For the first edition, five candidates were awarded a grant of almost €1,000 each. The winning projects were: 1/ The organisation of an event on the theme of «democracy and ecological crisis», which was held on 19th October at the Maison de la Culture in Arlon, by students from the Masters in Environmental Sciences and Management and the Masters in Risk and Disaster Management in the Anthropocene, in partnership with the Alliance Transition écologique association. The aim of the event was to make the link between the ecological crisis and governance, and to offer possible solutions to eco-anxiety by presenting local initiatives. Historian and essayist David Van Reybroeck took part in an interview and debate. The event organisers hoped to raise students’ awareness of the interdisciplinary dimensions of transition, to show that the global ecological crisis is also a democratic issue, and to highlight experiences of citizen participation and democratic debate. 2/ The organisation of the first «EXPOt’Ingé» at Pot’Ingé, a collaborative kitchen garden located at Sart Tilman, which took place on 28th June. The event focused on the University’s role in the food transition, the values it wishes to convey through its teaching and research, and the civic projects developed by its members. The event was organised around visits to Pot’ingé and a market of local producers and craftsmen, as well as poster presentations and seminars on projects linked to the University and the food transition. The aim was to highlight existing projects and raise awareness among members of the University community. 3/ The scheme also supports a project run by members of staff at the ULiege Library in Arlon, who wanted to set up a seed library (with a cabinet, seed collection and books on the subject) to enable library users to discover and exchange organic plant seeds. The aim of the project is to raise people’s awareness, through practical experience, of the importance of what we grow, the life cycles of plants and the seasons, the conservation of local varieties and thus respect for the environment and the maintenance of biodiversity, by encouraging them to set up a vegetable garden. The grain library was inaugurated on 10th October 2023 as part of the Assiettons-nous! festival. 4/ The Enactus HEC «Almadora» project aims to make candles from coffee grounds and cups collected at HEC Liège. The upcycled candles will be sold to benefit associations for disadvantaged students. The grant was used to help purchase raw materials (other than recycled materials) and production equipment. 5/ «Baie 11» is a project co-developed by the Groupement Amical des Géographes et Géomètres, a geography student group (GAGG), and the Laboratoire d’Hydrographie et de Géomorphologie Fluviatile (LHGF) of the Geography Department at Sart Tilman. The project aims to reconnect the student community with nature by creating a green space dedicated to the planting of small fruit trees (raspberry, blackberry, blackcurrant, redcurrant, strawberry, etc.) and to develop short circuit projects (producing and consuming locally) by processing the products harvested into wine and jam. 23 | ACTIVITY REPORT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT ULIÈGE | 2022 – 2023
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