{"id":3450,"date":"2026-03-03T07:21:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/?p=3450"},"modified":"2026-03-03T07:21:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T07:21:04","slug":"unite-transregional-living-labs-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unite.pwr.edu.pl\/en\/unite-transregional-living-labs-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Unite! Transregional Living Labs Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How can universities move beyond strategy papers and become real engines of sustainable transformation? How can campuses function as places where ideas are tested, refined and implemented together with stakeholders? These are the questions at the heart of the Unite! Transregional Living Labs Day 2026, organised within the Unite! alliance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This international online conference will bring together researchers, practitioners and university leaders working on sustainability, ESG integration, campus transformation and stakeholder collaboration. The meeting will take place on MS Teams and create space for open exchange across institutions and regions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why join?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event is designed to strengthen collaboration between Unite! universities in developing University Campus Living Labs as structured, long-term mechanisms for cooperation and experimentation. Living Labs are not only projects \u2014 they are ways of working: connecting research, education and real-life implementation in a systemic way.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the day, we will reflect on the university\u2019s evolving role as a neutral mediator of knowledge and a broker of competences \u2014 an institution that offers not only infrastructure, but also advanced research methods, analytical tools and evaluation capacities necessary for experimentation in real-world settings.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>discover existing Living Lab initiatives across the Unite! alliance,<\/li>\n<li>exchange good practices in integrating research, teaching and external engagement,<\/li>\n<li>explore common pathways for strengthening Unite! Living Labs as drivers of institutional transformation and ESG integration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who is it for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event is open to the Unite! academic community and all those involved in sustainability, ESG, Living Labs initiatives, campus transformation and stakeholder cooperation. Representatives of partner organisations and socio-economic stakeholders engaged in Unite! Living Labs are warmly invited to join.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Date &amp; Time: 13 March 2026, 10:15\u201316:00 CET<\/li>\n<li>Format: International online expert conference<\/li>\n<li>Platform: MS Teams <a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/meet\/35875081446983?p=t1QnpvkMTJVYZEJxzS\">meeting link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Registration deadline: 9 March 2026 via the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfFmnAPzefqYGSx9AVaWN985BF3qOTnCcNAq2rFgHro3tK0EA\/viewform?usp=dialog\">online form<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>13 March 2026 | 10:15 \u201316:00 CET | Online<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>10:15 \u2013 10:25 WELCOME&amp;OPENING<\/strong><br \/>\nMagdalena Baborska-Naro\u017cny &amp; Izabela S\u00f3wka, <em>Wroclaw Tech<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Objectives of the Living Labs Day<\/li>\n<li>Living Labs, sustainability &amp; ESG in the Unite! alliance<\/li>\n<li>Structure of the day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BLOCK I \u2013 FRAMING TRANSFORMATION: LIVING LABS, PEOPLE AND CHANGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>10:25 \u201310:40 The definition of a Living Lab in the light of Unite! Community (8 research areas), Agnieszka Tubis, <em>Wroc\u0142aw Tech<\/em><\/li>\n<li>10:40\u201311:05 How to support deep change with inner development and capacity building, Lucie Jiraskova, <em>Grenoble INP UGA<\/em><\/li>\n<li>11:05\u201311:15 \u2013 Discussion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BLOCK II \u2013 ESG INTEGRATION, MONITORING &amp; GOVERNANCE MODELS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11:15\u201311:40 ESG in small and medium-sized companies: burden, obligation or value? Joanna Kott,\u00a0 <em>Wroc\u0142aw Tech<\/em><\/li>\n<li>11:40\u201312:05 Climate Contribution at TU Graz \u2013 internal carbon pricing as a Living Lab instrument, G\u00fcnter Getzinger, <em>TU Graz<\/em><\/li>\n<li>12:05\u201312:30 Student-driven evidence base for University Living Labs and ESG integration (MS20), Tomasz Kania, <em>Wroc\u0142aw Tech<\/em><\/li>\n<li>12:30\u201313:30 Lunch break<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BLOCK III \u2013 CAMPUS AS A LIVING LAB: TOOLS &amp; SYSTEMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>13:30\u201314:15 UserGrids: Tools and Roadmap for a Carbon-Neutral Energy District<\/li>\n<li>Lisa-Marie Fochler, <em>TU Graz<\/em><\/li>\n<li>14.15 -14.25 UPC CAMPUSLAB: Beyond the Classroom: How CampusLab is Redefining University Sustainability, Pere Losantos, <em>UPC<\/em><\/li>\n<li>14:25\u201314:35 EDUPED Project: Educational Campuses as Drivers for Positive Energy Districts, N\u00faria Garrido Soriano, UPC<\/li>\n<li>14:40\u201315:05 ProtoLAB \u2013 design &amp; manufacturing socially oriented architectural objects, Jerzy \u0141\u0105tka, <em>Wroc\u0142aw Tech<\/em><\/li>\n<li>15:05\u201315:20 GreenLivingLab@Lisbon: where agri-food excellence meets innovation<\/li>\n<li>Joana Costa, <em>Universidade de Lisboa<\/em><\/li>\n<li>15:20\u201315:35 CI\u00caNCIAS Sustainability Living Lab \u2013 experimentation &amp; community engagement, Margarida Santos-Reis, <em>Universidade de Lisboa<\/em><\/li>\n<li>15:35\u201315:50 Sustainable events Checklist and Student Sustainability Hub, Patrizia Lombardi, <em>Politecnico di Torino<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BLOCK IV \u2013 SYNTHESIS &amp; FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR UNITE! 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