Volunteering or working for the Green Office

Working at the Green Office

Working at the Green Office as a job student requires a sufficient level of Dutch. For more info, take a look at the Dutch web page.

Volunteering

Do you not have the time or capacity to work 8 hours a week? Would you like to join an existing project? Do you have your own idea for an action, project or campaign? We also have a warm group of volunteers who are active within the Green Community.

For who?

  • All talents, backgrounds and profiles are welcome.
  • Within our activities, we also like to give space to (graphic) designers, website-designers, and bob(ette)-the-builder-skills.
  • Within the Green Office and Green Community, there is a wide variety of themes, projects, organisations,...
  • Whether your are interested in nature and greening, food, diversity, or education, you can come to us to explore anything, and to find your place within a project!

Why becoming a volunteer?

  • As a volunteer, you commit yourself to projects that are valuable to students, the university, and the world.
  • You can, sometimes literally, roll up your sleeves and be hands-on, you learn a lot, and you choose yourself what and how much you want to do.
  • You are a part of our warm community, where you can find support to realize your sustainable ideas.
  • Further benefits include the use of the Green Hub on Tuesdays, invitations to special events, and possibilities for trainings and workshops around sustainability.

Faculty Student Teams

At the Faculty of Science, Bioengineering Sciences, and Political and Social Sciences, three faculty student teams have been set up to work on sustainability, diversity, and inclusion within their own faculty, with support from the Green Office. Are you a student at one of these three faculties and do you have ideas on how to make your faculty more sustainable, inclusive, and accessible? Or would you like to set up a student team at your own faculty? Send an email to duurzaam@ugent.be and we will get you started!

Interested? Subscribe to our newsletter, follow us on our socials (Facebook and Instagram), or contact us via mail. You can come on an intake interview without any obligation to find out where your interests and talents fit the best, and you are guided throughout your complete sustainable adventure! Questions are also more than welcome.

Accessibility

We try to make the Green Office an inclusive place. The Green Hub is wheelchair accessible, and we can take a look together at how we can answer to other specific needs. Feedback and suggestions for improvement are always welcome.