Tentative Program

The 12th International Workshop on UI GreenMetric Sustainable University Rankings · 24–26 August 2026 · Hosted by Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld (Trier University of Applied Sciences), Germany.

Time zone: Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Pfalz (CET/CEST)

Day 1 · 24 August 2026

Steering Committee Meeting & Welcome Dinner (invited participants)

Time	Session
Whole day	Arrival of participants
12:00 – 13:00	Welcoming Lunch (Steering Committee only)
13:00 – 17:45	UIGM SURN Steering Committee Meeting (by invitation) Welcome and adoption of agenda · Report on activities · Discussions on future activities · Closing
18:00 – 21:00	Welcoming Dinner for participants

Day 2 · 25 August 2026

Workshop Day 1 — Opening, Keynotes, Parallel Sessions

Time	Session
07:00	Bus transfer from hotel to venue
08:00 – 08:20	Registration of Delegates · Video profile UI GreenMetric + Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld
08:20 – 09:10	Welcome Speech Prof. Dr. Dorit Schumann, President, Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld Dr. Vishnu Juwono, Chairperson, UI GreenMetric
09:10 – 09:30	Keynote Speeches
09:30 – 09:45	Signing of the Declaration of Membership of UI GreenMetric Network
09:45 – 10:00	Group photo
10:00 – 10:30	Coffee Break and Poster Session
10:30 – 12:00	Session 1A & 1B — Education and Research
12:00 – 13:00	Networking Lunch
13:00 – 14:30	Session 2A & 2B — Setting, Infrastructure & Governance, Digitalization
14:30 – 16:00	Session 3A & 3B — Energy and Climate Change
16:00 – 16:15	Closing Remarks
16:15 – 16:30	Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:00	Campus Tour and Barbecue
17:30	Transfer to Hotel

Day 3 · 26 August 2026

Workshop Day 2 — Sessions, Closing, Tour

Time	Session
07:30 – 08:00	Bus transfer from hotel to venue
08:00 – 08:20	Registration of Delegates and Coffee Break
08:20 – 08:30	Video profiles
08:30 – 08:50	Opening
08:50 – 10:00	Keynote Speeches
10:00 – 11:30	Session 4A & 4B — Waste
11:30 – 12:00	Poster Session
12:00 – 13:00	Networking Lunch
13:00 – 14:30	Session 5A & 5B — Water & Transportation
14:30 – 14:35	Report by Host of IWGM 2027
14:35 – 15:50	Closing Remarks Prof. Dr. Dorit Schumann · Dr. Vishnu Juwono
15:50 – 16:00	Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:00	Excursion to the National Park
18:15 – 20:00	Visit of Trier with City Stroll
20:00	Transfer to Hotel

Day 4 · 27 August 2026

Departure

Time	Session
09:30 – 16:00	Transfer to Frankfurt International Airport

Tentative — subject to change The program will be updated weekly as speaker confirmations and accepted abstracts come in. Steering Committee meeting on 24 August 2026 is for UI GreenMetric National Coordinators and invited observers only.