Education, Regulation and Collaboration for a Sustainable Future
June 23 - 28, 2024 CEI Sweden, partnership Malmö University, Landskrona, Sweden
Conference Chair Karin Warlin
The 38th Caretakers of the Environment International (CEI) Conference took place between 23rd to 29 th of June 2024. It was the 2nd time it was hosted by Sweden and the first time it was hosted in the City of Landskrona.
Conference Host: Karin Warlin with help from CEI/SE board and Alumni, team leaders and volunteers.
CEI2024 was a hybrid conference. The digital part was orchestrated by Senior Alumni and held 3 hours a day. Opening and closing ceremony and Cultural performance was streamed and the digital delegations participated on the Cultural performance.
On site: 169 delegates in 32 delegations from Turkey, Mexico, Republic of North Macedonia, USA, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Hungary, Portugal, Taiwan and Sweden, participated on site and 75 participated digitally. Prior to the conference, an online course in environmental science and sustainable development, called the NYMP (New Young Masters Programme) was launched on a learning platform facilitated by Birgitta Nordén and Malmö University. 350 participated in NYMP. A digital preconference with presentations and discussions in breakoutrooms was held from a studio in March 2024.
On site CEI2024
Accomodation place: Mötesplats Borstahusen. This was also venue for social activities, cultural workshops, teacher sessions, as well as the Fun and Foodmarket and the Closing ceremony with dinner, entertainment and final disco.
Venue: Öresundsgymnasiet in Landskrona, where workshops and project presentations took place.
Landskrona theatre, the opening ceremony, the poster exhibition (outside theatre) and cultural evening took place here.
Field trip: Island of Ven, with 6 activity stops: Alpackas on Ven, Tycho Brahe-Uranienborg, Fauna-erosion and swallows, Biodiversity – how to become active environmentally, Electric cars- Sun Drive, Öresund – its history, brackish water, algaes
Study visits: Tetra pak, Borg Warner, Oatly, Marint kunskapscenter, Helsingborg: Öresundskraft.
Global Forum for CEI2024 was released on the opening ceremony. Young reporters, taught by Senior alumni reported from the different session.
On the opening ceremony, where Anel Spahic was conferencier, there were welcome speeches, in memorandum of Dan Hoynacki, presentations about the history of swedish branch CEI/SE, flagparade (also with digital participants), keynote speaker. For more detailed description of the conference, see below.
More activities:
Project presentations with discussions (at two locations)
Cultural workshops , theme Midsummer
Educational workshops: Upcycling of clothes, empowering youth to activism,
Poster exhibition, open for the public
Fun and Food market
Debate battle
Icebreaking activities
Promenade with quizz
Reflection and evaluation time
Closing ceremony with speeches, diplomas, dinner with entertainment, party with disco.
CEI 2024 website: https://www.ceisweden.org
Conference Program
