The Idea of Uni-S.E.X.

This is the basic idea around which Uni-S.E.X. develops. If you are interested in it, and you want to open a Uni-S.E.X. section, or simply know something more about Uni-S.E.X., please E-Mail us immediately Unfortunately this is the only document you can read in English, the rest is in Italian. A complete translation is coming soon...

Uni-S.E.X. was founded with 3 major aims:

• to diffuse an environmental culture among students of any nationality and university.

• to promote activities which would increase social contacts among university students, always respecting cultural differences and the environment.

• to foster the exchange of students among universities in which sections of Uni-S.E.X. are active, and in general fostering cultural/international exchanges.

These aims are affected by:

Small scale interventions - Practical actions

• Recycling campaign inside University (both in offices and classes). Introduction of paper-bins, aluminium cans compressors, recyclable-plastic containers, etc...
• Reduction of energy/resources waste (e.g.: paper, heating, double door systems, etc.)
• Promotion of the use of the BIKE and of the public transports:
  • Safe and covered bicycle-parks
  • Cycle paths to universities (Utopia?)
  • General sensitisation to increase the use of the bike as an alternative transport to the car

Large scale interventions - Educational actions

• Insertion of environment-related subjects in most university courses
  • As a distinct subject
  • Integrated into other courses (e.g.: building science, energy engineering, economics, political science, etc.)
• Lectures about environmental subjects (e.g.: Economy and Environment, Engineering and Environment, Power stations, Fuels and pollution, etc.)
• Seminars and training courses
• Campaigns on many themes (collaborating with bigger organisations such as GreenPeace, WWF, etc.)

Socialisation activities and group actions

• Weekends - Excursions
• Work/Summer camps (in collaboration with other organisations)
• Cleaning - Restoring - Volunteer activities (e.g.: cleaning of woods, beaches, towns, parks, etc.)
• Sharing everyone's skills

Information and exchange activities ( Based on the Internet concerning international and long distance relations among Uni-S.E.X. sections and other organisations).

• International exchanges, mainly with an environmental theme.
• GOSEA (Global Organization of Students for Environmental Action) relationship and partnership (Read the THE GLOBAL STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER)
• Summercamps and international seminars
• Reception of foreign student members of Uni-S.E.X.
• Internet conferences on common interesting subjects
• Information
• Proposal (by means of different Uni-S.E.X. sections) of new educational exchange projects (Erasmus, Socrates, double diploma, etc.). In effect, every section should propose some local study course that other sections can submit to their own university commission.
• Activities aimed at helping students who are participating in a student exchange, both coming or going to a Uni-S.E.X. section. (Reception, information, gathering of experiences of other students, mentorships, etc.). Probably, entrance into a bigger European network with similar aims.

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