International Week on Sustainability
Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin (HWR Berlin) Department of Cooperative Studies
05 – 13 & 19 – 22 November 2021
Overview
- Seminars, workshops and case studies about sustainability, responsibility and selected focal opics (e.g. climate, food waste, sustainable entrepreneurship)
- Field trips and corporate talks with companies, NGOs and NPOs
- Project Work on real-life sustainability challenges provided by external partners using the Service Design methodology to create human-centered innovations
- International lecturers from different parts of the world
- Online teaching and participation options in case of restrictions due to COVID-19
Participation options
Full Programme:
05 – 13 November & 19 – 22 November
88 lecture hours, 62 additional study hours
5 ECTS*
Partial Programme 1: Perspectives on Sustainability
13.November 2021 (afternoon)
05 – 13 November 2021
Workshops, seminars, and field trips
60 lecture hours, 15 additional study hours
2.5 ECTS*
Partial Programme 2: Project Work
19 – 22 November 2021
Service Design Project
28 lecture hours, 47 additional study hours
2.5 ECTS*
* Dependent on agreement with your university.
Preliminary Schedule
Morning (8:15 AM – 12:30 PM)
Afternoon (1:30 PM – 5:30 PM)
- Friday, 5 November - Opening event (Full day)
- Saturday, 6 November
Morning: Microeconomic Foundations
Afternoon: Ethical Foundations of Sustainability
- Sunday, 7 November - Field trip (Full Day)
- Monday, 8 November
Morning: Sustainability & Sustainable Development Goals
Afternoon: Field Trip
- Tuesday, 9 November
Morning: Basics of CSR and corporative sustainability, Corporative Talk
Afternoon: Focal Topic (Human Rights), Why Social Capital Matters
- Wednesday, 10 November
Morning:Legal Aspects of Sustainability
Afternoon: Corporative Talk, Food Waste
- Thursday, 11 November
Morning: Climate Policy/ Climate Game
Afternoon: Corporate Talk, Psychological Aspects of Sustainability
- Friday,12 November
Morning: Sustainable Innovation Management/ Entrepreneurship Sustainable Finance
Afternoon: Field Trip
- Saturday, 13 November
Morning: Future Workshop
Afternoon: Introduction Project Work
- 19 – 22 November - Project Work (Full day)
Opening Event / 05 November 2021
Joint event with digitization conference #wirmüssenreden@ HWR Berlin (#weneedtotalk@Hwr Berlin, comprising:
- Keynotes of distinguished speakers
- Panel discussions
- Evening lounge & networking
Participation
Students can choose to participate in partial or in full programme.
Attendance free for HWR students, incoming students/students from our partner universities and students studying at other German universities.
Participation fee of 85 € (full programme) and 65 € (partial programme) for all other participants.
Course language: English.
Proof of English proficiency (min. B2) is required.
Registration
Until 30 September 2021
www.hwr-berlin.de/sustainability-week
Credits
Credits can be assigned for students of Business Administration of HWR Berlin Department of Cooperative studies (only full programme) & HWR students that register within General Studies / Studium Generale.
Other students please contact your home institution.
For exchange students: Please note that a separate Transcript of Records (ToR) will be issued. It is not possible to transfer the credits to your main ToR, which you will obtain for your exchange semester at HWR Berlin.
Contact
sustainability-week@hwr-berlin.de |
