3rd ERUA Science Café: “Student and Youth Engagement in Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions”

Join us online for the 3rd Science Café: “Student and Youth Engagement in Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions” on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 15:00 to 17:00 CEST!

The ERUA community invites students, researchers, policymakers, youth representatives, and local stakeholders to an engaging online dialogue on empowering young people as leaders of sustainability. This event will explore how universities, communities, and international partners can better support youth engagement, green skills development, intercultural collaboration, and well-being, while addressing urgent global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and social justice.

By bringing together diverse voices, this Science Café seeks to highlight solutions and co-create pathways for embedding sustainability into education, daily practice, and long-term societal transformation.

Speakers – Panellists

• Isabel Toman, Senior Programme Officer for Sustainable Development, International Association of Universities (ERUA associated partner)
  
• Leva Budraitė, Director, Green Policy Institute (ERUA associated partner in Lithuania)
  
• Kinga Sawera, Center for Climate Action and Social Transformation, SWPS University
  
• Vangelis Zaftis, ERUA Blue Commission, PhD Student, University of the Aegean
• Prof. Nikolaos Zouros, Director, Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest (ERUA associated partner in Greece)

Moderator

• Dr. Nomeda Gudelienė, Advisor to Deputy Rector on Sustainable Development, HR Management Centre, Mykolas Romeris University

Registration

Register here to attend the event online: https://aegean-gr.zoom.us/meeting/register/DTjw5v-HQhiEQO_iWLaQdA#/registration

Why Participate?

This event offers unique opportunities to:

• Learn from international experts and peers.
• Contribute to shaping ERUA’s sustainability initiatives.
• Build cross-disciplinary, international networks.
• Share youth perspectives and projects with real-world impact.

Don’t miss the chance to learn, connect, contribute, and help lead meaningful change in sustainability!

Who Can Attend?

We welcome:

• Researchers & students
• ERUA & Associated partners
• Youth organizations & local community leaders
• NGOs and civil society actors
• Business and industry stakeholders
• Local and regional policymakers

What are ERUA Science Cafés?

The European Reform University Alliance (ERUA) is hosting a series of online Science Café events, designed to engage students, researchers, citizens, policymakers, and community leaders.

These events are platforms for critical dialogue and a springboard for action on pressing issues, focusing on five key areas:

• Migration, Exile and Refugees
• Environmental Transition
• Democracy & Human Rights, Inclusion & Gender Equality
• Interculturality, Multilingualism
• Arts and Edges

Through collaboration and intercultural exchange, the ERUA Science Cafés aim to raise awareness, encourage innovation, and foster societal transformation towards a more sustainable and inclusive future.