RELATE Student Steering Committee

The RELATE Student Steering Committee is an opportunity for students to support shaping how green transition learning can become more relevant, accessible and engaging across higher education.

The Committee is composed of students from different disciplines, study levels, universities and backgrounds to advise, co-design, test and strengthen RELATE’s engagement strategies and student-facing activities. It helps ensuring students ownership, relevance across all project phases, thus that RELATE is grounded in real student needs, motivations and experiences.
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ROLE

Co-creators: Student Steering Committee members co-create shaping RELATE’s student-facing activities, learning formats, communication and engagement strategies. They contribute ideas and feedback, so the project remains relevant, accessible and meaningful for a broad student audience.

Ambassadors: Members support RELATE’s visibility and engagement by connecting the project to student organisations, associations, informal networks and university communities. They may help promote activities, invite peers and represent RELATE at selected events and campaigns.
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MANDATE

1. Represent student perspectives.

Bring in different student voices across disciplines, universities, study levels, nationalities and experiences, and help RELATE understand student needs, motivations and barriers.

2. Co-design student-facing activities.

Help shape activities, formats, themes and communication so they are most meaningful for students. This includes the balance between academic knowledge, practical cases, career relevance, peer learning, community-building and hands-on experience.

3. Test and improve activities.

Participate in selected RELATE workshops, events and student activities, and provide structured feedback on their usefulness, quality, accessibility, engagement potential and other aspects.

4. Support student-led learning and communities.

Contribute to the development of student-led learning environments, including the Sustainable Learning Lab, by helping identify student interests, encourage project ideas.

5. Strengthen engagement and recruitment.

Help identify relevant student organisations, associations and informal networks, and support outreach, campaigns and peer-to-peer recruitment.

6. Reflect on learning and impact.

Support RELATE’s Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning process by helping interpret student feedback and project findings, and by contributing ideas for programme improvement.
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What students gain

Student Steering Committee members take on a deeper role in shaping and being a part of RELATE project. They gain practical experience in co-creation, programme development, student engagement, communication and sustainability learning.

Members also get closer access to the RELATE project team, educators, researchers, external partners and student networks. The role can strengthen their leadership experience, professional network and understanding of how green transition initiatives are developed in higher education.

Members receive a certificate of participation from CBS Green Office, Station and RELATE.
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Expectations

The Committee is open to students who are curious, motivated and willing to contribute to the development of green transition learning. Students do not need to be sustainability experts, but to be open and heave an enthusiasm to learn by engaging in activities.

Members of the first cohort are ideally expected to commit for one academic year, covering the autumn 2026 and spring 2027 semesters. It is expected each member will commit 30 hours per one academic year.

Members are expected to participate in regular Committee meetings and selected RELATE student-facing activities. This may include monthly meetings, feedback sessions before and after major events, and occasional larger co-design or reflection meetings.

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Interested? Apply by 20 July 2026 by sending your CV and a short motivation letter to kw.go@cbs.dk, including any previous experience withstudent engagement, the green transition, or sustainability.

RELATE is supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation.