Workshop: University Sustainability Governance in Times of Transformation and Vibe Shifts
Conference Program: Tuesday, 22 September
John Meyer (German Rectors' Conference - HRK) will be part of the workshop "University Sustainability Governance in Times of Transformation and Vibe Shifts". He will speak on the topic „German Rectors Conference: Sustainability Governance in Higher Education Institutions: Supporting Organizational Reflection and Transformation through Peer-Based Audit Approaches“ during the second workshop session.
Jorin Meyer is Project Lead at the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK), where he contributes to the development and implementation of the Audit “Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions”, a peer-based reflection and advisory process supporting universities in embedding sustainability within governance, strategy, and organizational structures. As part of the HRK Audit Team, he has accompanied several HEIs through comprehensive reflection and development processes.
In the workshop, he will share insights from the design and pilot implementation of the HRK Audit and discuss how peer-based reflection and dialogue-oriented governance approaches can support HEIs in identifying, activating, and strategically developing their capacities for sustainability-related transformation.
Previously, he was a board member of the Germany-wide student association netzwerk n. He holds a Master’s degree in Psychology and Sustainability from Leuphana University Lüneburg and the University of Groningen.
