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Welcome to the May edition of our newsletter. Take a quick glance at the oikos highlights from the preceding month and learn about exciting upcoming events.
oikos UPDATES
Global Contest: Design the alumni network of your dreams
Our current and former members are the backbone of our organization. They have shaped what we do every step of the way. Today, we give you an opportunity to influence our work in the alumni domain. Join our global contest and set up the alumni network of your dreams! READ MORE
oikos FutureLab 2019: Meet our organizers
We are excited to introduce our FutureLab 2019 team. Eight avid oikees came together to plan ahead and make all the important decisions regarding the event to ensure everything goes right at the FutureLab on 1st and 2nd November in Geneva. Meet our international team: Vusal (oikos Baku), Jessica (oikos Leipzig), Mike (oikos Hamburg), Paula (oikos Bayreuth), Alexandra (oikos International), Mariam (oikos International), Kai (oikos Cologne), and Magdalena (oikos Graz). READ MORE
oikos Calendar
Keep an eye on upcoming events and activities
14 May -  ChangeEDucation - oikos Vienna, Austria
20 May -  Green Mobility Design Thinking Challenge - oikos Graz, Austria
21-24 May -  Sustainability Week  - oikos Witten/Herdecke, Germany

7-9 June -  oikos Germany Meeting 2019 - oikos Cologne, Germany
22 June -  Conference on the Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development - oikos Tbilisi, Georgia
25-31 October -  oikos LEAP Meeting 2019 - Leysin, Switzerland
1-2 November -  oikos  FutureLab 2019 - Geneva, Switzerland.

 
oikos IMPACT around the globe

oikos Cologne: Discussing Euro Crisis with Yanis Varoufakis
oikos Cologne welcomed Yanis Varoufakis, an economist and former Greek finance minister to a controversial and exciting discussion on the Euro Crisis. Over 600 students attended the lecture on 11th May to learn about his views on the causes and effects of the crises and discuss the future of Euro. | READ MORE
oikos LEAP Webinar: Competencies for a Responsible Leader 
On 30th April, Mark Wade, oikos advisor and leading sustainability expert facilitated an open LEAP webinar and exchanged with oikos members to pinpoint leadership qualities necessary for the 21st-century change-maker. | WATCH THE WEBINAR
oikos Stories
30 seconds with Paula Heeß
Take 30 seconds to meet Paula Heeß, an amazing oikee from oikos Bayreuth, Germany. For over two years now, she has contributed to the work of our organization at local and international levels. She is a spirited, understanding and an all-around great person. |READ MORE
Alumni Portrait: William Barrault
William Barrault, former oikos Brussels member sat with us to travel down the memory lane and reminisce his time at oikos. He talked about how his dream in sustainability became true when he joined a sustainability-oriented bank and remembered the person who inspired his life work. |READ MORE
Interesting Reading
Quote of the month

"Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.
Warren Bennis

American scholar,  pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies.
 1925-2014

Featured Publication
Mapping Pluralist Research
This report titled “Mapping Pluralist Research” provides an overview of the research which has come out of the student movement for pluralism in economics. It was written by J.Christopher Proctor, the former oikos Associate in Pluralist Economics. |READ MORE
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Are you an oikos Chapter wanting to showcase your initiatives? Reach out to us.
Contact us at 
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Share your thesis on a sustainability-related topic with a broader audience through the oikos-PRME Research Hub READ MORE
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