Empowering Students for Climate Action: Panel Discussion


If you are a student or staff member at GU and passionate about making a difference in climate change, we warmly invite you to participate in this panel discussion.

Students play a central role in shaping our collective future, both within our university and beyond. In the face of unprecedented environmental challenges, it is crucial to recognize and cultivate students' active involvement in climate action.

The Section for Sustainability at the University of Gothenburg is organizing this panel discussion aimed at empowering students towards climate action. This discussion offers a unique opportunity to foster synergy among students, educators, researchers, and environmental coordinators across the university, thereby creating a platform for learning, networking, collaboration, skill-building, and empowerment to address climate change in educational and campus activities.

Panelists:
-Ebba Lisberg Jensen -Associate professor in human ecology, Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies
-Therése Wahlström – Adjunkt in teacher education at university of Borås and a part-time doctoral student at the University of Gothenburg.
-Amel Messaadi – Chair of Handels Students for Sustainability and a master's student in Environmental Science
-Jonna Kallaste Håkansson – Doctoral student in subject matter education, Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies, and one of the founders of the GU-CAS network


Workshop Schedule:
13:00-13:10: Introduction and Background - Kassahun Weldemariam
13:10-13:20: Remarks by Ebba Lisberg Jensen
13:20-13:30: Remarks by Therése Wahlström
13:30-13:40: Remarks by Amel Messaadi
13:40-13:50: Remark by Jonna Håkansson
13:50-14:05: Coffee Break
14:05-14:50: Open Q&A Session
14:50-15:00: Summary and conclusion

Contact
kassahun.weldemariam@gu.se

Arranged by
Kassahun Weldemariam, Project Leader, Section for Sustainability, University of Gothenburg, in collaboration with student sustainability coordinators Lisa Jansson and Isabelle Schmitz

Panel discussion

  Start date Time Address Seats remaining (total) Last day of registration
Register2025-05-2813.00-15.00Pedagogen Hus B, rum B3 335., Läroverksgatan 15 43 (50)2025-05-23