Green Hub Twente

06/10/2025

🌍 What if climate action was not only greener – but also fairer and more feminist?

Join us on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, at the University of Twente’s DesignLab for Imagining a Climate Just Future, a one-day event organised by Green Hub Twente and Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF). 💚

This event is part of Sustainability Week 2025 and welcomes everyone – students, teachers, professionals, and community members – to explore how we can build a fair and sustainable future for people and the planet. 🌱

✨ What’s happening:
🎤 A panel talk on how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing how we learn and take climate action
💡 Workshops on the European Green Deal, ecofeminism, and fair climate policies
🌾 A Dutch-language session about pesticides and their impact on farming and health in the Twente region
🩸 A workshop on safe and sustainable periods (toxic-free menstruation)
🤝 Time to meet others, share ideas, and get inspired

Speakers include Christy Aikhorin (Director of WECF Netherlands), Prof. Mieke Boon, and Dr. Alex Baker-Friesen, along with many others working for a fairer and greener world.

📅 When: Wednesday, 8 October 2025 | 10:30–17:00
📍 Where: DesignLab, University of Twente, Enschede
🔗 Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/5pPe2WG1ka?origin=lprLink

You can join for the whole day or just for the sessions that interest you most. Let’s imagine and create a fairer, greener, and feminist future together! 🌿💪



University of Twente
Green Hub Twente
WECF Nederland - Women Engage for a Common Future
PAN Nederland
Conference: Imagining a Climate Just Future
Oxfam Intermón

05/10/2025

🌍 Hoe ziet een toekomst eruit waarin iedereen kan meedoen én profiteren van klimaatactie?

Op woensdag 8 oktober organiseren de Green Hub van de Universiteit Twente en WECF International de conferentie Imagining a Climate Just Future in het DesignLab (10:30 – 17:00 uur), onderdeel van de Week van de Duurzaamheid 2025.

Tijdens dit evenement gaan studenten, onderzoekers, beleidsmakers en burgers in gesprek over een eerlijke en duurzame toekomst. Het programma biedt interactieve workshops, inspirerende panels en ruimte voor ontmoeting.

✨ Een van de sessies wordt geleid door PAN Nederland
Pesticiden – een onzichtbaar gevaar? 🤔
Hoe schadelijk zijn bestrijdingsmiddelen voor onze gezondheid, ons water, onze lucht en de natuur? Samen onderzoeken we alternatieven voor een gezondere en duurzamere landbouw in Twente.

👉 Verder kun je kiezen uit sessies over de EU Green Deal Scorecard, klimaatbestendigheid, toxic free periods, het klimaatcafé, of je laten inspireren door experts die ingaan op de rol van AI in leren en samenwerken.

📅 Woensdag 8 oktober
📍 DesignLab, Universiteit Twente
🕥 10:30 – 17:00 (ook losse sessies mogelijk)

🔗 Registratielink vind je hier: https://www.wecf.org/event/event-imagining-a-climate-just-future/

Meld je nu aan en denk mee over oplossingen voor een klimaatrechtvaardige toekomst!

Green Hub Twente University of Twente

19/03/2025

Lests discuss this topic.
What do you think?

What if the Earth taxed us? 🌍💰

Imagine if the environment charged us a tax for every tree we cut, every liter of water we used, or every fish we caught. Not to make a profit—but to save for future generations.

Would we waste less? Would we respect nature more?

If the Earth had a treasury, would it be full or bankrupt by now?

Let's talk! What do you think this "Earth Tax" would look like? 💭👇

30/10/2024

Biodiversity@UT
Barn swallow
Photo: Piet de Poorter, Westkapelle, April 2015

World Biodiversity Day 2024 kickstarted activities on UT campus to share knowledge and enthusiasm about biodiversity. This is the first article in this biodiversity series, written by Rolf de By, associate professor at ITC.

Biodiversity at UT
Strengthening biodiversity on our campus is one of our sustainability goals at the University of Twente. By improving monitoring, we gain knowledge about biodiversity on campus in general, which helps us decide on the best ways to support it. In 2024, we started the yearly Bioblitz, in which anyone can help monitor species via the app ObsIdentify. Several activities were organised to raise awareness of biodiversity (such as bird observation). A biodiversity council was established, where CFM (Campus & Facility Management) consult with biodiversity enthusiasts on how maintenance can contribute to an improved habitat for species. Furthermore, thanks to a Climate Centre grant, we are working on making data on green maintenance and biodiversity accessible for research and education.
Would you like to find out more about sustainability at UT? Please go to utwente.nl/sustainability.