by remco | Jun 23, 2025 | News
The participants of the Sustainability University Assembly at VU Amsterdam have agreed a package of proposals to help make their university sustainable. Together, these proposals form the Sustainability Agreement. On Friday, 20 June, it was decided and adopted in a...
by remco | Jun 5, 2025 | News
Laptops on the tables. The murmur of small group deliberation. Comings and goings at the organisers’ helpdesk. This is the Action Workshop, the fourth meeting of VU Amsterdam’s Assembly addressing the question how it can become a sustainable university....
by remco | May 22, 2025 | News
During its third meeting the Sustainability University Assembly at VU Amsterdam passed the halfway mark. On Tuesday 20 May the participants came together to continue their work on the the Assembly’s question: How can we become a sustainable university? The...
by remco | May 8, 2025 | News
Thirteen people received a special invitation to spend a few hours with the participants of VU Amsterdam’s Sustainability University Assembly. The invitation was from the Assembly participants themselves: they were keen for some new knowledge and information....
by remco | Apr 18, 2025 | News
Students and staff from all faculties and units of VU Amsterdam gathered in the main building Foyer for a unique event. The Sustainability University Assembly is very probably the first of its kind in The Netherlands: a deliberative dialogue process within a major...
by remco | Feb 20, 2025 | News
160 Dialogue participants It’s happening! A new way of discussing and deciding together is coming to VU Amsterdam. Building on the practice of citizens’ assemblies, the Sustainability University Assembly (SUA) will see a diverse group of 160 students and...
