oikos International May Newsletter

Welcome to the May edition of our newsletter!

This is the month of exciting opportunities in the oikos Community! If you're looking for a job, we're hiring a member for our LEAP Team. This year's oikos Winter School, despite out of season, is almost here but you can still apply to participate and our oikos Consultancy project has prepared a challenge you can join in and win prizes.

We also bring you a new oikos Alumni Portrait and some interesting reads from our local chapters. From our partner network we share some new opportunities for interested changemakers with Race to Zero Campaign and Sustainability Centres Community Workshop coming up.

oikos Updates

Join our team: We're looking for a Leadership Development Manager

We're hiring a Leadership Development Manager to join our LEAP Team. If you are independent, flexible and resourceful, enjoy working with students and young professionals in a dynamic, international and remote team - then take this opportunity and apply! Applications will close on May 31.

oikos Winter School is back!

oikos Winter School is annually organized by oikos Witten/Herdecke where participants from all over the world come together to reflect on the big questions and challenges of our time. This year it will focus on the question of how a transformation towards sustainability can succeed. The event will be held in German, open to German-speaking students and members of the oikos Community.

Alumni Portrait: Jonas Friedrich

We’re excited to share a new oikos Alumni Portrait – this time featuring Jonas Friedrich, an alumni from oikos Witten/Herdecke! In the Alumni Portrait our oikos alumni share their fascinating journeys. From the first time they recognized the need for more sustainability in their degree to their motivation to join oikos; from their first career plans to their everyday lives as agents of sustainable business and economics.

Race to zero

The Race to Zero is a global campaign to mobilize leadership and support from businesses, cities, regions, investors and universities for a healthy, resilient and fair, zero carbon recovery that prevents future threats, creates decent jobs, and unlocks inclusive, sustainable growth. UNEP, Second Nature and EAUC are working together to represent the higher education sector in this race and already have more than 600 signatories on board with the aim of reaching 1,000 by COP26 in November 2021. See how you can contribute and sign the letter!

oikos Community and Partners

Curriculum Change Squad Call May 2021

Join us this Friday for the next Curriculum Change Squad Call! This month, the main focus of the meeting will be on online learning and we will be discussing the challenges and opportunities it creates.

oikos Consultancy Challenge

The oikos Consultancy has launched a fun challenge for anyone to join! If you are passionate about marketing and creating a long-lasting impact in the world this might be a great chance for you to use your skills and earn prizes.

The vital climate issue of water scarcity

Around 1.1 billion people worldwide have no access to water and it is estimated that the conditions coul deteriorate in a not so distant future if issues related to population growth, economic development, deforestation and pollution keep on changing water patterns. How can we achieve more efficient use of this renewable resource?

oikos Copenhagen Interview with TerraBox

Our Copenhagen chapter recently interviewed the founders of TerraBox, a start-up striving to close the biowaste cycle locally by providing home composters that come in a high-quality furniture design.

Climate Change Summit at the White House

Read oikos St. Galen's blog entry on the Climate Summit as the most influential politicians from the EU, Russia, China and America met virtually last month to discuss our planet’s future on a two-day conference..

Sustainability Centres Community Workshop 2021: Registration Open

Our friends from Network for Business Sustainability (NBS) invite you to the Sustainability Centres Community Workshop 2021! This event brings together a powerful community of over 170 business school centres from across the world, with this year's focus on “Designing the Business Sustainability Centre of the Future”

oikos Community Highlights