11 April 2025, Friday

University of Szeged, József Attila Study and Information Centre

6722 Szeged, Ady tér 10.

9:00 – 9:30 AM

Arrival and Registration

9:30 – 10:00 AM

Opening and Welcome Addresses

• Prof. Zoltán Kónya, , Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs & Innovation, University of Szeged
• Prof. Dr. Gábor Szabó, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the University of Szeged
• Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, M.M., M.Sc., Chairperson, UI GreenMetric
• H.E. A.H. Dimas Wahab, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Budapest (video message)

10:00 – 10:25 AM

Keynote Speech

Dr. Csaba Janáky, Director, National Laboratory for Renewable Energy

”Renewable Energy: myth, hype, and reality”

10:25 – 10:50 AM

Keynote Speech

Dr. Junaidi, S.S., M.A., Vice-Chair of Program, Communication, and Partnership, UI GreenMetric

“Building a Greener Future: The Role of Students in Sustainability”

10:50 – 11:15 AM

Keynote Speech

Prof. Dr. Ildikó Csóka, Director-General for Strategy, University of Szeged

“Responses to Global Challenges at the University of Szeged”

11:15 – 11:30 AM

Questions and Answers

1:00 – 1:50 PM

Panel Discussion: “Advancing Sustainability Competencies in Research and Education”

Moderator:

• Dr. Dénes Mátyás, Deputy Director for Sustainability, Directorate for Strategic Management, Directorate-General for Strategy and Development, University of Szeged

Panelists:

• Prof. Zoltán Bajmócy, Professor, Institute of Ecological Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Szeged
• Dr. Tamás Gál, Associate Professor, Head of Department, Department of Atmospheric and Geospacial Data Sciences, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged
• Dr. Csaba Janáky, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged
• Dr. József Maléth, Senior Research Fellow, First Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged
• Dr. István Sisák, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Plant Sciences and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Szeged

1:50 – 2:00 PM

Questions and Answers

2:00 – 2:50 PM

Panel Discussion – Hungarian Universities’ Sustainability Platform: “Sustainability in Higher Education: Efforts, Challenges, Activities, and Best Practices”

Moderator:

• Dr. Dénes Mátyás, Deputy Director for Sustainability, Directorate for Strategic Management, Directorate-General for Strategy and Development, University of Szeged

Panelists:

• Dr. Katalin Ásványi, Associate Professor, Head of Department, Dean for Sustainability, Department of Sustainability Management and Environmental Economics, Institute of Sustainable Development, Corvinus University of Budapest
• Dr. Levente Horváth, Head of the Office for Sustainability, Budapest University of Economics and Business
• Brigitta Molnár-Ferenczik, Head of the Sustainability Competence Centre, University of Pannonia
• Dr. Zsuzsa Piskóti-Kovács, Head of the Coal Commission Secretariat, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University

2:50 – 3:00 PM

Questions and Answers

3:00 – 3:30 PM

Environmental Activity – Tree planting with a commemorative stone and plaque in front of the building

3:30 – 4:00 PM

Coffee Break

4:00 – 5:00 PM

Breakout Rooms

Breakout Room 1 – Setting and Infrastructure

Breakout Room 2 – Energy and Climate Change

Breakout Room 3 – Waste

Breakout Room 4 – Water

Breakout Room 5 – Transportation

Breakout Room 6 – Education and Research

5:00 – 5:30 PM

Summary of Breakout Room Discussions

5:30 – 6:00 PM

Signing of the International Youth Declaration &

Closing of the Conference and Workshop Day

6:00 – 6:30 PM

Visit to the exhibition Katalin Karikó's Journey to the Nobel Prize and Beyond

Continuous

Poster Exhibition