CONFERENCEAs part of this initiative, Dr. Baumeister will travel over 15,000 km through 18 countries, visiting each FORTHEM university using only sustainable transport modes to demonstrate that low-carbon travel is possible – even for long distances!
Dr. Stefan Baumeister is a Senior Lecturer and Adjunct Professor at the University of Jyväskylä, School of Business and Economics. Stefan is the Program Director of the international Master’s Degree Programme in Corporate Environmental Management. Stefan is also a member of the Finnish IPCC Working Group.
In the past 4 years Stefan has given 20+ talks on Green Travel at various seminars in Finland, Sweden, Latvia and in several webinars organized by Erasmus+, Swedish Council of Higher Education, Finnish National Agency for Education, Universities UK International, German Rectors’ Conference, Sport Institute of Finland & FORTHEM. He has also organized panel discussions on Green Travel at various occasions.
Stefan has ongoing research on Green Travel with many publications on modal shift and emissions calculations in leading journals of his field. In addition to that, he has also gained wide attention in the Finnish media on Green Travel including newspaper articles as well as TV and radio interviews. Stefan has also acted as an advisory to the Government of Finland in questions of Green Travel.
Stefan is very experienced in Green Travel both in leisure and work traveling. Stefan has done numerous InterRail trips across Europe, a 45-Day railway roundtrip through the entire USA and long-distance train travel in Australia, China and New Zealand.
The event in University of Latvia will include:
Inspiring Open Lecture and Q&A after that (in English)
Hybrid: at the House of Nature (Room 109) on March 17th at 10.30 (EET); meeting link on Teams
Join Dr. Baumeister’s talk on:
- The impact of air travel on the environment and why sustainable alternatives matter;
- Real-world examples of successful Green Travel experiences;
- How students and staff can plan eco-friendly trips while saving costs;
- Insights from Dr. Baumeister’s own 30-day train journey across Europe, visiting 18 countries;
- Information on financial support for Green Travel through Erasmus+.
Round Table with External Stakeholders
Interviews and discussions with UL representatives to identify barriers to Green Travel and potential solutions