Community organisation
Aligned with our journey towards becoming climate positive by 2035, we are committed to practising what we teach and setting an inspiring example.
We have created a green and attractive campus, including a community vegetable garden, which brings staff and students together in an inspiring learning environment, facilitating both innovative, meaningful education and business practices. We seek a campus which addresses both social and environmental aspects and allows people and the rest of the natural world to thrive. Aligned with our journey towards becoming climate positive by 2035, we are committed to practising what we teach and setting an inspiring example. By the end of 2024 we aim to have developed our climate positive BUas strategy, having gathered input from across the BUas community and beyond, ready for starting the implementation phase in early 2025. We have already made several steps towards this ambitious goal.
Community garden
We are broadening the scope of the garden to build on the partnership with BUas’ practical training company, the Sibelicious restaurant. Furthermore, we are developing the garden into a broad educational and research resource, linked to our education programmes as well as to the wider community for the organisation of related events and activities.
We have commissioned several inspiring student projects linked to the garden, as well as some fun events, for example as part of the annual student De-Stress Fest and a summer picnic for staff and students using produce from the garden. We have also organised several guided nature walks around our campus (taking in the community garden en route) to discover the plants and trees on our doorstep.
Joining us in the garden?
Do you live in Breda and fancy joining us in the garden, either on a regular basis or just now and then? Please reach out to us at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you!
Events
We organise sustainability-related events around the campus, often in collaboration with our student Green Office, such as SDG Action Days, clothing swaps, guided walks, and more.
Studium Generale
The Climate and Sustainability team regularly organises Studium Generale sessions on various relevant topics, such as events on climate anxiety, plastic pollution in the ocean, biodiversity and the challenges of becoming a climate positive organisation. We recently provided a full-day programme in which all staff participated in sustainability-related discussions and workshops, offering different perspectives on how education can best respond to today’s complex challenges. This event included students and external guests.