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Register for the Transregional Online Living Labs Day 2026

Join Unite!’s international, online conference to explore how University Campus Living Labs connect research, education and practice. Register by 9 March.
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This conference brings together Unite! researchers, practitioners and university leaders working on sustainability, ESG integration, campus transformation and stakeholder collaboration.

Why join?

The programme will examine the evolving role of universities as neutral facilitators of knowledge and partners in applied research. This includes supporting experimentation through research methods, analytical tools and evaluation.

Participants will:

  • Learn about existing Living Lab initiatives across the Unite! alliance
  • Share practices for integrating research, teaching and external collaboration
  • Explore ways to strengthen Living Labs as drivers of institutional development and ESG integration
     

Who should attend?

The event is open to the Unite! academic community and Aalto staff working on sustainability, ESG, Living Labs, campus development or stakeholder collaboration.

Practical information

  • Date: 13 March 2026 
  • Time: 11:15–17:00 Finnish time 
  • Format: Online conference via MS Teams Link
  • Registration deadline: 9 March 2026 via the online form

Detailed Programme

10:15 – 10:25 Welcome & Opening   

Magdalena Baborska-Narożny & Izabela Sówka, Wroclaw Tech 

  • Objectives of the Living Labs Day
  • Living Labs, sustainability & ESG in the Unite! alliance 
  • Structure of the day 

BLOCK I – FRAMING TRANSFORMATION: LIVING LABS, PEOPLE AND CHANGE  

10:25 –10:40 The definition of a Living Lab in the light of Unite! Community (8 research areas), Agnieszka Tubis, Wrocław Tech 

10:40–11:05 How to support deep change with inner development and capacity building, Lucie Jiraskova, Grenoble INP UGA 

11:05–11:15 – Discussion 

BLOCK II – ESG INTEGRATION, MONITORING & GOVERNANCE MODELS 

11:15–11:40 ESG in small and medium-sized companies: burden, obligation or value? Joanna Kott,  Wrocław Tech 

11:40–12:05 Climate Contribution at TU Graz – internal carbon pricing as a Living Lab instrument, Günter Getzinger, TU Graz 

12:05–12:30 Student-driven evidence base for University Living Labs and ESG integration (MS20), Tomasz Kania, Wrocław Tech 

12:30–13:30 Lunch break 

BLOCK III – CAMPUS AS A LIVING LAB: TOOLS & SYSTEMS 

13:30–14:15 UserGrids: Tools and Roadmap for a Carbon-Neutral Energy District 

Lisa-Marie Fochler, TU Graz 

14.15 -14.25 UPC CAMPUSLAB: Beyond the Classroom: How CampusLab is Redefining University Sustainability, Pere Losantos, UPC 

14:25–14:35 EDUPED Project: Educational Campuses as Drivers for Positive Energy Districts, Núria Garrido Soriano, UPC 

14:40–15:05 ProtoLAB – design & manufacturing socially oriented architectural objects, Jerzy Łątka, Wrocław Tech 

15:05–15:20 GreenLivingLab@Lisbon: where agri-food excellence meets innovation 

Joana Costa, Universidade de Lisboa 

15:20–15:35 CIÊNCIAS Sustainability Living Lab – experimentation & community engagement, Margarida Santos-Reis, Universidade de Lisboa 

15:35–15:50 Sustainable events Checklist and Student Sustainability Hub, Patrizia Lombardi, Politecnico di Torino 

BLOCK IV – SYNTHESIS & FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR UNITE! LIVING LABS 

15:50–16:00 Wrap-up & next steps 

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