Clocks Can Be Stopped, Tipping Points Cannot -

When Politics Pauses but Physics Doesn’t:

Sustainability in an Age of ‘Stop the Clock’ 

Date: 24^th April 2026

Venue: Teams online conference  

What happens when political clocks are stopped, but physical limits are not?

How do sustainability challenges evolve in an era of delayed decisions and accelerating tipping points? Find the answers, stay alert to irreversible environmental and social thresholds, explore emerging sustainability trends, share resilient practices and solutions, and rethink innovation beyond political timelines.

The BUEB International Sustainability Student Conference provides an excellent opportunity to achieve all these within the framework of one conference!

The conference aims to bring together those students and fellow researchers interested in sustainability who would like to present new research, exchange information, and discuss the current issues.

Key Dates

• Abstract submission deadline: 5 April 2026
• Conference presentation: 24 April 2026
• Full paper submission deadline: 3 May 2026

The manuscript submission platform will become available on the conference website after the abstract submission deadline.

As a responsible University and Champion of PRME (Principles for Responsible Management Education) cordially invite all bachelor, master, and PhD students to conduct independent research in the following topics:

1. Sustainability Beyond Policy Cycles

2. Education, Knowledge and the Politics of Delay

3. Gender, Equality and Social Sustainability Under Pressure

4. Tourism and Hospitality in a Warming World

5. Cities, Communities and Adaptation Limits

6. Consumption, Production and the Myth of Incremental Change

7. Climate Action Without Political Momentum

The conference offers four publication opportunities:

• Publishing in a peer-reviewed conference proceeding with an ISBN number containing studies with a separate DOI number (manuscripts requirements are available on the website)
• Selected papers that meet the requirements of BUEB's journal Prosperitas can be submitted for peer review. For more information about submission to Prosperitas, click here.
• Publication opportunities are offered in the university’s academic journals: Business & Diplomacy Review and Multidisciplinary Challenges, Diverse Responses

During manuscript submission, authors are required to specify the intended publication venue. This information is particularly important, as it will be taken into account during the editorial and review process.

• For manuscripts intended for the conference proceedings and for Prosperitas, papers must comply with the content and formatting requirements of Prosperitas.
• For manuscripts intended for Business & Diplomacy Review and Multidisciplinary Challenges, Diverse Responses, authors are advised to visit the official websites of the respective journals and ensure that their submissions meet the relevant content, formatting, and submission criteria.

In the first stage, all manuscripts must be uploaded via the Manuscript Submission page indicated on the conference website. Authors will be notified about the next steps after submission. The manuscript submission platform will become available on the conference website after the abstract submission deadline.

Abstracts should be written in English, the official language of the event. It should be up to 250 words, written concisely and clearly. The abstract should reflect your planned research on what will appear in your research paper. Please divide the abstract into these headings:

• Author (s) name, faculty, university, email
• Title of the paper- the title should be as simple, clear, and precise as possible
• Purpose - What are the objectives of your research? What are your research questions?
• Design/methodology/approach - How are the objectives achieved? Include the main scientific method(s) used in your research. What is the approach to the topic and what is the theoretical or subject scope of the paper?
• Findings - What are the expected research results?
• Practical implications - What outcomes and implications for practice, applications and consequences will be identified? How will the research impact the business or enterprise? What changes to practice should be made as a result of this research? What will be the commercial or economic impact?
• Social implications - What will be the impact on society of this research? How will it influence public attitudes? How will it influence (corporate) social responsibility or environmental issues? How could it inform public or industry policy? How might it affect the quality of life?
• Originality/value - What will be new in your research paper? Why and to whom may your research be valuable? How to conduct your scientific research?