oikos Winter School 2007 takes off

oikos Witten/Herdecke is hosting the oikos Winter School 2007, which started on November 18 with 20 participating students from 12 countries.

Speakers of the Winter School include alternative Nobel Prize Laureate Ibrahim Abouleish, Founder of  Sekem Group (Egypt);  Paul Dickinson, Founder and CEO, Carbon Disclosure Project (UK); Hans Michael Hoelz, Global Head of Sustainable Development, Deutsche Bank AG  (Germany) and Birger B. Priddat, President, University of Witten/Herdecke (Germany) among others.

During the one week event participants will develop concrete projects in the field of sustainable economics and management. The program comprises lectures, discussions and working groups on sustainability opportunities and challenges. The event places strong emphasis on insights into institutional change, stakeholder dialogue and student entrepreneurship.