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Watch this space! We will be updating the Projects section of this website very soon with the latest projects that our members are involved in, from our student communities across the world to our growing network of individual members.
Continue reading...[project21] | The “Energie-WG” label
30. May 2008
Chasing the energy devil. In order to establish a more sustainable way of living, a major factor is the reduction of our energy use. This is where the “Energie-WG” project comes into the game. The core of the project is an online quiz designed for people that live in rented apartments and/or do flat sharing e.g. [...]
Continue reading...[project21] | FreeBeer
30. April 2008
[project 21] members also like to drink beer once in a while but this project is somewhat more than just about having our own alcohol supply. The aim of FreeBeer is to enhance a sustainable way of dealing with intellectual property and make Creative Commons, an alternative to the copyright, better known. FreeBeer shows how [...]
Continue reading...SfGS MIT | Zero Waste Showcase
28. February 2008
This was the 2nd “Zero Waste” party by SfGS, and had the additions of a small poster session of MIT student groups showcasing sustainability efforts, a live jazz band, and the newly installed “no-carbon computing” exercise bike which powers a laptop for people to try out. ‘Green’ raffle prizes donated by local vendors. The event [...]
Continue reading...[project21] | TibMed
30. June 2007
Tibetian medicine is a treasure of large value that is threatened to disappear. For many years the [TibMed] team of [project 21] has been in collaboration with the Tibetian Medical and Astro Institute in Dharamsala, India to promote the preservation of the knowledge, making it useful for the West and encourage Western research about Tibetian [...]
Continue reading...AGS-UTSC | Japan Youth Summit for Sustainability (JYSS)
28. February 2007
JYSS was held three weeks before SSS2007. About 60 youth include university and high school students and people working in NGOs and companies joined this 3 days program. We set the goals of each day; Learn more about sustainability, Create more for our future, Communicate more for actions and collaboration. Participants learned and discussed how to [...]
Continue reading...Residential Energy Use (REU) Project: CFLs in Cambridge
3. September 2003
by Philip Michael Sheehy The Residential Energy Use (REU) project ” a partnership between MIT and the City of Cambridge ” will take its first active step on September 13th, 2003 when members of SfGS march out into Cambridge to conduct surveys and pass out information. The first stage of the REU project has SfGS promoting the [...]
Continue reading...Cambridge Climate Protection Plan
8. July 2003
by Philip Michael Sheehy The MIT Student Community SfGS established a partnership with the City of Cambridge to aid in the implementation of the Cambridge Climate Protection Plan. Read what it is about. We are proud to report that we have established a partnership with the City of Cambridge to aid in the implementation of the Cambridge [...]
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Asides 
JAPAN YOUTH ENCOUNTER ON SUSTAINABILITY (YES) 2009
Hosei University Tama Campus and Mount Fuji Seminar House, Japan, 25 March - 9 April 2009
Applications Now Open! Deadline: 30 December 2008
ETHsustainability, the Center for Sustainability at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich and Hosei University in Japan are pleased to announce the opening of the application process for the “Youth Encounter on Sustainability (YES) Japan 2009”.
This two week YES course aims to sensitize participants to the complex issues of sustainable development in a global context, while exploring issues pertinent to Japan and the region, though course work, field trips, workshops, group work, discussions and practical learning experiences, combined with unique social and cultural activities. The unique program builds on 9 years of experience successfully running the Youth Encounter on Sustainability YES program in Switzerland, Costa Rica, Austria, Slovakia, Australia and Kenya. The YES course is a once in a lifetime opportunity for personal and professional development, an outcome reiterated time and time again by alumni from the course. This alumni group is represented by a strong network of 900 individuals from 91 different countries around the world who have gone on to be actively engaged in sustainability initiatives at local and international levels.
A total of 36 places are available for this course, with 24 places reserved for international applicants, and 12 places reserved for Japanese applicants. All participants must have a good working command of English, be between the age of 20 and 30 years, be currently enrolled at a university (either in the final stages of their undergraduate study, or at any level of graduate study). The entire course will be held in English and applications are welcomed from diverse disciplines and nationalities.
More information on the course is available from this website.
Location: Hosei University Tama Campus and Mount Fuji Seminar House, Japan.
Dates: 25 March - 9 April 2009
All applications must be submitted online.
The link to the online application form is available at: http://www.sustainability.ethz.ch/en/activities/japan.cfm
Deadline for applications are:
30 December 2008 (International Applicants)
14 January 2009 (Japanese Applicants)
27. June 2008
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