Sustainable Campus Day 2025

EU GREEN invites all students, staff and partners to our annual Sustainable Campus Day - a day of ideas, engagement and creativity to create more sustainable, healthy and inclusive campuses.

Day: October 22
Time: 11.00-14.30
Place: The Valhall lobby, see specific rooms in program

No registration required

Program

11:00–11:40 Cycle 4 Climate, room 33:203
Idea jam and pitch of an idea on behavior change.
Sara Rhode, Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Environmental Science, University of Gävle
Malin Nilsson, Project Manager Cycle 4 Climate, Municipality of Gävle

11:15–12:00 Yoga, drop-in, room 51:611
Sanya Singh, University of Gävle

11:40–12:00 Slow Food Gästrikland, room 33:203
“The Importance of Food Production for Our Planet” – Slow Food Vision

12:00–12:40 Nature-Based Mindfulness – Workshop on NBM and Forest Bathing!
Outdoors, in the courtyard by the library
Emelie Mälstam, Postdoctoral Researcher in Caring Science, Lecturer in Public Health Science, University of Gävle

12:00–13:00 Food Buffet, Try Markan’s Healthy Food

12:30–13:00 Fashion Show – Secondhand Clothing and Music
Students and staff walk the Catwalk with clothes from Hela människan

13:00–14:00 Ecofiction and Climate Issues, room 33:203
Lecture and workshop
Britt Johanne Farstad, Associate Professor, Senior Lecturer in Literature, University of Gävle

13:00–13:30 and 13:30–14:00 Trial Fitness Sessions with Actic Sverige AB
Outdoors, in the courtyard by the library

14:00–14:30 Circular Fashion: What Is It and What Should It Be? room 33:203
Interactive lecture on circular economy from a consumer perspective with focus on clothing.
Johan Brändström, PhD, Environmental Science Research Group, University of Gävle

Activities

(In the foyer outside Valhall, 11:00–14:30)
Swop Shop – find clothes, course literature, plants, and books for reuse
Design students exhibit “A Sustainable and Healthy Campus” – ideas for a sustainable and healthy campus
Quiz – questions about a sustainable campus, win tickets to cinema, hockey, etc.
Interactive Wall – “How can Campus be improved?” – take the chance to write down your thoughts to influence and create a better campus

Exhibitors

(In the foyer outside Valhall, 11:00–14:30)
Actic Sverige AB
Cycle in Gävle
ECO Literature
Hela människan
Women’s Shelter Blåklockan, Girls’ Shelter
Nature-Based Mindfulness and Health
Transition Gävle, including: Gävle UN Association, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation Gävle Branch, Alternative Shop Lyktan, Greta’s Elders and Friends in Gävle
The Red Cross
Slow Food Gästrikland
Smarta kartan (The Smart Map)
Student Health Services

Why participate? Because sustainability starts with us, and our campuses are living laboratories where every idea can become a reality. Whether you are passionate about biodiversity, healthy lifestyles, mobility, social inclusion or just curious about what is possible, there is something for you! Together we will make our campuses greener, healthier and more fun to live and study on.