BCC'99: conference on sustainable universities

The BCC'99 Barcelona Copernicus conference on sustainable universities will be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 1 and 2 July 1999.

The event is being organised by the Copernicus programme (Cooperation programme in Europe for research on nature and industries through coordinated university studies) together with the European Association of Universities (CRE) and the University of Barcelona.

The Copernicus programme aims to promote awareness of sustainable development among universities in Europe in an integrated way, involving all of the following activities:

- The generation of knowledge (multidisciplinary research);
- Spreading knowledge through education (development of university curricula);
- Spreading knowledge to society (function in local networks);
- The implementation of sound environmental practices by universities themselves (environmental management).

The conference will emphasise the possible ways that universities might be able to incorporate the perspectives of sustainable development in fundamental research and education. The conference agenda also includes:

- Integration of disciplines;
- Transmission of knowledge to policy and decision-makers;
- Communication to the public.
For further information, please contact:

BCC'99
Vicerectorat de Campus i de Qualitat Ambiental
Edifici A, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
E-08193 Bellaterra
Fax +34-93-8811261
E-mail: vr.campu@uab.es

or

Copernicus Secretariat
c/o INFU, University of Dortmund
D-44221 Dortmund
Tel. +49-231-7554090; Fax +49-231-7554085
E-mail: copernicus@infu.uni-dortmund.de
URL: http://www.infu.uni-dortmund.de/COPERNICUS/