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The next k3 Congress for Climate Communication will take place in Graz from September 25-26, 2024. More information may be found here.

The Summit is a high-level event, bringing world leaders together to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future. It will take a look at the "how" – how do we cooperate better to deliver on the above aspiration and goals? How do we better meet the needs of the present while also preparing for the challenges of the future? More informations may be found here.

The UniNEtZ Carousel is a format that invites all UniNEtZ participants to exchange ideas on various topics. Anyone can offer slots on desired topics. Please send the registration for a slot to koordination@uninetz.at.

Climate change literacy is crucial as it may empower individuals and communities with the knowledge to understand the impacts of climate change, the underlying science, and the strategies needed for mitigation and adaptation. The Symposium aims to provide a platform for researchers, practitioners and educators engaged with climate literacy to exchange their knowledge and perspectives. It also aims to offer a valuable platform to enable climate literacy providers and users from the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Africa and the Middle East regions to depeen their knowledge on the topic and enhance networks. The theme of the Symposium, "Combining the Theory and Practice of Climate Change Literacy” reflects the intention to offer participants an opportunity to present what they are doing, both in research and reflections on climate literacy principles, and their implementation in practice. More informations may be found here.

Interdisciplinary, low-threshold and interactive: this is how the first Vienna Climate Biennale presents itself. The innovative climate art festival starts on April 5 and ends on July 14. For 100 days, the focus will be on the potential of art, design, architecture and science with regard to a sustainable future worth living and the social impact of climate change. The biennial, initiated by the City of Vienna's Climate, Culture and Economy departments, is organized by KunstHausWien. Thanks to more than 60 cooperation partners, it covers the entire city. Further information may be found here. As part of the Biennale, a pop-up exhibition designed by students will take place from May 9-11, which is the result of the CCCA project "Climate, art and science - active together!".

Join us for the 11th European Conference on Positive Psychology and share your contributions to the field of positive psychology. The conference aims to underscore the interconnectedness of human existence and explore the application of the science of well-being for collective flourishing. More informationen may be found here.

Are you passionately committed to a better future? Are you passionate about what you do and trying to make a positive contribution to the world? We know from our own experience that this can sometimes become too much and you can easily overwork yourself. So that you don't run out of breath so quickly, the Change Maker Retreat will take place from July 10-14, 2024! This is your opportunity to recharge your batteries, refocus and recharge your batteries for your projects in a like-minded community. More information & Early Bird tickets here.

The UniNEtZ Carousel is a format that invites all UniNEtZ participants to exchange ideas on various topics. Anyone can offer slots on desired topics. Please send the registration for a slot to koordination@uninetz.at.

Women suffer more than men from the consequences of the climate crisis. At the same time, there are gender-related differences both in the climate footprint and in the preferred solutions. This has been scientifically proven many times over. Gender equality as a recovery program for our world shaken by the climate crisis is a recommendation derived from this by various think tanks. Without gender justice, there can be no climate justice. In a workshop format, the basics of the connections between climate and gender will be presented and/or refreshed. Contribution towards expenses: €15.00. Please register by Monday, May 27.

The workshop will focus on the topic of "Teaching the competencies of transformative research - cross-university exchange" and will address the following questions: Which transformative research competencies, skills, expertise, attitudes and methods do we teach in our courses/modules/study programs? How do we design the teaching/learning process? What resources do we draw on - what resources can we build up together?

The klimaaktiv Annual Conference 2024 is also the 20th anniversary of Austria's largest climate protection initiative. Under the headline "Right in the middle of the energy and mobility transition", we will look back together on what has been achieved and venture a look into the future. Because one thing is certain: the challenges and the need for an initiative like klimaaktiv have not diminished over the years - on the contrary!

How can the public debate on climate change and sustainability issues in Austria be analyzed with the SDGHUB? How can the media impact of your own climate communication be increased? Which sources and services can be added to further improve the usability of the tool? These and other questions will be addressed at the info webinar. Take your chance and join the discussion in the research project "AI-Driven Semantic Search and Visualization to Support the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2030 (SDGHUB)". Please register by May 27.

TheLectures for Future @ mdw in the summer semester 2024 have already started! They are open to students, staff and interested persons and deal with the connection between art, science and the topic of sustainable development. Katrin Funcke (illustrator), Stephanie Guse (artist and art philosopher) and Kristina Heldmann (children's book illustrator and author) are organizing the Thinking-Hands-Workshop, which will take place as part of the KlangBildKlang festival and will explore the potential of art and how artistic design processes and practices can contribute to social change.

The UniNEtZ Carousel is a format that invites all UniNEtZ participants to exchange ideas on various topics. Anyone can offer slots on desired topics. Please send the registration for a slot to koordination@uninetz.at.

The event addresses the topic of learning analytics at universities and aims to discuss it from a variety of perspectives. More information may be found here. Registration is required by May 1, 2024.

UniNEtZ cordially invites you to the UniNEtZ Future Dialogue. Transdisciplinary dialog with decision-makers is key to advancing the sustainable transformation in Austria. Building on the cooperation with the Austrian Parliament, the UniNEtZ Dialogue on the Future is intended to provide impetus on how the implementation of the UN SDGs can succeed in Austria according to the current state of research. With the presentation of our UniNEtZ Components for the future, we are creating a concrete offer to support decision-making processes in the sense of a socio-ecological transformation. You are welcome to send your expression of interest in participating in the event in advance to dialog@uninetz.at. Admission to the museum is only possible with registration!

In the field of sustainability sciences, a growing number of universities and non-university research institutions that see themselves as pioneers, companions and initiators of a sustainability transformation are visible and reflect on their own actions accordingly. A central challenge seems to be finding and defining their own role in the field of tension between scientific excellence and social relevance. The focus here is on the questions of what impact such institutions want to and can achieve, how this can be measured and how incentive systems can be developed to promote an orientation towards social effectiveness. These questions will be explored together at the annual conference. You can find more information here.

We invite you to our information evening at Stockwerk Jazz. Together we want to discuss the current challenges of the climate crisis and talk about solutions. Let's get active together and make a contribution to climate protection! For climate protection as a fundamental right in the Austrian constitution. Registration is requested. Further information can be found here.

Jakob Sauseng will give an overview of European refugee policy and explain the major challenges facing international decision-makers. More information may be found here.

Climate change is considered the challenge of our time. Solutions are often characterized by a scientific-technical approach, but it is about more than that: global and local social inequalities mean that people are affected differently by the consequences of climate change. The interactive lecture shows how gender and climate are connected. Because without gender equality, there can be no climate-friendly society and vice versa. You can find more information here.

Over the course of five days, 15 events - including workshops, lectures and dialog forums - will take place on the Schader Campus. Together with experts from business, associations, trade unions, science, politics, civil society and local authorities, intensive work will be carried out on sustainable ideas, for example in the areas of education, construction, mobility, design, the circular economy, artificial intelligence, renewable energies and funding for sustainability. Further information may be found here.

The UniNEtZ Carousel is a format that invites all UniNEtZ participants to exchange ideas on various topics. Anyone can offer slots on desired topics. Please send the registration for a slot to koordination@uninetz.at.

The Climate Change Centre Austria (CCCA), together with the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), is pleased to invite you to the 24th Austrian Climate Day! It will take place from April 02 to 04, 2024 at the premises of the Vienna University of Technology. Register by Monday, March 11, 2024 (2 p.m.) to take part in the 24th Climate Day. Click here to register. More informationen may be found here.

This webinar explores how the social metabolic analysis framework provides powerful insights into the interrelations between society, environment, and economy. The session will cover the key concepts of social metabolism, and how it can be applied to sustainability issues. As a framework seeking to bridge the social and natural sciences, we will also discuss how a variety of disciplinary approaches can contribute to socio-metabolic research. More informations may be found here.

The UniNEtZ Carousel is a format that invites all UniNEtZ participants to exchange ideas on various topics. Anyone can offer slots on desired topics. Please send the registration for a slot to koordination@uninetz.at.

On March 6, an interactive poster exhibition will take place on March 8 - International Women's Day, which is celebrated internationally as a feminist day of struggle in its political significance. The poster exhibition at the UIBK makes it possible not only to deal with sustainability in the context of the UniNEtZ, but also to use the developed content in a sustainable way, to illuminate it in different contexts and to explore it in new ways. In this case, the focus is on aspects of the social dimension of sustainability and the sustainable development goal gender equality (SDG 5) - using the example of the SDG 5 posters created by communication designer Elisabeth Kopf, which were presented in the Austrian Parliament in December 2022. The aim of the interactive poster exhibition is to enable interaction in public and thus encourage participants and passers-by alike to reflect.

The event on the "Inequality Turnaround" will take place at the University of Salzburg in cooperation with the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, the Mozarteum University and UniNEtZ. Sharing Dividends", the new Club of Rome report describes the problems of economic inequality, the levers that would lead to a Giant Leap towards more equality, as well as hurdles and obstacles along the way. A high-level keynote from the international Club of Rome will be followed by a discussion with experts, stakeholders and practitioners on this topic. Registration and more information on the program may be found here.

As the name suggests, the Transformation Controversy is about social change and conflict. We bring the important questions of transformation to the dance floor and make the discrepancies dance.
Tourism is a leading industry in Tyrol. Tourism is also a form of identification, pride in the beautiful landscape, the tin avalanche, the Piefke saga and the basis of life for many valleys. In times of climate change and sustainability, tourism must change. But how? In which direction? What do we want to expand and what do we want to reduce? Karin Seiler, Managing Director of Tirol Werbung, and Christian Baumgartner, Professor of Sustainable Tourism at the University of Applied Sciences Graubünden, discuss these questions. More informations may be found here.

At the 4th round table, everything revolves around storytelling under the motto "Zukunftsgschichtldruckerei".

We are looking for stories that inspire the courage to imagine a future worth living; that make it clear that a good life can be found in the here and now; that tell of community and our connection in the ecosystem and that show that people are motivated to contribute to the well-being of others. You can find more information here.

The 3rd treffpunkt.BILDUNG is about the strengths of the city in terms of cooperation with educational initiatives. What can cities do to sustainably promote innovative education projects? Urban development and education are closely linked - this interface will be examined together with experts from the education community.

The UniNEtZ Carousel is a format that invites all UniNEtZ participants to exchange ideas on various topics. Anyone can offer slots on desired topics. Please send the registration for a slot to koordination@uninetz.at.

The symposium is organized by the Institute for Electricity Economics and Energy Innovation at TU Graz together with the co-organizers Austrian Association for Electrical Engineering, Oesterreichs Energie and the Austrian National Committee of the World Energy Council. Over 230 expert speakers and around 700 participants from science, industry and administration will discuss the latest findings and solutions to a wide range of topics. More Information may be found here.

What role do social media play in connecting science and the public? How does this exchange influence the quality and innovative power of scientific work? And what are the advantages and challenges of sharing scientific ideas on digital platforms? Sigrid Neuhauser in conversation with Uwe Stege. More information may be found here.

Violence must never be forgotten: Ideas for a global culture of remembering. Diverse societies must keep alive different memories of violence and discrimination. Mirjam Zadoff in conversation with Dirk Rupnow. More information may be found here.

We welcome you to our symposium and exhibition to sit together, share observations, ask questions, and reevaluate preconceptions about the glacier’s being and our own complicity in the destruction of this landscape. More information may be found here.

The UniNEtZ Carousel is a format that invites all UniNEtZ participants to exchange ideas on various topics. Anyone can offer slots on desired topics. Please send the registration for a slot to koordination@uninetz.at.