SOS-International Summit 2024
Welcome to the
Students Organising for Sustainability International Summit
From the 14th to the 16th of March, we met so many students and staff who work to improve the sustainability of their institution or the environment daily. In cooperation with the team at the Green Hub of University of Twente, we organized a 3-day event in Enschede, The Netherlands, where we were joined by an incredible group of international sustainability champions. Over these days, over 100 participants from over 40 organizations across Europe, Africa and the Pacific joined us.
We had sessions on climate justice and effective student campaigning, we explored the role, purpose and impact of the Green Office Movement, and shared learnings on organizing effective sustainability events. We heard from students, student unions, universities and not-for profit organizations on the needs of the higher education sector and beyond for addressing the massive challenges we currently face related to the poly-crises of climate, ecology, wellbeing and social injustice (to name a few).
Our post summit booklet sharing summaries of all sessions will be published on this page very soon!
Travelling from crisis to perspective:
A holistic journey for sustainability
SUMMIT RECAP
“SOS International has a vision for everyone to come together, so we can learn from each other, support each other and amplify what we’re doing. Nothing will change if we don’t go out there and mobilize and act.”
PETER KWASI KODJIE
SOS-INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
Kindly view the post summit booklet. This booklet serves as a valuable resource for all attendees, providing a recap of the discussions, presentations, and keynotes delivered throughout the summit.
We were so glad to see everyone come together to participate so actively! We hope to be able to organize a summit like this every year from now on. If you want to be involved in the organization of the next summit, reach out to us via contact@sos.earth.
Keep an eye on our social media, the Green Office Movement platform and this webpage for event updates, programme announcements and more opportunities to be involved.
Questions, ideas or suggestions for the summit? Get in touch via contact@sos.earth.
We would like to thank Copernicus Alliance for support this event through funding from the Copernicus Alliance cooperation fund. This funding enabled us to keep costs to a minimum for participants whilst ensuring maximum impact through learning and collaborations.
THANK YOU FOR COMING!
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