SHAPE - Your Ideas for a Sustainable Future
SHAPE (Student Hub for Action, Projects and Engagement) is a program to promote student projects related to sustainability at the University of Basel. Students have the opportunity to develop their own projects as part of a workshop and/or apply for project funding.
Workshop for project development
Do you want to help make your university or region more sustainable? Whether you already have an idea for a sustainable project or not, you can (further) develop your idea and get to know other committed students at our two-part workshop. Together you will develop a project for a sustainable future!
The workshop will take place on two afternoons in the fall semester 2024 at the Pupella Innovation Garage in Allschwil: Friday, October 18, and Friday, October 25, both from 1 to 4:30 pm. Participation is free of charge.
Tag 1: Brainstorming & Ideation - Find your project idea!
Tag 2: Projekt development - How can your project become reality?
The workshop is organized by the Innovation Office and the Sustainability Office of the University of Basel.
Update 17.10.24: Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to shorten and postpone our workshop. It will now take place on Monday, Oct 28, from 2 - 5 pm in the Pupella Innovation Garage. In order to enable as many interested people as possible to network, we will also meet for a lunch meeting on Friday, Oct 25, at 12:30 in the Biozentrum. If you would like to participate in one or the other event, please send us an email (Katharina and Sophie)!
Project funding
Do you have a sustainable project idea that you would like to implement? Then apply for SHAPE project funding. Receive funding of up to CHF 2,000 and support with project implementation.
You can apply for project funding regardless of whether you took part in the workshop or not. You can find all further information on the conditions of participation and funding criteria in the guidelines.
Send your completed project application by November 15, 2024 to Katharina Blaurock.
If you have any questions about the SHAPE program, please also contact Katharina or Sophie Schumacher.
Currently funded projects
SHAPE was held for the first time in the spring semester of 2024. We are currently funding three projects, two of which were developed in the SHAPE workshops.
MedEnglish Academy: This project aims to build an online platform with medical English courses tailored to Russian-speaking medical professionals. The course is aimed at people with limited financial resources and enables participants to engage with the global medical community to improve health standards in their regions.
Nachhaltige Gewürzrouten: This project promotes community integration through cooking classes led by diverse groups of different cultures. Participants explore sustainable and authentic recipes from around the world together.
SustainableOil: This project aims to collect used cooking oil from local restaurants and households for sustainable use.
Thank you for your support!
