GERBRAS Sustainability Talks (Online Event)
The GERBRAS-SCIENCENET Network launched the Webinar Series "GERBRAS Sustainability Talks" as a set of free online events focused on sustainability and collaborations between Brazil and Germany. The series aims to bring together experts, researchers, and stakeholders to discuss key sustainability challenges and opportunities in both countries.
These events are organized by the German-Brazilian Science and Technology Network (GERBRAS-SCIENCENET) and the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg), in partnership with the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme (IUSDRP).
See below the details of our previous editions:
GERBRAS Sustainability Talks #1 – Sustainability in the Amazon Region
📅 Date: June 11, 2025
⏰ Time: 09:00 – 11:00 (Brazil time)
📍 Format: Online
🗣️ Language: Portuguese
💲Cost: Free
PROGRAM
09:00 – 09:05 | Opening
Prof. Dr. Walter Leal Filho
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
09:05 – 09:10 | Event Introduction
Dr. Amanda Salvia
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
09:10 – 09:40 | Bioeconomia: A Sustentabilidade da Amazônia
Dr. Gabriel Brito Costa
Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Pará, Brasil
09:40 – 10:00 | Desenvolvimento Sustentável na Amazônia Ocidental e a atuação das universidades: Desafios, contribuições e perspectivas
Dra.Cleuciliz Santana
Universidade Nilton Lins - UNL
10:10 – 10:40 | COP 30 e políticas brasileiras
Dr. Philip Fearnside
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA
10:40 – 10:50 | GERBRAS
Members, Offices, and Collaborations
10:50 – 11:00 | Final Remarks and Closing
GERBRAS Sustainability Talks #2 – Artificial Intelligence, Technologies, and Climate Action: The Role of Higher Education Institutions
📅 Date: October 14, 2025
⏰ Time: 09:00 – 11:00 (Brazil time)
📍 Format: Online
🗣️ Language: Portuguese
💲Cost: Free
PROGRAM
09:00 – 09:05 | Opening
Prof. Dr. Walter Leal Filho
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
09:05 – 09:10 | Event Introduction
Dr. Amanda Salvia / Dr. João
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
09:10 – 09:30 | University Mobilization for Climate Action
Prof. Dr. Josué Lakabi
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Unicamp
09:40 – 10:00 | Technologies to Integrate Sustainable Development into Productive and Educational Systems
Prof. Claudio de Vasconcelos
Federal University of Paraíba
10:10 – 10:30 | Artificial Intelligence Simulation as a Pedagogical Approach in Higher Education
Prof. Ana Paula Lemes Barbosa
University of São Paulo
10:40 – 10:50 | GERBRAS
Members, Offices, and Collaborations
10:50 – 11:00 | Final Remarks and Closing