Programme
Sustainable University Day 2016
April 21, 2016 | University of Lausanne
Morning Programme
08.30 Registration & coffee
09.00 Welcome note
Dominique Arlettaz, Rector, University of Lausanne
Christian Pohl & Gabriela Wülser, Network for Transdisciplinary Research (td-net), Swiss Academies of
Arts and Sciences
09.10 Launch of the Swiss platform for sustainable development research
Olivier Graefe, University of Fribourg & Hannes Weigt, University of Basel

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09.20 Opening keynote
Knowledge of limits and limitations of knowledge: dealing with the Earth’ limited life-sustaining capacity
Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Professor of climatology and environmental sciences, Université Catholique
de Louvain (Belgium) and former IPCC Vice-Chair
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10.00 Workshops
How to integrate sustainability into university teaching? What are students’ visions of a sustainable
university? How can research more effectively take up practical concerns? These and other
questions will be discussed in 6 parallel workshops.
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12.15 Lunch break
Afternoon Programme

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13.15 Campus activities
Free shop visit, permaculture garden guiding tour, beehives guiding tours, networking, and more
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15.00 Welcome note afternoon session
Benoît Frund, Vice-Rector Sustainability & Campus, University of Lausanne
15.15 Workshop highlights
Workshop reporters share and discuss most important lessons learnt, outcomes and messages
Moderator: Christian Arnsperger, Professor of sustainability and economic anthropology, University of
Lausanne
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16.00 Panel discussion
Andrea Ries, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (replacing Michael Gerber)
Anne-Catherine Lyon, Head of Department of Education and Youth Development, Vaud State
Government
Myriam Ait-Yahia, President, Swiss Federation of Student Organisations for Sustainable Development
(VSN FDD FSS) (replacing Oriana Schällibaum)
Jean-Paul Paddack, Director, WWF Programme Office Management (Asia/Pacific & Europe), WWF
International
Pier Gribaudi, Head of Environmental Sustainability, LafargeHolcim Ltd.
Moderator: Philippe Moreillon, Vice Rector Research and International Relations, University of Lausanne
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17.00 Coffee break
17.15 Keynote
What should universities do to make the world more sustainable?Jørgen Randers, Professor of climate strategy at the Norwegian Business School and co-author of “The
Limits to Growth“ (1972)
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18.00 Conclusion & apéro