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Sixteen smiling students pose in two rows in a classroom in front of a purple screen. The screen reads “Eco Justice 21 Project”. A crucifix and a projector are on the white wall above them, and there are wooden desks in the foreground.
Source: Comillas Pontifical University
Description: Students who took part in Eco Justice, the joint challenge of the EUPeace clubs at Comillas Pontifical University and Çukurova University, at the project’s final event at Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, on 24 October 2026.

Eco Justice: EUPeace students from Comillas and Çukurova co-create a manifesto for a just green transition

Students from Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid and Çukurova University in Adana have completed Eco Justice, a joint EUPeace student challenge on sustainability and social justice. After three months of collaboration, the two EUPeace student clubs presented a shared manifesto at a final event on 23 and 24 October 2026 in Madrid.

Can sustainability be understood without social justice? This question guided Eco Justice, a student challenge co-organised by the EUPeace Comillas Club at Comillas Pontifical University (Spain) and the EUPeace Club at Çukurova University (Türkiye). Over three months, students from both universities worked side by side to explore how environmental and social challenges are connected. The project ended with a final event on 23 and 24 October 2026.

Two clubs, one shared project

The EUPeace alliance links universities across Europe and beyond, and its student clubs bring that cooperation into students’ daily lives. Eco Justice shows what this can look like in practice. Two clubs in different countries, with different languages and academic traditions, designed and ran the challenge together. That work included building a joint team, sharing out responsibilities, and coordinating every stage across both universities. Along the way, an initial idea grew into a lasting space for dialogue, learning, and friendship between students from Madrid and Adana.

A manifesto written together

The joint manifesto was the project’s main milestone. Writing it meant students from both universities had to bring their perspectives together, use their different skills, and reflect collectively on how sustainability, social justice, and the challenges facing Europe are connected. The result is a text that neither club could have written alone.

Its central message is clear: the transition to a sustainable future must also be a just transition. Environmental challenges and social inequalities are closely linked. Addressing them means listening to different voices, encouraging critical thinking, and building solutions together, across borders as well as within them.

A young woman with long curly hair, wearing a checked blazer and light jeans, speaks to a classroom. Behind her, a projected title slide reads “Eco Justice 21 Project” and mentions Çukurova University. In the foreground, students sit at desks with laptops, in front of a blue and white tiled wall.
Source: Comillas Pontifical University
Description: A member of the EUPeace Comillas Club opens the presentation of Eco Justice, the student challenge run with the EUPeace Club at Çukurova University, at the final event at Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, on 23 October 2026.

Building bridges for a fairer Europe

For both clubs, cooperation between European universities is essential to create spaces for exchange and to turn debate into concrete proposals. Eco Justice reflects a shared commitment to a Europe where diverse perspectives are a strength and where social and environmental justice are at its core.

The partnership between the Comillas and Çukurova clubs does not end with this challenge. Both teams plan to keep building bridges between their university communities and to promote new initiatives for a fairer, more sustainable, and more peaceful Europe.

A young woman with long curly hair, wearing a checked blazer and light jeans, speaks to a classroom. Behind her, a projected title slide reads “Eco Justice 21 Project” and mentions Çukurova University. In the foreground, students sit at desks with laptops, in front of a blue and white tiled wall.
Source: Comillas Pontifical University
Description: A member of the EUPeace Comillas Club opens the presentation of Eco Justice, the student challenge run with the EUPeace Club at Çukurova University, at the final event at Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, on 23 October 2026.
Sixteen smiling students pose in two rows in a classroom in front of a purple screen. The screen reads “Eco Justice 21 Project”. A crucifix and a projector are on the white wall above them, and there are wooden desks in the foreground.
Source: Comillas Pontifical University
Description: Students who took part in Eco Justice, the joint challenge of the EUPeace clubs at Comillas Pontifical University and Çukurova University, at the project’s final event at Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, on 24 October 2026.
A student in a checked blazer points towards the audience next to a slide titled “Meet the team!”. The slide shows profile photos of the members of the EUPeace Comillas Club and the EUPeace Çukurova Club. In the foreground, a student raises her hand, and another student sits beside the screen.
Source: Comillas Pontifical University
Description: The joint Eco Justice team from the EUPeace clubs at Comillas Pontifical University and Çukurova University is introduced at the project’s final event in Madrid on 23 October 2026.

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