Events

Where the energy transition meets campus.

Panels with guests from the energy industry, case competitions with real clients, workshops and apéros. Organised by students, for students who want to understand the energy transition beyond the lecture hall. Most events are free. Sign up to secure a seat.

Students on the central staircase of HSG Square

Upcoming.

Community
16Nov

Social get-together

18:00–20:00 OYA Bar EN
Workshop
26Nov

Case Study with Voltiris

Square, Wintergarten EN with Voltiris

Explore an innovative solar startup

Past events.

A short recap stays online, so partners and applicants can see what we actually do.

Panel
7May

Studierenden-WIRKstatt

14:15–16:00 HOY Café EN

Help with a question we regularly face with our clients. Why are young people not engaged in the solar industry, and how can one motivate them and make solar „cool“?

Competition
22Apr

Renewable Energy Pitching Competition

16:15–18:00 HSG Square, Discovery Grid EN with oikos Catalyst

Startups in renewable energy pitch for prize money in front of a jury and the audience. Co-hosted with oikos Catalyst.

Competition
24Mar

Case Competition with the City of St. Gallen and Inova Energy

18:15–20:00 University of St. Gallen, room A23-204 EN with City of St. Gallen and Inova Energy

Student teams worked on a real question: how can Inova Energy expand its business model to help solve more of the City of St. Gallen's energy challenges? Pitches in front of a jury from the City of St. Gallen and Inova Energy, with pizza and drinks afterwards.

Panel
27Jan

Stromabkommen Schweiz–EU

18:15–20:00 HSG Square, Vadiant Gallus DE with foraus

What Switzerland joining the electricity agreement under Bilaterals III means. Panel with Dr. Jörg Spicker (Swissgrid) and Dr. Christian Opitz (HSG), followed by an apéro.

RecapAround 40 guests from HSG, politics and the energy industry. A lively discussion on grid access and market rules, continued at the apéro.

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