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a global student movement driving change
in economics and business education
How students can lead the change in business and economics.
oikos work puts students at the center of institutional change by actively engaging and making them into change agents, who work together with universities to lead the transformation of higher education that embodies regenerative values.
strategic objectives
our approach
Reimagining economic systems and business models to serve people, planet, and long-term well-being rather than extraction and profit alone.
oikos stands for:
Transforming higher education to cultivate responsible leaders, systems thinkers, and active changemakers.
oikos stands for:
Empowering young people with the agency, courage, and community needed to drive systemic change.
oikos stands for:
Moving beyond minimizing harm toward actively restoring the relationships between people, planet, and systems.
oikos stands for:
we are oikos
The oikos story begins in 1987 at the University of St. Gallen. Local students created an association with the aim of connecting economics with ecological awareness. It was envisioned to give students a voice and laid the foundations for student-led sustainability movement. For over a decade of existence, the St. Gallen association drew attention from other campuses and new chapters were on campuses beyond the Swiss border. This was a birth of oikos International – a global network and movement on campuses across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Throughout history oikos has had a presence at over 90 universities and business schools. A testament to the size and long lasting of our network is the thriving alumni community bridging generational gaps. Continuously innovative and adapting to the global circumstances at different times, oikos has a rich history of programs. Over the years, we’ve hosted oikos Academies, Summer and Winter Schools, Case Competitions and many other programs that solidified the association of oikos with student sustainability movement worldwide.
oikos International empowers local chapters by providing organizational guidance, IT infrastructure, communication materials and mentorship to help students effectively launch and manage initiatives. The team coordinates global programs, handling fundraising, impact measurement and partnerships. Through practical support with strategic coordination, the team ensures that chapters have the necessary resources, networks and visibility to run meaningful sustainability projects and create a real impact on economics and management education.
our programs drive sustainability on campuses worldwide through supporting students’ personal and professional development. by donating you can help keep our work future-proof and accessible to students worldwide.