In March 2023, Norway's first Green Office opened at the University of Oslo. With support from then Vice-Rector Mette Halskov Hansen, they implemented the European model from the Green Office Movement to establish a sustainability platform at the university. Now, two and a half years later, through trial and error, the Green Office is taking small steps toward making sustainability an integral part of the University of Oslo.
In this seminar, the speakers from the Green Office will introduce the projects they have been working on over the past few years, which range from sewing courses for students, collaborations with the gardeners and student associations, to their close follow-up on the rectorate election, highlighting environmental and climate issues as strategic commitments of Norwegian universities. They also invite us to engage in a discussion with them on how we can improve their work, expand their perspectives, and better integrate the entire institution into this transition.
Please bring your own lunch, coffee will be served.
Presenters
Elena Biffi is Italian but came to Norway to pursue the MA in The Theory and Practice of Human Rights at UiO. Being deeply committed to climate justice and social change, working at the Green Office has been a platform for her to contribute to these matters, starting at her own university. At the Green Office she is part of the Green Campus and the Dissemination & Dialogue working groups. Amongst other things, she maintains contact with the GO international network, collaborates with the HumSam Library, and contributes to the organization of events.
Fanny Blindern Myhre is a BA student in Mathematics, with experience in energy engineering. Intrigued by the role that all disciplines must play in driving a societal change as the green transition, she is eager to explore this within her own field of study as well as across other disciplines. At the office, she is part of the Education & Research working group, primarily focusing on promoting sustainability research and education at UiO and making this more accessible to students, as well as collaborating with the Student Parliament.