Jan 27-31, 2025
Transforming Sustainability Through Students in Engineering
We are looking very much forward to all the student projects of the 3rd cycle of ERASMUS+ EGALITARIAN. The cycle's kick-off will take place in Brasília, Brazil, from January 27-31.
The week is split in three events:
1) Jan 27: EGALITARIAN Open Day 1 - Waste Summit Brasília 2025. Here we hold an open event where the public and externals can also join as an audience. The main goal of the day is that everyone gets a context on the sustainable issues being approached, particularly the ones involving waste management and waste pickers in Brasília.
2) Jan 28-30: EGALITARIAN Seminar and co-working week. Here the studends align context and collaborate to consoliodate the project proposals in which they will work during the semester. The professors/supervisors facilitate the process, so the students get the best of this part of the week.
3) Jan 31: EGALITARIAN Open Day 2 - Waste Summit Brasília 2025. Here we hold an open event where the public and externals can also join as an audience. The main goal of the day is that students present the projects in which they will work accross nations and cultures to achieve impact in the sustainability problems they are working on related to waste management and waste pickers.
ADDRESS:
FINATEC – Sede Brasília, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, Av. L3 Norte, Ed. Finatec – Asa Norte – Brasília – DF CEP: 70910-900
General Context 2025
EGALITARIAN is a student-driven initiative that brings together diverse talents to develop solutions to improve the waste management and the life of waste pickers in Brasília, aligned with the 2030 Agenda's goals. Each semester, students undertake different projects within this framework, aiming at maximum impact.
The Event
As part of the ERASMUS+ EGALITARIAN SDG Challenge, we are having a one-week conference in Brasília, Brazil, during January 27-31, 2025. The event is taking place at FINATEC, which is located in the area of University of Brasília.
Universities
The students will have the opportunity to develop and present in Brazil the project proposals of the Portfolio of Sustainability Projects, carried out in partnership between the University of Brasília, Aalborg University, Saxion University and University of Minho.
About Egalitarian
During the conference, from Jan 27-31, all international technology-oriented students will work together on the project proposals for the following semester, based on the context of waste pickers and waste management in Brasília. Then, the students from all involved countries will make their semester projects in the european spring of 2025 based on these project proposals.
Trip Conditions for Students
Support
You can check with the local supervisors at your university to get the precise conditions that apply to you.
Costs
You can check with the local supervisors at your university to get the precise conditions that apply to you.
Committe of Professors
Jens Myrup Pedersen (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Daniel Russo (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Simone Borges Simão Monteiro (University of Brasília)
Dianne Magalhães Viana (University of Brasília)
Anabela Carvalho Alves (Minho University)
Rui Manuel Sá Pereira Lima (Minho University)
Diana Mesquita (Minho University)
Natascha van Hattum (Saxion University)
General Executive Coordinator
Severen Fernandes (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Key Advisor
Mateus Halbe Torres (Independent)
