Groene Peper 2026 is a wrap And what a day it was. On May 22nd, students and professionals from MBO, HBO and WO came together at the TU/e campus in Eindhoven for an edition we’ll be talking about for a while. Great conversations, sharp pitches, and a programme to be proud of. The photos and aftermovie are now online. Relive the day here: 📸 View the photos 🎬 Watch the aftermovie We’d like to thank everyone who made this possible. Our hosts SUMMA, Fontys and TU/e for their effort and the wonderful venue. And all the partners involved: Studenten voor Morgen, Het Groene Brein, Leren voor Morgen, the Ministry of EZK and the Ministry of OCW. This event wouldn’t have been what it was without you. We’re also happy to share that ISO and Jonge Klimaatbeweging will be joining the programme committee for the next edition. Welcome! Groene Peper 2027 needs a host We’re looking for an organisation that wants to take the lead for the next edition. You don’t have to do it alone, but we need someone to step up. Interested, or do you know someone who might be? 📩 Mail info@groenepeper.com See you next year! Danique Aaftink On behalf of the Groene Peper team Partners

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Students and education professionals from all over the Netherlands gathered in Eindhoven. To learn, share and inspire one another. That’s what Groene Peper is all about.

There was a lovely presentation of the Rachel Carson Prize to Léo Chenu and Tadé Whenu for their dissertations. Workshops that were genuinely useful. And an afternoon full of prizes and proud faces.

The winners:

🏆 Most sustainable vocational education team: @Koning Willem I College
🏆 SustainaBul best practice: @Breda University of Applied Sciences (Zoöp project)
🏆 Largest SustainaBul HO accelerator: @HAS green academy

Top 3 SustainaBul HO:
🥉 @Wageningen University & Research
🥈 @Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
🥇 @Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences

Congratulations to everyone. 🎉

The hackathon students rounded off the day with their recommendations to the province of North Brabant. It’s impressive what a group of students can come up with in a single day.

Groene Peper 2027 needs a host. That could be a single institution, your team, your venue, your energy. Interested? Send us a message at info@groenepeper.com

Once again, thank you to all participants and organisers: Summa, Fontys, TU/e, Coöperatie Leren voor Morgen, Het Groene Brein, OCW and Klimaat en Groene Groei. 💚

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In addition to keynotes, workshops, and sessions, Groene Peper 2026 is organizing a hackathon where students from vocational, higher vocational, and university programs will collaborate on urgent issues facing the Province of North Brabant. From initial sketch to pitch on stage.Two challenges🔄 Circular BrabantHow do we stimulate new circular value chains in the region and use AI to accelerate that transition?🤖 AI for Equal OpportunityHow can North Brabant use AI to create equal opportunities for residents facing structural disadvantages?How does it work?You’ll spend the entire day working in a diverse team guided by Design Thinking and supported by experts in the field. At the end of the day, you’ll pitch your solution on the Groene Peper stage, alongside the other sessions and program components.Why participate?Multidisciplinary collaboration, professional pitch training, networking with professionals, a certificate of participation, and the chance to win prizes. Plus: the experience of knowing your idea can make a difference.Practical📍 Location: Rachelsmolen 1, Auditorium R5🕤 Start: 9:35 AM🎒 What to bring: Nothing, we’ll take care of everything📝 Preparation: Not requiredSign up for the Hackathon | View the full Groene Peper 2026 program

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This year, Summa, Fontys, and TU Eindhoven join forces as co-hosts. Three levels of higher education – vocational, applied sciences, and university – demonstrating what’s possible when we collaborate across boundaries. From hands-on practitioners to researchers: everyone brings something valuable to the table.

What can you expect?

• Inspiring sessions and workshops
• New connections with teachers, students, sustainability coordinators, and Green Offices
• Practical insights you can apply right away
• Access to a growing community building sustainable education together

Register by Tuesday, May 19th. 

Bridging ideas, acting together.

📅 Friday, May 22nd, 2026 📍 TU/e Campus Auditorium, Eindhoven

Register now

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At every educational institution, there are moments when an idea sticks. Because it rubs you the wrong way. Because it could be better. Because you feel: we have to do this together.

For Groene Peper 2026, we are looking for exactly those ideas.

The Call for Proposals is open and we invite everyone working on sustainable education to submit a session proposal.

During this edition, Summa, Fontys University of Applied Sciences and Eindhoven University of Technology are joining forces as joint hosts. This means that we are explicitly looking for sessions that transcend boundaries: between educational levels, roles and practice partners.

No lectures, but action

Groene Peper is all about action and interaction. We are looking for workshops, challenges, dialogues and other active working methods in which participants work together. Sessions in which you investigate, build, test or experience something. And in which participants not only listen, but also participate.

Important aspects:

• a clear central question or challenge
• a clear benefit for participants (e.g. tools, insights, plans or new collaborations)
• focus on collaboration between vocational education, higher professional education, university education and/or practical partners
• a link to one or more SDGs and/or IDGs

Thematic lines

Your session ties in with one of the four thematic lines of Groene Peper 2026:

1. AI for the Future – Technology in the service of sustainability

About how AI can contribute to sustainable solutions in education and society. Think of applications, ethical considerations and understandable, people-oriented use.

2. Challenge-Based Learning – Learning by doing

Sessions in which participants work on real-life issues, using concrete methodologies and tools that they can then apply themselves.

3. Sustainability in Education – From vision to subject

About embedding sustainability in curriculum, lesson design and assessment. Practical, applicable and focused on change.

4. Diversity & Inclusion – The social side of sustainability

Sessions that show how social justice, inclusion and sustainability come together and can be translated into action.

Who is the call for?

The call is open to students, teachers, teaching teams, sustainability coordinators, researchers, policymakers and practice partners. One or more supervisors per session is possible. Sessions last 30, 45 or 60 minutes and can be in Dutch, English or both.

Submit your proposal

Do you have an idea that gets people thinking and acting together?

Then submit your proposal.

🗓 Deadline for submitting proposals: 10 February 2026 (results in mid-March)

📍 Event date: Friday 22 May 2026

📌 Location: Eindhoven (TU/e Campus)

Together we think further. Together we do more.

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What can you expect?

A varied program with inspiring keynote speeches, interactive sessions, practical workshops, a hackathon and plenty of opportunity to share sustainable ideas and experiences with colleagues from across the country. 

So mark the date in your calendar:

 Groene Peper 2026

 Friday, May 22 

 Eindhoven

In January, we will introduce our host(s) and announce the theme and more program details.

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🌱 Welcome to the official aftermovie of Groene Peper 2025! 🌱

The meeting place for everyone who wants to put sustainability at the heart of education – from vocational to higher education.

Curious to see how students, professionals and institutions shaped a green and just future together? Watch the aftermovie and explore the photo gallery full of powerful moments.

📽️ Watch the aftermovie here
📸 See all photos here including:

• Plenary sessions
• Workshops & keynotes
• The Challenge Duurzaamheid in het Onderwijs
• SustainaBul 2025 Award Ceremony
• Biomimicry Expo & Inspiration Festival
• Decompress Room
• Networking & inspiration throughout the day

Highlights of the day

✨ Plenary sessions & interactive workshops
Designed to spark new ideas and deeper reflection.

🏆 Award winners in the spotlight

• Helena Comella Romeu
• Sterre ter Haar
• 11 student groups awarded funding for their sustainability initiatives

🥇 SustainaBul Ranking 2025

• Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences ranked #1 again
• Best Practice Award: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

🎤 Over 35 speakers & 17 workshops
Exploring the theme Justice in Transitions from multiple perspectives – from economics to didactics.

🌿 Biomimicry Expo & Festival Area
Innovative projects, inspiring booths, and creative exchanges.

🧘‍♀️ Decompress Room
For those who needed a moment of calm during the day.

📅 Interested in hosting Groene Peper 2026? Contact info@groenepeper.com

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𝐄𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐢𝐣𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐠:

🔹 Both the opening and closing provided a fresh perspective and room for reflection, ensuring that everyone went home inspired and with new insights. 

🔹 Of course, there was also plenty of festive attention for the award winners 🏆. Congratulations to Helena Comella Romeu on her impressive thesis ‘Framing in Climate Change Communication and its Influence on Ideological Divides’ and to Sterre ter Haar on her award-winning Master’s thesis ‘The direct effect of CO2 rise on the plant ionome: Implications for Exacerbating Global Malnutrition’. In addition, no fewer than 11 enthusiastic student groups 💡 won cash prizes for their innovative ideas to actually realise their sustainable initiatives during the Sustainability in Education Challenge. 

🔹 The annual SustainaBul ranking, compiled by Studenten voor Morgen 🌍, was also proudly announced. For the second year in a row, Hogeschool van Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein – VHL University of Applied Sciences took the number 1 position 🥇, a fantastic achievement! This year’s Best Practice award went to the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for their inspiring initiative ‘Climate Change and Sustainability Law Clinic’. Congratulations! 🎉

🔹 With no fewer than 17 workshops and more than 35 inspiring speakers, you could immerse yourself in a wide range of themes related to “Justice in Transitions”. From in-depth discussions about what the fair price really is, to practical tips on how to bring justice into the classroom from a didactic point of view.

We look back with pride on this wonderful edition of Groene Peper 2025. Our heartfelt thanks go to The Hague University of Applied Sciences 🙌, who, with great passion, dedication and expertise, together with the Groene Peper team, made this day an unforgettable experience.

Are you enthusiastic and would you like to host Groene Peper 2026 at your educational institution?

📅 Please contact us at info@groenepeper.com for more information.

See you next year!

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What to expect?
✔️ Featured Speakers – We are excited to welcome Mieke Lopes Cardozo, Bas van den Berg, and Koen Wessels, who will guide participants in integrating justice into their educational practices.
✔️ A diverse range of sessions and workshops, divided into five thematic tracks:

• Collective Responsibility: From conscious consumption to social justice.
• Creativity, Design, and Art: Discover how art and design shape transitions.
• Rights for Nature: How can we give ecosystems a voice in our society?
• Building Bridges in Learning Environments: Practical tools for inclusive and just education.
• Justice in Institutions: From sustainable policies to inclusive decision-making.
  

✔️ Plenary sessions such as the Rachel Carson Graduation Prize, Sustainabul and the Sustainability Challenge, recognizing outstanding initiatives and research.
✔️ Networking opportunities with students, educators, and professionals from vocational, applied, and academic education.

 A Sneak Peek at the Program

The day kicks off with a non-traditional interactive plenary session: “Experiencing the World”—more details coming soon! After that, you can join workshops such as:
🔹 “Injustice on Sneakers” – Exploring inequality and responsibility in consumption.
🔹 “Biomimicry Design Jam” – Learning from nature to create sustainable designs.
🔹 “Equity in Action” – Enhancing multi-stakeholder collaboration in education.
🔹 “Justice in Food Systems Transformations” – The future of sustainable food systems.
🔹 “Sustainable Didactics: Eco-Justice in the Classroom” – How to discuss climate and justice in education? With insights from the book Sustainable Education: Fair, Inclusive, Hopeful, this session provides educators and researchers with tools for meaningful discussions in the classroom.

📢 Registration is now open!
Sign up for free

🔗 View the full program here: Preliminary Program Groene Peper 2025

We look forward to welcoming you to The Hague University of Applied Sciences on May 23! 

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This year’s theme is ‘What is Justice in Transitions?’, featuring an inspiring program filled with workshops, interactive sessions, and networking opportunities.

Why attend?
– Free participation
– Inspiring sessions and speakers
– Networking opportunities with education professionals and students
– Practical tools for just transitions in education

🚀 Register now and don’t miss a session!

📩 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/groene-peper-23-mei-2025-tickets-998414634047?aff=oddtdtcreator

Can’t make it? Please cancel your registration at least two days in advance to help reduce food waste.

Will we see you there? 🌱✨

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