IESA Shift

IE Alumni Success Stories: Propel Green Innovation with EGEN! 🌱
Are you ready to make an impact? Our partner EGEN is always looking for people who are as motivated as they are to accelerate green innovation. These alumni are already working for EGEN and are eager to share their experiences.

EGEN will also be attending our career event in May. Feel free the hop by! Already curious about their career opportunities? Check out the website: www.egen.green

Together for a better world. 🌎

🎭 You’re cordially invited to our IE Masquerade Gala on May 18th at De Schaapskooi! 💃🕺 Join us for a Night of Elegance and Sustainability, where glamour meets eco-consciousness! 🌱✨

Date: May 18th
Time: 8:30 PM to 12:30 AM
Location: De Schaapskooi (Korftlaan 3, 2616 LJ Delft)
Ticket Price: €35 💸

Indulge in a night filled with fun, dancing, and delightful treats! Craft your own masquerade mask from household items to showcase your commitment to sustainability. 🎭♻️

Feel free to bring your plus one and immerse yourselves in the enchanting atmosphere! 🎉✨And get ready to groove to the mesmerizing beats of The Tipping Points and DJ Chris! 🎶

Formal attire paired with your homemade masquerade mask is encouraged. 🎩👗

Get your tickets now here: https://iesashift.nl/product/gala-night/. Your ticket includes a glass of prosecco, vegetarian snacks, and unlimited beer, soft drinks, and wine. 🍾🥗🍻

We can’t wait to dance the night away with you and your crew! 🪩🪇

Save the date for the Career Event!
📆 Friday, 31st of May
📍 Van Steenis, Leiden
⏰ 11.00 - 17.00 (+ free networking drinks)

Dear Shifties 🌱💟
Only one month remaining until the Career Event of the year!
Meet companies that want to work with you on a greener, better future 📈🌍. This is your chance to make them remember you as the person behind the application. Come take a look behind the scenes in the workshops sessions but stay for the legendary sandwiches 😋 ! And after the event? Meet your future colleagues, and ask questions you didnt dare asking before in a casual atmosphere with some drinks 🍻

We look forward to seeing you there !!! 🎊🤝

An incredible journey with the Shift study trip to Paris! 🌍✨ 38 Industrial Ecology Master students and 2 CML PhD students explored the city of lights and love, delving into the world of sustainable practices through company visits -such as Forum Vies Mobile and WeAreStim-, inspiring speakers -such as Pierre Jacques from Institut Rousseau and Thomas Nouvian from Rive Neuve-, and a visit to the ‘urgence climatique’ exhibition at the museum Cité des Science. 🏭📚 Memories made, knowledge gained – here’s to the amazing experiences that fuel our passion for a sustainable future! 🌱

🌍 Learn how to make Water-, Infrastructure-, Environment- and Construction Projects more Sustainable? 🌿

Explore Your Future in Sustainability at Witteveen+Bos!

📅 Save the Date: December 8th, 2023 🕒 13:30 - 17:00 (limited spots!)
‼️ Sign up by November 12th, 2023 👥 (Limited to 20 Participants): First-Come, First-Serve!

Dear Shifties, are you passionate about making a positive impact on the environment and society? Join us for an exclusive Shift in-house day at the engineering consultancy Witteveen+Bos, organized by their business unit Circular and Net-Zero Solutions. 🌱

This is your chance to:
🔍 Discover the World of *Industrial Ecology at W+B (many IE alumni are working here currently!)
🔧 Do a case study and learn about how IE Methods help to improve the sustainability of water, infrastructure, environment and construction projects.
🍻 Stick around for networking drinks to build connections and discuss your future in sustainability with professionals who share your passion.

❗Don't Miss Out! 👉 Secure your spot for this exclusive oops! https://forms.gle/Q7UbvzuzRekR4TWQA 🌟

Overwhelmed with exam preparations?🤯 Then join our SHIFT study session and suffer together with your friends ✨🥰

📍Pieter de la Court Gebouw (1A.11)
🕒 Monday 30th of October 10:00-17:00

Snacks will be provided 🍏🍪🍌🥕

& don't miss our guided meditation session by David at Rapenburg 100 afterwards! 🧘🏽

If you don't want to miss out on any other events follow our SHIFT agenda: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=aXFwaTV1ajRiZWRkZ3FzYnRnOWVzOXJxbTBAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ

Hello hello IE family!

We are seeing a sharp increase in stress due to the looming exams and deadlines so the EventCo decided to organize two mental health for everyone next week! 🧘

We‘ll start off with a 🕯️guided meditation🕯️offered by David Zehnhäusern after the study session hosted by the EduCom
- on Monday, October 30th
- from 17:30-19:00
- at Rapenburg 100 in Leiden

the next event will happen in the same week, details following soon 💚

Tonight Shift is organising a Running Dinner in Leiden and Delft! Students from both cities can team up to cook their favourite dish for their fellow Shifties! Besides the culinary highlights you might encounter at your dinner party, it's a great opportunity to meet new people as everyone visits different teams for different courses.
To round off the evening, we will all meet up at a bar in your city and have some drinks together! See you there!
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Dear Shifties,
we hope to welcome you at our open mic next week ! Bring your friends, good mood and musical creativeness. After a short intro concert by The Tipping Points anyone who wants can join the jam session. See you there 🎤🎹🎼🪇

🕰️ 8.30 pm
📍cafe de klok, delft

✨ Food for Thought: Sustainability in food production - from multinationals to academia. 🌾
What does it mean to apply Industrial Ecology to the food system in the real world? And how does the work differ from academia to multinational companies?

Join our IE Alumni Graham Browning for an interactive lunch lecture. Gain valuable insights as we compare experiences from a large multinational company to a smaller higher education institution, exploring how these two different realms approach sustainability in food production and consumption.

Date: Tuesday 26th September 12:30 - 13:30
Location: to be announced

IE is going to Paris! 🎇🍷🚀

The Shift Study Trip Committee is proud to present this year’s edition of the study trip, a moment where IE students explore a new city, learn about the sustainability environment of companies, politics and academia, and strengthen their community during 5 fun and exciting days!

Since France played a major role in the negotiation of the Paris Agreements, Paris is undoubtedly one of the sustainability innovation centres in the world. The country took the ambitious climate commitment of carbon neutrality by 2050 and as a consequence, developed a very active ecosystem of sustainability actors mainly located in the city.

Keep an eye on our official member channels to sign up and join us!

This Thursday, come to the Foobar🍻 and ask third years about their🫸Master Thesis Master Plan🫷

🕒 17:30, THU 21st of September

We are excited to share highlights from our recent reflection event hosted by IESA Shift!

🖼️We engaged in a deep reflection on the captivating Beyond Growth conference organised by the EU Parliament in Brussels, establishing meaningful connections to the realm of sustainability sciences. Joined by esteemed experts such as the director of the Industrial Ecology Programme, Stefano Cucurachi, and researchers Inge Schrijver and Rutger Hoekstra, we explored the concept of degrowth and its significance within our fields of study.

🌏Members of our self-organized degrowth learning group expertly moderated the discussion, allowing participants to share their valuable insights, challenges, and experiences from the conference. Together, we explored alternative pathways to sustainability, breaking away from traditional growth models, and contemplated on the vital role of the global south in these discussions.

🧠One crucial aspect that emerged from our conversation was the importance of taking action, particularly within the realm of Industrial Ecology. As a first step, we are working towards integrating the topic of post-growth into our educational program, paving the way for a more sustainable future, among organising more events on this topic and educating others about its implications for our field.

🤝We express our heartfelt gratitude to all participants and eagerly anticipate the continuation of this dialogue, as we collectively shape a future that prioritises sustainability, well-being, and harmony with our planet.

Can't get enough of this lovely summer weather, being outside, seeing everything bloom??🌞🌻

If you have been enjoying the weather as much as we have, but haven't found the garden or green space yet to hang out or get your hands dirty, shift has exactly the right thing for you!

On Tuesday, 13th June, we will be shown several community gardens in Delft, learn about how they are impacted by the changing climate and how they are embedded in society - while cycling around the city, tasting some edible plants in drinks and have some snacks. 🚲🦎🌱🥗🥒🫛

So, don't miss your chance and sign up to The garden bike tour, your best balancing tool after a day of studying! :)

🗓️Where and when: We will be meeting with our bikes between Delft Campus and Station at 18:30 and a member of the Delft garden community network groenkracht 🧑🏽‍🌾will show us around the community gardens in this lovely city, ending the day with a relaxed chillout and snacks outside.

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/fw88b76PGErzw6gv7
we will have a limited group size to be able to manage in the gardens and with our bikes. (Sign up link also in our bio 🪴)

So grab your best gardening friends, borrow their bikes and see you soon!!🥳🦚🦥🥦

FUTURA LINE-UP 09.JUNE

Our line-up is a mix of newcomers and local professionals from all around the Netherlands (and the world, for that matter).

*MDREX 21:00-22:30*
MDrex is a DJ (and student) from Madrid who likes to toy around with Acid and Industrial techno, and who also has a thing for more experimental electro music. She will gently send us off into the night with slower, melodic beats and a little surprise track here and there. You have probably seen her behind the decks at BUTTERSLUTS, DISKOTEKA AVANTGARDE, or Biergarten.

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*BRANDOM 22:30-00:00*
This dynamic Dutch duo has allegedly never been seen without their loyal fan base at the various events they’ve appeared at. Brandom describe themselves as argonauts who “traverse through trance in high tempo, unapologetically” and invite us to follow them along on their journey through the night.

*NACHO 00:00-01:30*
Doing his masters in sustainability, Nacho’s music reflects the rebellious undertones of a youth dissatisfied with the status quo. Inspired by 90s trance and underground electro, the spaniard’s sets want to counter the mainstream and include traces of punk and acid. His goal for the night is to “create a space for dance, joy, and respect” while reminding us of our radical love for life and community.

*SOPHOE 01:30-03:00*
The queen of the night honours us with a fast-paced closing set that will leave techno veterans jubilating. In here own words she will “squeeze out all your remaining energy” and “take you on a techno journey through high energy beats, ghetto vocals, and hyper breaks”. You might have seen her flaming red hair behind the decks at DISKOTEKA AVANTGARDE.



See you all next Friday!!

How can our society let go of its obsession with economic growth and focus more on wellbeing, inclusion and sustainability? 🌱

On Thursday, Dr. Christian Henderson spoke about the limitations of green growth as well as the principles of degrowth and Inge Schrijver gave an introduction to the WISE project, investigating the above-stated question.

💡 Some relevant insights:
- green growth is mainstream --> but absolute decoupling at a sufficient rate seems unachievable
- industrialized countries shift production to other countries and "offshore" their emissions
- degrowth is still not a clearly defined concept, constitutes a variety of principles
- degrowth is strongly connected to the problems of class
- focus on wellbeing needed (today, for all, for the future)
- it has to be agreed on an alternative to GDP
- an aggregated indicator is not very helpful --> we need dashboards

💡🌱 Ready to get your hands dirty and exploring sustainable alternatives in the real world? The IESA Shift Career Day 2023 will take place in two weeks on Wednesday the 24th of May. It will feature a diverse range of companies from various industries, each looking for industrial ecologists in the near future. There will be a career fair with stands for all participating companies, along with workshops covering a range of topics such as CV building. At the end of the day, there will be networking drinks.
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⚠️The majority of companies have been confirmed, but if you happen to work at a company or know one that would still be interested in joining just send us an email to [email protected], as there are only a few more spots remaining!
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✨️The event promises to be bigger and better than ever before, so mark your calendars and get ready for a day full of workshops, presentations, and networking opportunities that could lead to your dream job.
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🌿 📈📉 Are you curious about the limits of green growth and what degrowth really means? Join us for a mini lecture featuring Christian Henderson, who will discuss the limitations of green growth and the concept of degrowth followed by Inge Schrijver, who will present the WISE project and indicators beyond GDP. Don't miss this opportunity to expand your knowledge on these important topics.

🕑 *11th of May 18:00-21:00*
📍 *Echo Arena, TU Delft*

Although the first 20 minutes will be used to inform the participants of the beyond growth conference in Brussels about the logisitics of the trip, EVERYONE is welcome to join!! See you there! 🌍

Tired of studying? Do you need an energizer? Not Another Green Podcast brings you an insight into Morroco's biggest Solar Power Plants. In this fourth episode of the series Tea with IE we have our first first-year intervieweed! We had the honor of talking to Hajar, who used to work for several years in many facilities of the power plant and gives astonishing insights! Are you a realist or an optimist? Can you speak more languages than Hajar? Join us if you want to answer these and other questions. You will also learn about how solar power plants work, how the solar panels are cleaned and many more intriguing anecdotes by Hajar, the episode will ELECTRIFY you!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/382Bp5QbRngq3TOlOdrvfs?si=83443b470ba44dc9

Looking for a nice job after your masters? Maybe you want to become a Sustainability Consultant? Well we cannot help you get the job at Metabolic, but we definetely can help you get a nice insight into the Consultancy field! Our lovely hosts Maurizia and David had Joris as a guest, who is a former IE student, like all of us, and now is a Project leader at Metabolic. What does Metabolic do? how does the daily life of a project leader and consultant look like? Are consultancies actually sustainable themselves? These and many more questions will be answered in our 7th episode! So join us on our journey through Metabolic which will perhaps make you excited to become a consultant as well ;)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xcbvkYT3JQwFyfNR6RuzW?si=46ae425aca78468b

Not Another Green Podcast is back! Ever heard what the hassle factor is? No? Well we want to give you a second chance ;) Just listen to our newest podcast episode with Gerdien de Vries and you will be forgiven! We promise. Catrin and Maurizia will guide you through the very interesting and complex topics of climate psychology and its role in policy making! And yes of course the hassle factor will also be explained ;) ! So make it up to us and stay green, stay cool and stay tuned!

Don't wait any longer and tune in: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kRwOkiH5LfnujRtFtXko7?si=e23ae5a547f44ffd

A new episode of Tea with IE is out now! 🎙️🫖 This time it is Amelie that takes us on an interesting journey about activism and what it takes to publish a paper. Food sharing, student wellbeing, getting out of one's comfort zone and the impostor syndrom are some of the intriguing stories that Amelie brings to the table and discusses with Maurizia and David.

Tune in and give it a listen! 👂🏼

https://open.spotify.com/show/5271gbQEq0kvFhxnOwHqwE

Not Another Green Podcast is back with an exciting episode. We don't travel far this time! In this episode we talk to Dr. Stefano Cucurachi, director of studies of the Industrial Ecology programme at Leiden and Delft. We talk to him about Life-Cycle assessment the role they play in green washing and explore with him what Industrial Ecology is and how to best explain the field to others. Listen in using the link below:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1P3Scqg4JgNf10vIPvw9sD?si=f61cd0f062c74358Not

This month's episode of Tea with IE turned out to be quite animalistic 🐶 Ever wondered about your best friend's climate pawprint? 🐾 No? Well, then let us close your knowledge gap in this interview!

Nico takes you onto a journey to the "margins", to his home country Chile 🇨🇱 where he worked and started not one, but several professional ventures before taking up the Industrial Ecology master's. He talks about how he applies knowledge he is gaining now and where his enthusiasm and his ideas come from. Curious? 👂🏼
Find the episode link here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7fsM2iKqzB93EWYfHWAUhu?si=bcdb1687236b4a85

Attention! Attention! 📢
We have a special February treat for you! Our fabulous hosts Catrin and Lidia have Melissa Capcha as a guest, a Peruvian environmental engineer who attended the COP26. No, this has nothing to do with a special type of police but is the biggest annual World Conference on Climate Change. Last year’s edition was in Glasgow 󠁢󠁳󠁣the first two weeks of November and it was about time that we brought this topic to you!
Melissa shows you a sneak peek of the fascinating world of international climate politics and shares her experiences as a participant on behalf of the Peruvian civil society. Join them on their journey through Glasgow!
Until next episode stay green, stay cool, stay tuned! 💚

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2BBbcxaoff1yVGq44kNOFQ?si=63dc2021ba78491e

From the team of Not Another Green Podcast 🎙

In this episode, we bring you the full-on natural science side of sustainability 💚 We interview Stephan de Roode, a meteorologist and assistant professor at the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at TU Delft.

You wanna learn about clouds ☁️ and their role in global warming and have the basics of the greenhouse effect explained by an expert? Then this is your episode! Do you know all about the topic already but your annoying climate denier neighbour always leaves his SUV running right in front of the window? Then this is the right episode for them!
Find it on Spotify, Apple Podcast and Google Podcasts - you don’t wanna miss it 🎧

You have ideas for future episodes or feedback for us? Feel free to contact the podcast team ✉️

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Exciting news about the language buddy programme! We teamed up with GOSSA (Governance of Sustainability Study Association) to bring you more potential language buddies and the opportunity to meet other IE or GOfS students! ✨💚

As a language buddy, you actively practice a language together with someone else. Whether you want to help someone else learn a language you speak fluently, you want to practice a language you are still learning, or both, you can sign up. We will check the sign-ups regularly and let you know if we have found someone to practice with.

We will also send you some tips on how to learn or teach a language best and inform you if there is any special event taking place that might be interesting for language learners specifically. ⭐

As soon as it’s possible again, we will also try to make some physical language events happen!🎉

If you’re interested sing up via the link in our bio!

Hint: Right now we have quite some people interested in Mandarin and Spanish, so if you are fluent in those consider yourself in high demand 😉

Due to the new corona measures the language café that was planned for this week can unfortunately not take place ☹️
HOWEVER, instead we will start the language buddy programme earlier than planned!
What does it entail? As a language buddy, you actively practice a language together with someone else. Whether you want to help someone else learn a language you speak fluently, you want to practice a language you are still learning, or both, you can sign up. We will check the sign-ups regularly and let you know if we have found someone to practice with.
Shift will also send you some tips on how to learn or teach a language best and inform you if there is any special event taking place that might be interesting for language learners specifically. As soon as it’s possible again, we will also try to make some physical language events happen!
If you’re interested sing up via this form https://forms.gle/dVHDfXCaw92haaEMA

Here we go again, the second instalment of your new favourite podcast! In episode two we talk to Lea Nesselhauf. She works for the organisation German Zero, who is trying to advise the German government on policies for staying within the carbon budget and meet the 1.5ºC target. She was a great interview partner and talking with her was thought-provoking. Find Not Another Green Podcast on Anchor, Spotify, and now also on Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts! Link in bio!