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BOOST
BOOST is a program intended to promote student projects relating to the topic of sustainability at the University of Basel. In addition to financial support, supported projects also receive coaching and project management advice on request. Funding is available not only for projects but also for events relating to sustainability.
How can I participate?
Students and doctoral students from any faculty of the University of Basel can apply with a project idea or event relating to sustainability. The financial contribution amounts to CHF 500; for more complex projects, up to CHF 1,000 may be granted.
Applications for funding can be submitted at any time of year.
You will find the guidelines and the application form for BOOST funding in the Links & Downloads box.
Please contact Franziska Kastner directly if you have any questions.
Implemented projects
BOOST has supported the execution of student projects with a focus on sustainability since 2013. The following table gives an overview of the projects already completed:
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Website that encourages vegetarian or vegan diets by directly calculating and displaying the achieved CO2 savings.
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The reforestation of a steep slope in the high Atlas of Morocco in cooperation with a local school.
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Introduction of a sustainability rating for electronic products.
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Blog and podcast on sustainability issues in the Basel region.
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A platform where students can buy or sell course books.
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A garden that promotes interaction with nature and intergenerational exchange with participants from a nursing home and children from secondary school and kindergarten.
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Communication workshops intended to promote and broaden dialog between scientists and non-scientists.
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A platform where students can buy or sell course books.
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Focus on regional, seasonal, vegan and vegetarian dishes in the canteen.
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Integration of children and adolescents with a migration background through tutoring.
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Students participate in an aid project for school children in Cameroon.
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Online community platform where people arrange to cook or eat together.
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Open access to certain courses for refugees via the guest student program.
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Expansion of the university’s waste system to include aluminum collecting boxes and an awareness campaign featuring waste-reducing alternatives.
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Raising awareness of the reuse of recyclable materials. Admission to the party only with defective or old electrical appliances.
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Campus energy-saving points system (like Cumulus or Supercard).
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Raising awareness among university employees by measuring their energy consumption and demonstrating the energy-saving potential.
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Contact informationFranziska Kastner
MSc
IMPULS, General Manager Sustainability Working Group, Sustainability reporting
Thank you very much for your support!
