The document outlines the history and activities of the World Student Community for Sustainable Development (WSC-SD). It was founded in 2002 by student representatives from leading universities to be a multidisciplinary network of motivated students working locally and globally on sustainability issues. The WSC-SD aims to be a leading international student organization that carries out meaningful projects resulting in positive changes to improve lives. It has a global network of individual members from diverse countries and partners with other organizations through its advisory committee and friends network.

1. Ready
to
act?
Sustainability
through
collabora<on
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
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www.wscsd.org
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2. Shi$ing
Mindsets
Environmental
Sphere
Socio-­‐Poli<cal
Environmental
Sphere
Sphere
Socio-­‐
Economic
Poli<cal
Economic
Sphere
Sphere
Sphere
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
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www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

3. WSC-­‐SD
Landmarks
• 2000:
Concept
of
the
WSCSD
created
at
Youth
Encounter
on
Sustainability
(YES)
course.
• 2002:
student
representa<ves
from
leading
universi<es
founded
"AGS
World
Student
Community"
in
San
José,
Costa
Rica
&
held
first
annual
mee<ng
• In
Costa
Rica,
the
organiza<on
was
named
as
‘’The
World
Student
Community
for
Sustainable
Development’’.
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

4. WSC-­‐SD
Vision
A
mul<-­‐disciplinary
network
of
mo<vated
students
with
the
ability
to
think
and
act
both
locally
and
globally,
and
who
share
the
vision
to
make
a
difference.
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

5. WSC-­‐SD
Purpose
To
be
a
leading
interna<onal
student
organiza<on
that
carries
out
meaningful
projects
which
result
in
posi<ve
and
enduring
changes
that
improve
lives
in
communi<es
around
the
world.
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

6. A
Global
Network
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

7. Individual
Members
• Annabel
Bradbury
(United
Kingdom)
 Shumirai
Magwada
(Zimbabwe)
• Denise Margaret Matias (Phillippines)
• Catherine
Lippuner
(Switzerland)
 Georgina
Smit
(South
Africa)
• Iwan Budhiarta (Indonesia)
• Diana
van
Ringelenstein
(Holland)
 Carlos
Bacaimane
(Mozambique)
• Architesh Panda (India)
• Mimoza
Gashi
(Kosovo
Albania)
 Agripa
Munyai
(South
Africa)
• Salman Saeed (Pakistan)
• Noorullah Ahmadzai (Afghanistan)
• Mimoza
Telaku
(Kosovo)
 Urias
Goll
(Liberia)
• Fernanda Silva (Brazil)
• Nina
Kruglikova
(Russia)
 Cyril
France
(Ghana)
• Jimena Ortega (Mexico)
• Timo
Uustal
(Estonia)
 Hebalallah
Mowafi
(Egypt)
• Luis Miguel Forero Caro (Columbia)
• Jacob
Veedfald
(Denmark)
 Vuyokazi
Lusanda
Bangani
(South
Africa)
• Jose Leurino (Argentenia)
• Violet
Barasa
(Kenya)
 Cheikh
Mamina
Diedhiou
(Senegal)
• Geoverty Sidel (Ecuador)
• Chenai
Murata
(Zimbabwe)
 Kelechi
Eleanya
(Nigeria)
• Sara Atkins (USA)
• Erneus
Kaijage
(Tanzania)
 Ming
Kei
Leung,
Andy
(Hong
Kong)
• Lindsay Cray (USA)
• Gervas
Kasiga
(Tanzania)
 Mohammed
Yacoob
(Malaysia)
• Tek Jung Mahat (Nepal)
• Jess
Schulschenk
(South
Africa)
 Nripal
Adhikary
(Nepal)
• Rizwan Mohammed Shamim (Bangledesh)
• Zeeshan
Shahid
(Pakistan)
 Rajendra
Prasad
Koirala
(Nepal)
• Mohan Kukreti (India)
• Kanokphan
Jongjarb
(Thailand)
 Rajesh
Koirala
(Nepal)
• Jarot Indarto (Indonesia)
• Is<ak
Ahmed
(Bangledesh)
 Tamila
Khalilova
(Uzbekistan)
• Songhee
Park
(Korea)
 Tulsi
Giri
(Nepal)
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

8. WSC-­‐SD
External
Networks
Advisory
CommiHee
• Mr.
Steven
Millman,
Booz
Allen
Hamilton,
USA,
co-­‐founder
WSC-­‐SD
• Prof.
Jeffrey
Steinfeld,
MIT,
USA
• Dr.
Thomas
Andersson,
Jönköping
University,
Intentac,
GTC,
IKED
• Mr.
Philip
Osano,
McGill
University
• Dr.
Greg
Morrison,
Chalmers
University
of
Technology,
AGS
• Dr.
Onuki
Sensei,
University
of
Tokyo
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

9. WSC-­‐SD
External
Networks
Friends
of
WSC-­‐SD
• oikos
Interna<onal
• AGS
• YES
courses
&
YES
alumni
• Project
Media
Survival
• PlanetCall
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

10. “MIND,
KNOWLEDGE
AND
SUSTAINABILITY”
ANNUAL
MEETING
2006
RASA,
SWITZERLAND
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

11. “TAKING
ACTION
FOR
GLOBAL
SUSTAINABILITY”
S3
2007.
TOKYO,
JAPAN
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

12. “SOCIETIES
OF
TOMORROW”
S3
2008
REGINA,
CANADA
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

13. Student
Summit
for
Sustainability
2009
&
25
–
31
January
2009
ETH,
Zurich,
Switzerland
AGS
Annual
MeeMng
MeeMng
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

14. Student
Community
Project:
Sustainable
Campus
@
AGS-­‐UTSC
Dialogue
with
University
of
Tokyo
President,
Komiyama
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

15. SfGS-­‐UoN
engaging
in
number
of
iniMaMves,
from
campus
audits
to
environmental
programmes
Student
Community
Project:
Tree
PlanMng
@
University
of
Nairobi
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

16. Nripal
Adhinkary
Nepal
Individual
Member
Project:
Sustainable
ConstrucMon
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

17. Website
&
Wiki
FuncMons
WEBSITE:
INFORMATION
ABOUT
WSC-­‐SD
DYNAMICALLY
UPDATED;
NEWSLETTER
FUNCTION
WIKI:
MEMBER
LOGIN
ONLINE
COLLABORATIVE
PLATFORM
ACCESS
TO:
STUDENT
&
PROJECT
DATABASES;
EXTENSIVE
RESOURCES
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

18. world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

19. world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

20. ExciMng
OpportuniMes
for
WSC-­‐SD
Members
COP15
STUDENT
BOOK
ON
CLIMATE
CHANGE
CLIMATE
CHANGE
ACTION
AGS
AM
TOKYO,
MARCH
2010
S3,
COLOMBA,
OCTOBER
2010
INTERNATIONAL
PROJECT
COLLABORATION
YES,
IPOS
COURSES
EESD
Chalmers
2010
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

21. Youth
Encounter
on
Sustainability
(YES)
/
iPOS
• Two
week
summer
programmes
on
sustainable
development
• Interna<onal
and
regional
sessions
– Central
and
Eastern
Europe
– Asia
– Africa
– La<n
America
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

22. S3
2010,
Bogotà,
Colombia
October
2010
• Topic:
mi<ga<on
&
adapa<on
to
climate
change
in
developing
countries
• COP15
accredita<on/
side
event
• student
(e)book
on
climate
change
• Aim:
long-­‐las<ng
experience,
no
one
shot
event
• Taking
ac<on
on
climate
change,
not
just
talking
• Showing
solu<ons,
not
only
consequences
• Case
study
in
Colombia
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development

23. Joining
the
WSC-­‐SD
• LOCAL
STUDENT
COMMUNITIES
• INDIVIDUAL
MEMBERSHIP
WWW.WSCSD.ORG
world
student
community
for
sustainable
development
/
www.wscsd.org
World Student Community for Sustainable Development