Vero Pinzger studied Philosophy and European Ethnology at Humboldt University in Berlin and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Ethnography: Theory, Practice, and Critique at the same institution. During her studies, she actively participated in the student initiative “Sustainability Office,” advocating for and implementing sustainability concepts within the university.
She also worked as a student assistant for a self-organized, student-led project, where she helped organize and further develop a 10 ECTS sustainability module. This module consists of two main components: a lecture series called The Green Thread, co-designed each semester by a rotating group of volunteer students, and a student-led seminar based on project-based learning aimed at implementing initiatives within the university.
Additionally, Vero completed training in group coaching for other student sustainability initiatives across Germany, organized by “Netzwerk n,” a state-sponsored umbrella organization supporting sustainability initiatives at German universities.
Her participation in a conference on education for sustainable development and teaching in Boston led to her collaboration with Susanne Weber and the AECED project. Inspired by the themes of democracy-as-becoming and commoning, she decided to write her MA thesis within the AECED project. Her research focuses on the use of the Pattern Language Cards of Commoning and the resonance of their users. This thesis is currently in progress and is expected to be submitted in May 2025.