We can proudly announce that the V. oikos Winter School will be under the patronage of the Euopean Parliament represented by its president, Prof. Dr.  Hans-Gert Pöttering.

 

 

Statement of the President of the European Parliament, Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, Patron of the oikos Winter School 2008

 

"The oikos Winter School 2008 is empowering highly qualified students from all over the European Union and other parts of the world to discuss and develop their ideas about sustainability with key decision-makers and transform these ideas into practical projects .   As the President of the European Parliament I am proud to support that event as the European Parliament is strongly engaging in sustainable development, education, students' mobility as well as entrepreneurship within the European Union and upon its borders."

 

Biography of Hans-Gert Pöttering

Hans-Gert Pöttering was born on 15 September 1945 in Bersenbrück (Lower Saxony, Germany). He never knew his father, who was killed in the final days of World War Two. This personal tragedy was instrumental in shaping his political involvement and his career in European politics.

 

 He studied law, politics and history at the universities of Bonn and Geneva before he joined the Europrean Parliament in 1979. Mr. Pöttering worked for several councils and published several works concerning the coalescence of Europe before he was elected as the President of the European Parliament in 2007.

 

One of his most important fields of interest is the sustainable dialogue between cultures.

 

President Pöttering was honoured with multiplel prices, e.g. the European Excellence Award or several Grand Order from around the world.

 

Further details can be found on his website under http://www.europarl.europa.eu/president.

The picture of President Pöttering and the logo of the European Parliament are under the copyright of the European Parliament.