Are you interested in climate change, or do environmental issues matter to you, but you’re unsure how to personally contribute? If so, we invite you to a youth event (ages 18–30) “Youth for a just transition” organized by Kaunas University of Technology, where we’ll explore, through real-life examples and creative activities, how we, as a community, can better engage in activities related to mitigating climate change.
⏰Date and time: November 29, 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM
📍Location: KTU Santakos Valley (K. Baršausko st. 59, Kaunas)
💡During the event, we’ll hear real-life examples from various community representatives and KTU researchers working in this field, helping us better understand the importance of community involvement in climate change mitigation activities.
👉Event Program:
🔹9:15 – 10:00 — Participant registration
🔹10:00 – 10:30 — Welcome speech, presentation of the project “Youth for a Just Transition”
🔹10:30 – 11:50 — Speakers:
10:30 – 10:50 — KTU Ph.D. student Jonė Vitkauskaitė-Ramanauskienė: “Move Green”: a sustainable mobility initiative uniting organization members”
10:50 – 11:10 — Journalist and European Climate Pact Ambassador in Lithuania Inga Labutytė-Atkočaitienė: “5 Years Traveling Only by Trains – Why a 108-Hour Train Ride from Vilnius to Lisbon is More Fun than a Flight?”
11:10 – 11:30 — Representatives from landscaping and environmental management company UAB “Gruta” Viktorija and Gediminas: “The Importance of Green Infrastructure Engineering in Cities”
11:30 – 11:50 — Representative from the sustainable and eco-friendly community center “City Laboratory” Goda: “Community Involvement in Eco-Friendly Actions”
🔹11:50 – 12:10 — Break
🔹12:10 – 12:20 — Challenge-based workshop introduction
🔹12:20 – 13:00 — Workshop
🔹13:00 – 13:20 — Break
🔹13:20 – 14:00 — Team presentations
🔹14:00 – 14:30 — Event summary
❗️Registered participants will receive certificates of participation after the event. Registration form: https://bit.ly/4ed0r33
📢The event will be held in English, and coffee and snack breaks will be provided.
🌱We encourage you to arrive sustainably (by bike, on foot, or by public transportation)! 🙂
