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Build your own eco-campus!

  • November 29, 2018
  • 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Nîmes School of Medicine – 186 Chemin du Carreau de Lanes, 30900 Nîmes.
Free event open to the public.

The Nîmes Midwifery Students’ Association is organizing an event on November 29 at the Nîmes School of Medicine, in collaboration with the Carabin Crocodile Association and other Nîmes-based organizations, as part of European Waste Reduction Week (a European initiative aimed at promoting and supporting awareness-raising efforts and the sustainable management of resources and waste).

Many topics will be covered throughout the day: composting, recycling, reuse, repurposing and giving items a second life, zero waste, food waste, eco-friendly alternatives, the energy transition, and more.

The goal of this event is to raise awareness about issues related to the ecological transition and sustainable development and to take action through concrete projects: installing a community compost bin, opening a donation-based library, setting up a vegetable basket program… The goal is also to involve students and the academic community, to forge connections between the various campuses and local universities so that—who knows—they might collaborate on projects in the future.

Program:

  • 2:00 p.m.: Arrival of speakers, setup of booths and workshops, welcome reception.
  • 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Charity snack sale to fund environmental projects at the School of Medicine.
  • 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Workshops and booths run by various organizations and groups focusing on the following themes:
    • Waste management, composting, and collection;
    • Zero Waste and Community-Led Alternatives;
    • Environmentally Friendly Alternatives and Sustainable Development;
    • Energy transition and renewable energy;
    • Food waste;
    • Recycling, repair, reuse, and recovery.
  • 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Build your own eco-campus!
    • 6:15 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Demystifying Waste: A Democratic Roundtable Discussion.
    • 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.: Let’s Build the University of Tomorrow: Co-creation Workshop.
  • 8:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: farewell reception and informal conversation.

 

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