Conference Universities and Sustainable Development, Prague, 21st November

In commemoration of its 25^th anniversary and with a view to welcoming new opportunities for the Charles University Environment Centre (CUEC), the Universities and Sustainable Development Conference will take place on 21^st November, 2017, at Charles University’s historic site. This conference aims to explore emerging areas of sustainability education, science (especially at its policy interface) and university outreach which requires interdisciplinary cooperation in innovative education for sustainable development programs in higher education, evidence-based policy, and University cooperation with regional NGOs and businesses.

The Charles University Environment Centre was founded in 1992 as an independent institute at Charles University (Prague, CR). It focuses on conducting environmental research to provide expertise and information for students, university staff, and the general public. The Centre collaborates with parliamentary bodies, state administration, non-governmental organizations, and many academic and research institutions both nationally and abroad. The Conference Program will provide an opportunity to reaffirm CUEC’s commitment to sustainability and share the goals, principles and achievements in research and education with the University. Keynotes include a reflection on sustainability science and the role of universities by Maik Adomßent, an outline of sustainability challenges for research and education by Arthur Lyon Dahl, and consideration of the role of universities in sustainability research and education in an example from CUEC by Jan Frouz, director of the Environment Centre. Bedřich Moldan, CUEC’s founder and former director, will present a summary of sustainable development goals from a higher education perspective. Panel and audience discussions at the conference will be devoted to interdisciplinary cooperation within Charles University and other Prague universities who are signatories of the Agreement on Sustainability-Oriented Cooperation in Research and Education. Finally, employees of the Centre will present their research contributions to sustainability science in national and international arenas.

The Conference language will be in English the morning and in Czech in the afternoon. 

Registrace / Registration

Dopolední program / Morning
9:00–10:00	Registrace / Registration
10:00–10:15	Welcome  Jan Frouz, director, Charles University Environment Centre
10:15–10:30	Welcome Tomáš Zima, Rector, Charles University
10:30–11:15	Sustainability science and the role of universities Maik Adomßent, Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Communication (INFU)
11:15–12:00	Sustainability challenges for research and education Arthur Lyon Dahl, International Environment Forum
12:00–12:30	Coffee break
12:30–13:00	Role of universities in sustainability research and education: an example of the Charles University Environment Centre – Jan Frouz, director, Environment Centre
13:00–13:30	Sustainable development goals from higher education perspective – Bedřich Moldan
Odpolední program
14:30–15:45	Panelová diskuse – Mezioborová spolupráce ve výzkumu a výuce v oblasti udržitelného rozvoje Zástupci environmentálního výzkumu v rámci UK a dalších pražských vysokých škol
15:45–16:15	Přestávka na kávu
Představení Centra pro otázky životního prostředí UK
16:15–16:35	25 let Centra pro otázky životního prostředí: historie a současnost – Jan Frouz
16:35–16:55	Výzkum indikátorů environmentální udržitelnosti a jejich využitelnost v rozhodovacím procesu – Tomáš Hák
16:55–17:20	Spolupráce v sítích – zkušenosti se sdílením poznatků mezi univerzitami a dalšími společenskými aktéry – Jana Dlouhá, Jiří Dlouhý
17:20–17:45	I Češi chtějí zmírňovat změny klimatu… a další příběhy, které lze vyčíst z výsledků našeho výzkumu – Milan Ščasný
17:45–18:00	Závěr
18:00	Recepce v prostorách Karolina