Student Climate Summit
Technological University Dublin is to host a national student summit on climate change in Higher Education in Ireland. Taking place on 31 October 2024, at TU Dublin's Grangegorman campus, the day-long summit is welcoming student representatives from all Irish Higher Education Institutions to attend.
Led by TU Dublin’s Sustainability Education Team, the summit is supported by N-TUTORR and follows on from the Climate Action Leadership Summit hosted by TU Dublin in May of this year.
The event will also see TU Dublin partnering with ECO-UNESCO, National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), the Union of Students in Ireland (USI), and An Taisce to facilitate the summit.
We are delighted to welcome Change Clothes who will host a pop-up second hand clothes sale during the lunch break - you might find the perfect ensemble for your Halloween outfit!
This is a forum where students from Higher Education Institutions across Ireland will consider what direction higher education and higher education institutions should take in addressing climate change and climate change education. The summit will address issues of climate change education, climate activism, climate justice, working in a greening economy, food, and climate anxiety. As part of the deliverables students participating in the summit will draft a ‘call-to-action’ addressed to Higher Education in Ireland.
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When: 31 October 2024,
Where: TU Dublin, Grangegorman Campus, Central Quad
Time: To be confirmed, but guests can expect to arrive at 9:30am for a 10:00am start, with the summit ending at approximately 16:00pm
Schedule
| Time | Activity | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 9 - 10am | Welcome breakfast and registration | Central Quad Foyer |
| 10 - 10:30am | Welcome and Introduction | CQ-009 theatre, Central Quad |
| 10:30 - 12:30pm | World Café -Students addressing questions on themes | CQ-007 and CQ-008 rooms, Central Quad |
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12:30- 1:30pm |
Lunch and stand activities | Central Quad Foyer |
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12 - 2pm |
Change Clothes pop up second hand clothes shop | Central Quad Foyer |
| 1:30 - 2:30pm | Summarising feedback from World Café | CQ-007 and CQ-008 rooms, Central Quad |
| 2:30 - 3:30pm | Panel discussion of findings: Where do we go from here? | CQ-009 theatre, Central Quad |
| 3:30 - 4:00pm | Closing remarks | CQ-009 theatre, Central Quad |
Speaker Line-up
Student opening discussion
Panel Chair: Charlie Beaudelot, TU Dublin N-TUTORR Sustainability Champion
Jessica Dunne, Friday's for Future and TEDX speaker
Peter O'Neill, University of Galway, Student's Union Environmental Awareness and Sustainability Officer
Craig Douglas, TU Dublin graduate, Content Creator and Podcast Host, AKA Soil Boy- Feet on the Soil
Discussion session
Jennie Stephens, Professor of Climate Justice, Maynooth University
Jennifer Boyer, Vice President for Sustainability, TU Dublin
Dr Clare Kelly, Associate Professor, Sustainability Fellow, Trinity College Dublin
Sarah Murphy, Student Experience Officer, Trinity College Dublin
Mark Kelly, HEA National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Atlantic Technological University
Samantha Fahy, Sustainability Manager, Dublin City University
David Ryan, Associate Vice President for Sustainability, South East Technological University