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Sustainability Spaces

European University Association 2 Afleveringen sep. 2, 2026

The European University Association's Sustainability Spaces podcast explores where the most impactful change for the future of our planet is happening. Host Thomas Jørgensen meets people driving change towards a sustainable future inside and outside the campus, from university leaders to students and researchers. Each episode brings a different perspective on sustainability in higher education and research, discussing real-world examples and initiatives across Europe.

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Turning student activism into climate action sep. 2, 2026 1692 What does it take to turn individual anxiety about the climate into collective action?In this episode, Thomas Jørgensen visits the square of the University of Tübingen: a space covered in posters and stickers and loud with meetings and workshops: the unofficial heart of student activism on campus.Leonie Schwarz and Chiara Gehring take us through their path into climate activism, from a course on c

Teaching sustainability across borders jul. 8, 2026 1885 What does a university class on sustainability look like and who is sitting in it?In this episode, Thomas Jørgensen visits a 17th-century palace in Kraków, now home to the Jagiellonian University. Here, he finds two lawyers reinventing how a university teaches sustainability across borders.Lena Helińska, chose law because reality is complex and law is always about reality. Piotr Szwedo spent years

Inspiring change agents for sustainability jul. 8, 2026 1712 What does sustainability leadership actually look like from the inside?In this episode, EUA’s Thomas Jørgensen visits the office of Liz Price, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability at Manchester Metropolitan University: a small office in the middle of the campus, a poster of Kilimanjaro on the wall and a role that didn't exist until she made it.Liz takes us through her path to this role, t