Circle U. Climate Day at the University of Vienna, June 5th 2025
“Participatory Climate Justice – Vienna as the Capital of Democracy in the Year of 2025”
The Circle U. Climate Day is an initiative of the Circle U. Knowledge Hub on Climate and will be held for the first time on June 5, 2025 and will take place simultaneously at all nine partner universities of the Circle U. Alliance at the same time. At the University of Vienna, this day is being held under the motto “Participatory climate justice – Vienna as a democracy capital 2025“. The aim is to pool the knowledge created in various contexts (research, teaching, co-creation with children) for a broad audience in order to address issues of climate change and climate justice and jointly develop perspectives for the future in the year in which Vienna is the European Democracy Capital.
The Circle U. Climate Day at the University of Vienna invites you to stroll through a Marketplace of Initiatives in the Main Ceremonial Hall and to get into conversation about projects and initiatives presented. In the Small Ceremonial Hall adolescents of the co-creative climate education project by DOCK for Change will present their vision of the future and introduce a program of interactive workshops and short lectures. A panel discussion on the topic will deal with questions of participatory climate justice in the city of Vienna, whereas additional activities invite you to participate.
The Circle U. Climate Day offers a platform for exchange between research, practice and the public in order to develop future perspectives on participatory climate justice for city of Vienna.
Time: June 5th 2025, 10.00 – 17.00
Place: Main Building of the University of Vienna, 1st floor, Large & Small Ceremonial Hall, Senate Hall
Admission
09.30 / University of Vienna Main Building, 1st floor, Main & Small Ceremonial Hall, Senate Hall
Welcome
10.00 – 10.30 / Small Ceremonial Hall
The good future – kick-off with DOCK for Change
10.30 – 11.30 / Small Ceremonial Hall
Young people from two Viennese climate clubs and the Children’s Office of the University of Vienna open the Circle U. Climate Day with an inspiring journey into the good future! As part of the co-creative climate education project DOCK for Change, 20 children and young people worked together with 40 encouraging partners from science, business, politics and NGOs to develop an inspiring vision and set the mood for an exciting conference day: What could an ecologically sustainable, socially just and peaceful urban coexistence look like in 2045? What role does science play on the way there? And how can we take competent, rebellious action together?
Marketplace of initiatives
11.30 – 16.00 / Main Ceremonial Hall
The Marketplace of Initiatives will take place as the centerpiece of the event in the Main Ceremonial Hall of the University of Vienna. Research, projects and initiatives will share their knowledge on climate change and climate justice at market stalls in order to develop future perspectives for the City of Vienna.
Guided tour through the marketplace of initiatives
11.30 – 12.00 / Main Ceremonial Hall
Climate Walk of the ECH
tba/ Stairs at the entrance of the main building
Flash talks from research
11.45 – 13.45 / Small Ceremonial Hall
Workshops
tba / Senate Hall
Guided tour through the marketplace of initiatives
13.30 – 14.00 / Main Ceremonial Hall
Panel discussion
14.00 – 15.00 / Small Ceremonial Hall
Experts from research and practice address questions of participatory climate justice for the City of Vienna. The experts’ experiences as well as perspectives from the audience will be debated in a panel discussion.
Guided tour through the marketplace of initiatives
15.30 – 16.00 / Main Ceremonial Hall
Conclusion
16.15 / Small Ceremonial Hall
Please note: By participating in this event, you agree that the photos and videos taken during the event in which you can be seen may be published on the websites and social media channels of the University of Vienna as well as in print media to present our activities.
