University-industry forum on sustainability

Brussels, 02 Dec 2003

A European university-industry forum on sustainability will be held in Bonn, Germany on 26 and February.

The event is being organised by COPERNICUS-CAMPUS, the European university network for sustainability, and will be supported by the European Commission under the Education and Culture DG's Socrates programme.

The forum is intended to enhance mutual understanding by presenting best practices within universities and industry in the field of sustainable development, and to strengthen partnerships by exploring the options for further innovative cooperation.

The main conference themes will be:
- best practices in universities and companies;
- research and technology for sustainable development;
- corporate social responsibility;
- human resources: what kind of skills are needed for sustainable development;
- e-learning as a link between universities and companies.

For further information, please contact:
COPERNICUS-CAMPUS
Tel: +49 231 652424
Fax: +49 231 652465
E-mail: info@copernicus-campus.org
http://www.copernicus-campus.org/conference_index.html

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