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OUR STORY

Sustainability has become far more than a buzzword. As the effects of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution grow more severe and visible worldwide, it's no longer a nice-to-have — it's an urgent, essential way of shaping daily habits, organisations, public policy, and the way we live.

Within this transition, renowned universities like Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) play an essential role in driving the ecological transformation. As the student-led heart of sustainability at EUR, the Erasmus Sustainability Hub merges and drives all relevant sustainability efforts on campus, both on an individual, and institutional level.

Founded by students in 2015, we have grown to become one of the largest student initiatives on campus.

Today, we are a Learning Lab where students develop a deep commitment to caring for nature and society by building leadership and creative skills and by being part of a caring community that takes real action.

We've brought together:

+200 active members
9,000+ social media followers
150+ hands-on events each academic year

And we have become a strong and respected voice for sustainability at EUR and beyond.

OUR MISSION

We aim to to build a sustained, impactful sustainability culture, grounded in daily-life practices, care, collective action, and connection with nature.

In the HUB, we create learning conditions for mindset shifts to take place, for valuable connections to flourish, and for long-term impact to happen in the university and beyond.

WHAT DO WE DO?

We recognise the urge students have to be part of the solution - to be a driving force for positive sustainable change - and we provide them with both a physical location and a communal platform, to take collaborative action together.

• We create hands-on learning experiences that are always in connection with others.

• Every event is part of a bigger picture, and we connect it to a broader project or initiative.

• We shift individualistic, short-term, and extraction mindsets to care, long-term, and regeneration ways of doing and living.

• We advocate relentlessly for student representation and institutional change on all levels at EUR. e.g., when the university gave a Climate Emergency Declaration in 2023 to sharpen its sustainability ambitions.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

We host a wide variety of events, including…

=> Clothing Swaps

=> Cooking & agroecology Gardening Session at our Campus Garden

=> Workshops for sustainable business strategy

=> Green Career InspirAction encounters and fairs with committed organizations in sustainability

=> Advocacy campaigns for Institutional Change

And holding the university accountable for its sustainability goals, collaborating with faculties & the university council, and drafting proposals to enhance sustainable institutional change at EUR