Global Collaboration: the ISCN and Regional / Topical Networks

CASE Nordic Sustainable Campus Network

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Chair of NSCN steering committee and senior advisor for sustainability, Meri Lyttyniemi, Aalto University, Finland
Photo: Kari Rissa

Goals of NSCN
improving overall sustainability of Nordic universities (ESD/education & green campus) committing top management and involving all university stakeholders supporting sustainability activities by creating a platform for sharing and communicating generating and coordinating joint activities strengthening Nordic visibility in global networks NSCN acts on a regional level and as a local chapter of ISCN.

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Signatory members of NSCN (Jan.2012)

Aalto University, Finland University of Copenhagen, Denmark University of Gothenburg, Sweden University of Oslo, Norway University of Iceland

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NSCN members by May 2013

DENMARK University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Business School University of Southern Denmark SWEDEN University of Gothenburg Karolinska Institutet KTH Royal Institute of Technology University of Gvle University West Ume University Uppsala University ICELAND University of Iceland Bifrst University NORWAY University of Oslo FINLAND Aalto University Lappeenranta University of Technology Tampere University of Technology Theatre Academy Helsinki University of Tampere University of Eastern Finland University of Vaasa University of Turku bo Akademi University Lahti University of Applied Sciences Novia University of Applied Sciences Savonia University of Applied Sciences Tampere University of Applied Sciences Turku University of Applied Sciences University of Helsinki Oulu University of Applied Sciences
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nordicsustainablecampusnetwork.wordpress.com/nscn-members

a global umbrella connecting regional networks

Nordic Sustainable Campus Network (NSCN), since 2012

Work in progress: Campus Sustainability Network in Japan, CAS-Net JAPAN

UK

(Central, southern)

Europe:_____?

China Green Campus Network (CGUN), since 2011 Korean Association of Green campus Initiatives, since 2008 Hong Kong Sustainable Campus Consortium, since 2010

Africa:_____?

APSCC*

Latin America______?
* Association for promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities (India/since?) A few more on networks: international-sustainable-campus-network.org/about/links.html

Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability, since 2002

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SWOT of a regional network / case NSCN

(1/2)

Strengths
strengthening sustainability, internal and external wider impact by initiating sustainability to NUAS, The Nordic Association of University Administrators peer-to-peer communication made easier capacity-building, sharing practices similarities in (Nordic) societies distances (saves time, environment and $)

Opportunities
finding partners for joint projects student and staff exchange creating an umbrella for political Nordic collaboration (Nordic council of ministers, national ministries) shared methods, materials, campaigns

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SWOT of a regional network / case NSCN

(2/2)

Weaknesses
is target group too wide; focus only on ESD OR green campus? too few joint projects too few persons at each university limited resources

Threats
continuation, endurance organizational changes too narrow focus confusion or synergy - is there too many networks?

NSCN contact information

Meri Lyttyniemi, chair of NSCN, senior advisor for sustainability, Aalto University Visiting address: Konemiehentie 4, Otaniemi campus in Espoo, Finland, Europe meri.loyttyniemi@aalto.fi, +358 50 313 7549, aalto.fi/sustainability

Meeri Karvinen, NSCN project coordinator, environmental expert meeri.karvinen@aalto.fi, +358 50 407 1884, aalto.fi/nscn

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Address for all NSCN network members: nscn@list.aalto.fi
To join the NSCN e-mail-list, please send your address to: meeri.karvinen@aalto.fi

More info about NSCN in the end of the presentation

Aalto ISCN Sustainability Conference 2015 (?)

Integrating high-level education, research and the society
Preliminary dates 8-10th of June 2015 Cities of Espoo & Helsinki, Finland, Europe

A project plan for further discussion.

Nordic Sustainable Campus Network To be developed by ISCN members and secretariat, Aalto University, KTH and other NSCN members and key partners

NSCN

Giitu!

Tack!

Kiitos!
Qujanaq!

Thank you!
Terima kasih
Photo: Kari Rissa

Krar akkir!

Takk!

Tak!

How NSCN got started?

Idea of NSCN was created during Nordic Climate Festival @ Aalto when 90 students from all Nordic countries, gathered for 4 days in Helsinki and Espoo
150 students applied and submitted posters, 7 theme tracks, one of them sustainable universities main events during the Finnish presidency 2011 of Nordic Council of Ministers opening and closing sessions + Climate Fair open for general public publication: Roadmap to sustainable future

The name of the network was inspired by ISCN, NSCN identified as a local Scandinavian chapter.

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Nordic funding behind NSCN

Development of the Nordic Higher Education Networks for Sustainable Development and Green Campus is financed by Nordic Council of Ministers (NMR) during 2012-13

bo Akademi, Turku ESD Paula Lindroos, Ea Blomqvist, Sinikka Suomalainen

Aalto, Helsinki & Espoo Green campus

NSCN

Meri Lyttyniemi Meeri Karvinen since May13

Hille Hkkinen June12-March13 as a coordinator

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Launching the NSCN network in 2012

ESDAN-seminar at Novia, Finland March12 EUA conference in Warwick, April12 WSSD-U-2012, Rio de Janeiro, June12 ISCN symposium in Oregon, USA June12 + NSCN delegation visiting top Universities in USA & Canada/led by GU June-July12

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NSCN activities in 2012, 2013

creating the platform (=email-list, www-sites) steering committees regular videoconference meetings appr. every 2 months initiating sustainability working group within NUAS invitation sent to

Organising & attending seminars & events

International Week at Gothenburg Univ. in Nov.2012 NSCN seminar in Aalto, Finland 5.-6.3.2013

rectors of Nordic HEIs (higher education institutions) members of Finnish SD-forum and Nordic counterparts NUAS, Nordic Five Tech N5T and other collaborative networks

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Coming up 2013, 2014, 2015

Welcoming new members, spreading the knowledge Co-operation with NUAS continues:
NUAS/Facilities and Environment group, Sustainable campus seminar at Univ.of Oslo 8.-10.9.2013
www.uio.no/english/about/news-and-events/events/other-events/2013/nuas-tbs/index.html

Final seminar of the NMR project in Turku, Finland

5.-6.11.2013, organized by bo Akademi in Finland

Visiting German Universities, spring 2014 NSCN seminar14 in Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland 20.-21.5.2014, www.lut.fi/web/en/green-campus
Possible collaboration with IARU, a sustainable university seminar in relation to scientific conference 22.-24.10.2014 in Copenhagen, sustainability.ku.dk/iarucongress2014/

Plans for ISCN conference 2015 in Finland by Aalto and NSCN

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NSCN steering committee members

Finland: Aalto University, Meri Lyttyniemi, meri.loyttyniemi@aalto.fi (chair) Denmark: University of Copenhagen, Tomas Refslund Poulsen, TRP@adm.ku.dk Sweden: University of Gothenburg, Eddi Omrcen, eddi.omrcen@gu.se Iceland: University of Iceland, Sigurlaug Ingibjrg Lvdahl, sil@hi.is Norway: University of Oslo, Jorulf Brvig Silde, j.b.silde@admin.uio.no Additional substitute members: Univ. of Gothenburg, Ullika Lundgren, ullika.lundgren@science.gu.se Univ. of Oslo, Maryam Faghihimani, maryam.faghihimani@admin.uio.no

Secretary for steering committee: Meeri.Karvinen@aalto.fi, NSCN coordinator

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