IHED 2023 Official Event: Universities for the Planet

The IHED central organising team held the official event of the 2023 edition, "Universities for the Planet": a full day of seminars, sessions, conversations and celebration, in person at the host institution of the IHED Official Organisation in Riga, Latvia, and online for participants everywhere.

Programme

• 09:00 Doors open, registration and coffee in the foyer
• 09:45 Opening ceremony by the host institution and the IHED organising team
• 10:15 Keynote: Universities as living laboratories for sustainability
• 11:15 Break in the foyer and networking
• 11:45 Panel: From research to local climate action
• 13:00 Lunch
• 14:00 Parallel seminars, in person and online
• 15:30 Workshop: Setting a measurable sustainability goal for your department
• 16:45 Fireside conversation with students, alumni and the host institution
• 17:30 Celebration: reception and cultural programme
• 18:30 Closing remarks and announcement of the next host