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The International Symposium on University Arts and Nature (1 and 2 July 2027, FCEP-UTPorto) is organised by the Centre for Intercultural Studies (CEI) of the Faculty of Business (FCEP) of the Technical University of Porto (UTPorto), in partnership with HAW Hamburg’s Research and Transfer Centre for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Management, and in cooperation with ESSSR, IUSDRP, UK-CSR and ENASRC.
📍 Faculty of Business, Technical University of Porto, Portugal.
The International Symposium on University Arts and Nature brings together arts, sustainability and interdisciplinary research to rethink the role of universities in ecological engagement and education. Topics include: Ecological pedagogy; Eco-art and socially engaged practice; Environmental humanities; Arts-based research methods; Campus as canvas; Museums, galleries and archives; Community partnerships; Wellbeing and connection to place; Climate communication and public engagement; Indigenous and traditional knowledge; Policy and funding; Evaluation and impact; Student voices and activism; International and comparative perspectives; The ethics of representation.
Participants may submit complete, original and unpublished research papers, either conceptual or empirical. To participate, submit a 200- to 300-word abstract, using the form: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/nEZDhcKT1Z
Accepted papers will be included in the book “University Arts and Nature: Culture, Pedagogy and Ecological Action” to be published by Springer Nature as part of the World Sustainability Series.
Find out more at the website of the International Symposium on University Arts and Nature: https://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/university/newsroom/news-details/news/news/show/symposium-on-university-arts-and-nature