
DAY 2
Thursday, 27 August
The programme is updated regularly.
An overview of the contributions in the parallel sessions is available here.
Registered users can access all contributions in detail on the submission platform sciencesconf.
last updated: 24 July

09.00 - 10.00 CET ⭢ PANEL DISCUSSION:
"When racism takes root in colonisation, how does education for global citizenship and solidarity bring about a shift in attitudes and practices?"
[FR+EN Translation]
with Théophile Yonga (TERRAFRIK), Roxane Hervé (E-graine), François Guerry (Kurioz); facilitated by Tiphaine Ardouin (RADSI Nouvelle-Aquitaine)

10.00 - 11.30 CET ⭢ PARALLEL SESSIONS C
- Paper presentations [EN]; facilitated by Tom Kuppens:
- Tania Arriaga-Azkarate, Garazi Sanchez-Murciano: "Bridging the Gap through the Screen: Using Television Simulations to Foster Critical Citizenship and Sustainable Discourse"
- Antje Disterheft, Gina Phillips, Ana Vieira, Ariadna Moreno, Carla Lancelotti, Teresa Calvão, Bärbel Fürstenau, Tom Kuppens, Ianina Scheuch: "Building Sustainable Wellbeing Cultures on University Campuses"
- Mariola Zalewska, Janaina Macke: "Transformative Learning Pathways for Sustainability: Micro-credentials and the Advancement of Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education"
- Petr Procházka, Veronika Vašíčková, Jitka Volfová, Pavel Hnát: "University living labs for sustainability: Preconditions, motivators and triggers for a replicable and endured model" - Teaching and Learning Lab [FR+EN Translation]: Lise Tregloze: "Nuages de maux du développement durable : quels mots pour une éducation transformatrice et décolonisée pour la durabilité ?"
- Collective Intelligence Boost [EN]:
Charlotte Voigt, Elena Beringer: "Decolonizing ESD in adverse contexts" - Teaching and Learning Lab [EN]:
Giulia Sonetti, Gabriela Uberna: "From Climate Anxiety to Collective Agency: Cycling, Care and Emotionally Safe Learning Spaces in Higher Education"
- Paper presentations [EN]; facilitated by Tom Kuppens:

11.30 - 11.45 CET ⭢ BREAK

11.45 - 13.15 CET ⭢ PARALLEL SESSIONS D
- Reflection Lab [EN]:
Mariana Egues: "Naming What Matters – A Rehearsal for Ethnic-Racial Responsibility in Sustainable Higher Education" - Collective Intelligence Boost [EN]:
Jonas Niederberger, Daniela Dietz, Lilian Trechsel, Claudia Saalfrank, Daphne Bucher, Gregor Rechsteiner: "Experimenting for a sustainable university culture: Insights from a Swiss real-world experiment" - Teaching and Learning Lab [EN]:
Lonny Gold: "Suggestopedia – How to Make Learning Sustainable " - Teaching and Learning Lab [EN]:
Ling Xiao, Lucy-Gill Simmen: "Beyond data: A Transformative Framework Integrating Storytelling and Immersive Technology for Sustainable Finance Education"
- Reflection Lab [EN]:

13.15 - 14.45 CET ⭢ VERNISSAGE FRESQUE & LUNCH BUFFET

14.45 - 16.15 CET ⭢ PARALLEL SESSIONS E
- Paper presentations [EN]; facilitated by Giulia Sonetti:
- Jana Dlouhá: "Education for the future: the importance of the learning environment and social factors"
- Bettina Hollstein: "Experiencing emotions in resonant courses of ESD"
- Senan Gardiner: "How transdicisplinary projects shape emotional agency"
- Janbee Shaik Mopidevi: "Intergenerational Co Creation for Sustainability: HE Students, Children, Families and Educators Mapping Eco Anxiety and Competency Development in Dutch Primary School Contexts"
- Ash Brockwell: "Multispecies love stories: assessing emotional connection within ecosystems through a co-created exhibition" - Teaching and Learning Lab [EN]:
Lyudmyla Guryeyeva, Marilyn Mehlmann, Charlotte Karlsson: "Lessons of War, and Other Disruptions" - Teaching and Learning Lab [EN]:
Martin Gerner, Sylvia Maus, Lea Antony, Stefanie Barth: "Aligning IDGs Constructively for Transformative Service Learning" - Collective Intelligence Boost [FR+EN Translation]:
Aline Pollmann: "Une démarche pédagogique critique autour des voyages solidaires : découvrir “Visa pour le voyage” du CCFD-Terre Solidaire"
- Paper presentations [EN]; facilitated by Giulia Sonetti:

16.15 - 16.30 CET ⭢ BREAK

16.30 - 17.30 CET ⭢ PANEL DISCUSSION
[FR+EN Translation]
with Darren Axe, Blanchard Nsuka and Mandy Singer-Brodowski; facilitated by Antje Disterheft (COPERNICUS Alliance)

18.00 - 19.00 CET ⭢ COPERNICUS ALLIANCE "HAPPY HOUR"
for current and future members

ORGANISERS & CONTACT
The 2026 HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT is organised by the COPERNICUS Alliance, the UNESCO Chair in Training of Sustainable Development Professionals at the University Bordeaux Montaigne, the UNESCO Chair in Responsible Global Management at Bern University of Applied Sciences, the Nouvelle Aquitaine Network of Associations for Development and International Solidarity (RADSI-NA), oikos International and Students Organizing for Sustainability International.
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