Gamechangers Project. Transformingproduction and consumption at the UIB
Save The Med, the University of the Balearic Islands and Fundación Occident have kicked off a new programme called Gamechangers. This programme is aimed at students at the University of the Balearic Islands and its goal is to encourage the creation of projects that combat the throwaway model of production and consumption. The initiative seeks to foster a change in the production system and consumer behaviour to reduce over-consumption of environmentally-damaging products.
With Gamechangers, Save The Med, the University of the Balearic Islands and Fundación Occident are working to achieve a number of objectives:
- Offer the possibility of the projects being developed by students from different fields of study, thus presenting ideas from different academic perspectives can add value to their proposals.
- Promote collaboration with incubators and/or potential financiers/investors, so that projects that are viable and have a great potential for impact can continue after their participation in Gamechangers.
- Promote the creation of a collaborative ecosystem that contributes to the training of professionals and citizens with awareness, commitment and proactive participation in solving environmental problems affecting the Balearic Islands.
- Stimulate critical thinking in students to transform their daily consumption habits and how they connect with life and the present.
- Provide knowledge on the ecological and environmental value of Majorca's marine and terrestrial ecosystem, through experiential learning, to promote the creation of a significant connection between them and nature.