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Giving the floor to our community…
Could you tell us something about the most engaging activity you took part in during this Spring semester?
From A Conversation with Jean-Claude Vignoli, the visit to the IUCN, and more, there were so many great activities! Sustainability Week, especially, was interesting as I met professionals working in environmental affairs and experienced the power of cinema in addressing the interactions between humans and nature.
– Eunsong
An event that stood out to me was the “Interactions: When Cinema Looks to Nature” film screening. The format of having various short films exploring human society’s relationship to nature through different formats and lenses was incredibly interesting. It’s one thing to think about this relationship in class, but it’s a completely different thing seeing how filmmakers and producers interpret the relationship through visual storytelling. It was very thought-provoking, and the conversations we had interpreting the films afterwards at the happy hour was the perfect way to end the evening.
– Emma
How do you think the EC contributes to raising awareness about the current environmental crisis in the Institute?
I think the EC plays a really unique role in highlighting a breadth of different issues on the environment, rather than just focusing on the challenges that are most well-known, or already attract a lot of attention. For example in the Geneva Sustainability Week, the EC organised some very interesting but different events, such as visit a waste management facility, and insect tasting!
– Bo
I like EC events because they often bring in experts from the community who are involved with environmental issues and advocacy. In that way, EC events are a great bridge from the theoretical elements of studies to the practical issues and concerns associated with environmental changes.
– Lily
The EC contributes to raising awareness about the current environmental crisis in a variety of ways. Regular conferences with some of the world’s leading experts and actors in climate science help deepen understanding of the causes of climate change. However, the EC’s activities extend beyond the walls of the Institute. Field trips allow participants to see firsthand some of the solutions to climate change.
– Lorin
On a more positive note, do you feel like the EC is also empowering students by giving them hope and ways to become more sustainable in their daily habits/ career/ discourses etc?
I think by organising a diverse range of events, the EC helps make these issues in sustainability more accessible, and also relatable in the day to day lives of us as students!
– Bo
Yes I felt inspired by the potential ways I could contribute to climate work during a trip the EC organized to the IUCN. It was amazing to learn from individuals involved with developing biodiversity protection projects which we learn about in classes. I was also energized to learn about potential career prospects and by the potential to get involved in IUCN’s work.
– Lily
Absolutely! Being part of a community that cares about our planet and is determined to do something about its destruction is encouraging. It motivates me to be part of the solution, not part of the problem.
– Lorin
Thank you for sharing your perspectives!
April 2023
Nature Hide-Outs Around Geneva
By Sonja Pluss When my mind buzzes and overheats from readings, screens and essay brainstorming (and pondering about the inevitable collapse we’re facing- and also utopian ideas for a wholesome humankind), then I go to the shore of the Rhône. I sit on a log. Let myself be mesmerized by the patterns drawn by the…
SW22: A Day Long Career (Af)fair
By Tanvee Kanaujia Repost from The Graduate Press. The Sustainability Career Fair took place virtually on 24 March 2022 from 09:00 to 18:00, as part of Sustainability Week (SW) Geneva, organized by the Graduate Institute and the University of Geneva. Medha Manish and I, representing the Environmental Committee, worked closely with Career Services for over…
SW22: Last on the bandwagon, first on the high horse
By Kyle Lynch Repost from The Graduate Press. On Tuesday, organizers from Sustainability Week Geneva hosted a panel discussion on brand activism. Representatives from LUSH and Proctor and Gamble (P&G) introduced their campaigns to stand on various social issues. One salient theme discussed was that a brand’s first step towards activism is choosing to “do…
EC Newsletters
Stay up to date on EC’s internal happenings here: Vol II Issue I Oct 7, 2022 Vol I Issue V June 5, 2022 Vol I Issue IV April 30, 2022 Vol I Issue III March 18, 2022 Vol 1 Issue II February 25, 2022 Vol I Issue II February 1, 2022
COP26: The Good, The Bad and The Realistic
By Alexandra Wenzel Repost from The Graduate Press Arriving in Glasgow last week for the 26th conference of the parties, or COP26, I did not know what would await me inside the venue of the Scottish Event Campus. In the weeks leading up to COP26, news outlets wrote about the conference as being our last chance to save…
Geneva Peace Week 2021: Creating a Climate for Collaboration
By Mariam Kerfai Repost from The Graduate Press. The fourth day of the Geneva Peace Week (GPW) followed the thematic track of ‘Creating a Climate for Collaboration: Ways Forward for Environment, Climate Change, and Peace.’ I had the opportunity to attend two virtual workshops. The first, “Climate Change and Security in Somalia: A Practitioner’s Perspective”…
Starting the discussion: Is net zero missing the mark?
By Anna Ploeg Photography by Tania Malréchauffé The urgency to tackle climate change is rising, thereby marking this years’ COP26 in Glasgow as a “make or break year”. Combined with interrelated challenges put forth by the health pandemic, accelerating biodiversity loss and unprecedented natural disasters, countries must rise to the occasion and embrace their long…
Recap of Sustainability Week Geneva 2021
The Sustainability Week Geneva (SWG) is a local student project and one of many such weeks organised around the country as part of Sustainability Week Switzerland. SWG 2021 was organised by student teams from the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute with an aim to re-center higher education institutions within sustainability debates. Continuing the…
Celebrating Earth – On Earth Day and Every Day
This year for Earth Day 2021, we at Environmental Committee wanted to honour the voices of our Graduate Institute community and bring together people’s views on our shared home. We asked fellow students, what are you grateful to the Earth for and what would you like to see done for Earth? Together our voices are…
Fruits and Veggies à Genève – Resources to Get You Started
by Sonja Muriel Plüss Did you know that 2021 is the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables? To celebrate this, I have researched how a greens-lover can best get to their staples in Geneva – and that as fresh, seasonal and direct from the farmer as possible. Union Maraîchère de Genève Hidden in a warehouse…
A Non-Dairy Milk Review
by Zaninka Ntagungira Title photo from Canva by Natalia Klenova Hi friends! So sorry for the tease with this infamous nut milk review. But here it is finally, the review no one asked for until I started talking about it incessantly ;)Disclaimer: I refuse to write it ‘mylk’. If it triggers you, sue me :p …
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