{"id":15034,"date":"2024-07-18T08:48:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T06:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vss.michaelschaedler.li\/themen\/nachhaltigkeit\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:01:22","slug":"nachhaltigkeit","status":"publish","type":"themen","link":"https:\/\/vss-unes.ch\/en\/themen\/nachhaltigkeit\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Universities bear a social responsibility. They educate future decision-makers, generate knowledge and innovation through their research, and influence public opinion. The Swiss Student Union therefore understands sustainability at Swiss universities to mean that the federal government promotes sustainability at universities with financial resources, that universities are designed to be sustainable, and that this involves cooperation with specialist organizations. The Swiss Student Union is strongly committed to sustainable university operations and pursues this issue intensively in its Sustainability Working Group. <\/p>\n\n

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Our Vision<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The VSS is committed to a higher education landscape in which sustainability is a standard component of education, research and campus life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students are empowered to actively shape their higher education institutions (HEI) and work together with relevant stakeholders to promote a socially just, ecologically responsible and sustainable society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainability is not only represented politically, but is also anchored in students’ everyday lives through strong networks, participatory structures and concrete offerings. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Our Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The VSS represents students’ interests in all areas of sustainability at the political level and empowers students to effectively advocate for sustainable development at their universities. Through networking, cooperation with relevant stakeholders and targeted opportunities, the department strengthens the role of students as active shapers of a socially just and ecologically responsible higher education landscape. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Picture: Ramon Lehmann<\/em><\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n
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Strategic Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n