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Europe’s largest climate change summer school: A look back at #Journey2014’s first week
With Climate-KIC’s summer school #Journey2014 entering its second week, it’s time to look back at week one. Encompassing 18 locations across Europe, this year’s programme is Climate-KIC’s largest summer school to date and is divided into six separate groups. Students from each group will journey across three countries for a total of five weeks, gaining...
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From vision to action: Slovenia’s journey towards circular economy – an interview with Jasmina Karba
How do we ignite a nationwide transformation towards a circular economy? It’s a monumental challenge, far beyond mere adjustments to the existing system. But attempting to rebuild from scratch is akin to attempting surgery on a living organism. To navigate this complex journey effectively, we need a meticulously crafted and comprehensive strategy that considers all...
Event
Journey Community Summit 2021
The EIT Climate-KIC Journey Community Summit is the culmination of the Journey programme, a 10-week summer school focused on collaboration and climate change. We invite change-makers from around the globe to join us in this unique learning and networking opportunity! To increase citizen engagement and highlight climate impact, we are organising virtual open sessions on...
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North American graduates and students attending Europe’s leading summer school to become sustainable entrepreneurs of tomorrow
Specialized innovators and entrepreneurs needed to develop and implement new solutions with a global climate change deal expected in Paris this year Current worldwide climate change losses already estimated at $1.2 trillion, huge opportunity for business sector North American graduates and students could be joining hundreds of top graduates across the Atlantic this summer and...
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Zurich, Budapest, Copenhagen and Berlin: #Journey2014 week 7
Last week, Climate-KIC summer school students arrived in Switzerland, Hungary, Denmark and Germany. Time for us to look back at week 7 of #Journey2014, Climate-KIC’s pan-European climate innovation summer school. The Journey 2014 This summer, nearly 300 students from 40 countries, representing 71 disciplines, take part in Europe’s largest climate change education experience – Climate-KIC...
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Radical collaboration: Spanish cities unite for climate neutrality journey
Spain’s CitiES 2030 platform is a model of radical collaboration amongst global environmental initiatives. Initially launched in 2020 among a few Spanish cities to reimagine their future amidst rising global temperatures, it has evolved into a comprehensive platform. It now includes 15 cities, 8 academic institutions, 17 private entities, and 7 public institutions, collaboratively working...
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Climate-KIC brings European climate innovation education expertise to Washington, D.C.
Climate-KIC, the European Union’s main climate innovation initiative, is in Washington, D.C. this week to discuss and demonstrate its approach to climate innovation education at the US National Energy Education Summit. The week after President Barack Obama said that “No challenge — poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change” in his State of...
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Week 3: Site visits, workshops and lectures for #Journey2014 students in Valencia and Berlin
With Climate-KIC summer school students now entering the fourth week of #Journey2014, it’s time to look back at their first week in Valencia and Berlin which started on 21 July. The Journey 2014 This summer, nearly 300 students from 40 countries, representing 71 disciplines, take part in Europe’s largest climate change education experience – Climate-KIC...
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Summer school: Two weeks in, #Journey2014 takes students to Valencia and Berlin
Climate-KIC’s summer school students have arrived in Valencia and Berlin this weekend, which means it’s time for us to look back at the second week of their journey. During this last week in France and the Netherlands the students took their first steps in the world of start-up company strategy and business plans. The Journey...
Success Story
Vienna’s journey to carbon neutrality
EIT Climate-KIC is working with the city of Vienna to identify climate initiatives and to link them systematically to push beyond incremental change. Austria wants to be climate neutral by 2040 and EIT Climate-KIC is helping its capital city rise to the challenge by linking energy efficiency and other forms of district renewal with green...
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