News - 9 June 2015 06:26

A new Sustainability Network at JU

The JU sustainability network had their first meeting

Background

The background of the JU sustainability network is a report written by a group of researchers, representing all four schools at JU. They received funds from the university to investigate what teaching was being conducted at JU on sustainable development. They also wanted to identify good examples, find tools for teaching sustainability and show how these tools could be used in the current education. The researchers realized that there is a need for a university platform, where faculty and staff can meet and exchange ideas on how to work with sustainability and get students engaged in these issues. Therefore they announced that they wanted to create a JU network for sustainability.

The first meeting

During the meeting in May, there were discussions on different ideas to advance JU´s work with sustainability. It was decided that “JU Sustainability Directory” will be created to, among other things, share information on sustainability competences, courses related to sustainability and research/event interests. Several ideas were discussed to advance JU´s work including the creation of a "JU seminar series on Sustainability", a sustainability day and the exploration of potential research ideas. JU Sustainability Network should be a platform to support the work in sustainability.

The JU Sustainability Network Coordinating Team

Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas (JIBS/Project leader)
Sofia Kjellström (HHJ)
Ellen Almers (HLK)
Jonelija Zelic (JTH)

Gabriel Bake (HS)

Topics

Jönköping University is a young professional-oriented university characterised by a high degree of internationalization, an entrepreneurial spirit and extensive collaboration with surrounding society.

Jönköping University (JU) has around 12,500 students, of which 2,500 are international students. The university is one of the top universities in international student exchange and among the best in Sweden in terms of attracting international students.
JU is one of three Swedish private, non-profit institutions of higher education with the right to award doctorates. JU operates on the basis of an agreement with the Swedish Government and conforms to national degree regulations and quality requirements. The university is characterized by internationalization, an entrepreneurial spirit and collaboration with surrounding society.
The university is organised as a non-profit corporate group. The Group comprises Jönköping University Foundation and its six wholly-owned subsidiaries. They are organised as limited companies and include the School of Health and Welfare, the School of Education and Communication, Jönköping International Business School, the School of Engineering as well as University Services and Jönköping University Enterprise.