are some of the most notable highlights we harvested from the call:

THE POLITICS OF TRANSFORMING EDUCATION
Political structures and contents of teaching can perpetuate injustices and climate harm. By transforming education, we can move towards a sustainable and just future.

WHO HAS THE POWER TO TRANSFORM EDUCATION?
We, as students, need to address universities as a whole and get in touch with professors, committees, student parliaments, rectorates to start the change and to decolonize and diversify economics.

HOW CAN WE START?
We can use inside lobbying (talking to people with decision power) and outside lobbying (awareness rising among students and creating pressure to change…)

A QUESTIONS TO REFLECT ON
What aspects of education do you want to transform?
Who do you need to convince?
What could incentivize the actor in power to listen to your arguments?

Join us for the next TE Squad Call on Thursday, 25 May!

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posted May 8, 2023

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oikos Community Impact Contest Spring 2023

We are delighted to announce the winning projects from the three categories – learning, leading & living – of our Community Impact Contest this semester!

Learning – the winning projects of the learning category is the Students for Sustainability Journal by oikos Warsaw. The journal covers sustainable topics and is dedicated to a wider audience as well as sums up the work the chapter does on campus. The journal amassed over 1000 hits in its first edition.

Leading – the winning project of the leading category is the Chapter LEAP by oikos Graz. It is a set of self-organized workshops by oikos LEAP participants that wanted to develop their personal competences around leadership, bringing the knowledge back to their chapter.

Living – the winning project of the living category is GreenMap by oikos St. Andrews. The collaborative project unites different stakeholders: university, businesses and nonprofit to network and share ideas on green/socially inclusive practices.

All of the winning projects are up on our Impact Matrix and you can learn more about them and explore other oikos projects on it by clicking here.

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posted May 5, 2023

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