oikos International

Oikos International - students for sustainable economics and management is an international student organization ( NGO ) that aims to increase awareness of sustainable development among future decision-makers by students is trying to raise awareness for long-term, prudent approach. In practice includes the work of oikos, inter alia, organizing lectures, conferences, field trips, panel discussions, business games and workshops.

• 6.1 Europe
• 6.2 Worldwide

History

Oikos was founded in 1987 as a local student organization at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland by the students Paschen von Flotow, Kalle Gernandt, Athos dust and Guido Boller. The founding board consisted of Prof. Dr. Hans Christoph Binswanger and Prof. Dr. Hans Ulrich. It was originally under the name " oikos - The environmental economics student initiative at the University of St. Gallen " out, where the focus was on environmental issues in the economy. During the next few years oikos has its range extended to lectures, workshops and conferences to integrate environmental issues into the curricula of economics courses. oikos was a driving force for the establishment of many organizations, including the " ÖBU - Swiss Association for Environmentally Conscious Management ", the " oikos Foundation " and the "Institute for Economy and the Environment " at the University of St. Gallen.

The " Oikos - Foundation for Economy and Ecology " was founded in 1990.

1997 oikos began its activities at the international level to expand and strengthen the ecological and social awareness not only among the students in St. Gallen, but also in the Faculties of Economics and Management in the world. Throughout this process, oikos expanded his focus on social issues in the economy.

1998 four new chapters (local groups) were established: oikos Cologne, Prague oikos, oikos International as an umbrella organization, with headquarters in St. Gallen. Since then, many new chapters have been added and others have dissolved. Nevertheless, oikos International is a stable network with currently 30 chapters of which most are in Europe. Since 2006, the representatives of the Chapter and the oikos Foundation meet regularly with the President and the Board of oikos International, to discuss further goals. In 2009, there were 30 chapters on 4 continents, in which students are committed to oikos.

Objectives

Increasing the empowerment of future leaders in sustainable development is the main objective of oikos. To achieve this goal will oikos:

• Promote attention to sustainable alternatives and challenges with attention to students of economics and management
• Not only support their skills in long-term analysis of economic, environmental and social trends, but also implement sustainable -driven innovations
• Create an institutional support for these learning processes, by means of the integration of sustainability issues into teaching and research

Etymology of the name

Oikos is the Greek root word of "economy " and " ecology". The word was chosen as the name to combine these two concepts. Oikos ( ancient Greek οἶκος ) in ancient Greece was the household or the house and was the center of life. The term " economics " is derived from the ancient Greek word οἰκονόμος ( oikonomos ). It consists of the ancient Greek οἶκος ( oikos ) "house" and νόμος ( nomos ) " Act " means and housekeeper or host that the connection to the term " economy" produces. The "ecology", from the ancient Greek οίκος ( oikos ) " house / household " and λόγος (logos), " theory ", the exact translation so says the " doctrine of the household," says today but mostly the sub-discipline of biology, with the environmental busy, and is often confused with the environment.

About sustainable business

The generally accepted definition of sustainability (English Sustainable Economics and Management ) from the Brundtland Report of 1987 states that sustainable development meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs and to choose their own lifestyle. Consequently, the economy of the challenge encountered to minimize the damage caused by its processes, and to create economic, ecological and social values. From the perspective of oikos the gap between sustainability aspects in the training that is required of innovative enterprises and the actual curriculum of many business schools must be closed. oikos want students of economics and management for the challenge of "sustainability" prepare.

Organizational structure

The practical work of oikos takes place under the umbrella of the international network " oikos International" in local working groups, called "Chapter ". This connects oikos global thinking with local action, according to the motto "Think global, act local ".

The working groups

The spread around the world, each chapter are associated with a university, where the members do not necessarily need to study at this university. The chapters are independent legal entity ( registered associations in Germany ), whose statutes are in conformity with the Articles of oikos International. Each chapter is headed by an elected annually at the General Meeting, Board of Directors and supported by an advisory board, whose members are usually elected every 2 years. To ensure the stability of the individual chapter must fulfill certain conditions that are prescribed in the Articles of oikos International. Therefore, a newly painted at first chapter is "Chapter in accession ", until it reaches the stability that it needs for a sustainable and successful work. The admission of a new Chapters and status change from "Chapter in accession " to the " Chapter " decide the representatives of all the Chapter on the " Legislative Meeting ". This is an international membership meeting, which takes place during one of the bi-annual international meeting. Twice a year, in spring and autumn, to meet members of all chapters to " Spring Meeting " or " Autumn Meeting". The meeting will be held at the site of a Chapters and organized by the latter in collaboration with oikos International.

Oikos International

Oikos International is the umbrella organization of oikos, by the International Board of Directors ( " Executive Board" ) and the President or the President is headed. There are, as the local chapters also an International Advisory Board ( " Advisory Council "). Financially oikos International is supported by the oikos Foundation. The members of oikos International remain members or their local oikos Alumni Chapter.

The tasks of oikos International is the coordination of work between the individual chapters and the link between local and international level. In addition, the creation of new chapters and stabilization of the existing Chapter is supported. This is accomplished through seminars, financial support, cooperation projects at the international level and contacts with key people in the region specific.

The local oikos Chapter

Europe

• Oikos Brussels, ICHEC Brussels Management School

Germany oikos Bayreuth, University of Bayreuth oikos Clausthal, Clausthal University of Technology oikos Hamburg, University of Hamburg oikos Konstanz, University of Konstanz oikos Cologne, University of Cologne oikos Leipzig, University of Leipzig oikos Paderborn, University of Paderborn oikos Tübingen, Eberhard -Karls -Universität Tübingen oikos Witten / Herdecke, University Witten / Herdecke

France oikos Paris, ESSEC oikos Reims, Reims Management School

United Kingdom oikos Belfast, Queen's University Belfast oikos London, London School of Economics (LSE )

Croatia oikos Zagreb, University of Zagreb

Austria oikos Graz, Karl Franzens University Graz

Poland oikos Opole, Opole University oikos Warsaw, Warsaw School of Economics

Netherlands oikos Maastricht, Maastricht University oikos Nyenrode, Nyenrode Business Universiteit

Norway oikos Oslo, Norwegian School of Management BI

Russia oikos Moscow, Moscow University

Switzerland oikos Lausanne, University of Lausanne oikos St. Gallen, University of St. Gallen

Slovakia oikos Bratislava, Bratislava University

Spain oikos Barcelona, ​​ESADE Business School

Czechia oikos Prague, University of Economics, Prague ( VSE)

Hungary oikos Budapest, Central European University

Worldwide

Bangladesh oikos Dhaka, BRAC and the North-South University, Dhaka oikos Sylhet, Government College Beanibazar

India oikos Ahmedabad, CEPT University oikos Chennai, University of Madras oikos Kochi, oikos Kolkata, Indian Institute of Management oikos New Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Liberia oikos Monrovia, University of Liberia

South Africa oikos Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand

USA oikos Ashland, Northland College oikos Penn, University of Pennsylvania