{{Use British English|date=March 2012}} {{Multiple issues| {{COI|date=November 2020}} {{primary sources|date=December 2012}} }} {{Lowercase title}} {{Infobox organization |name = oikos International |logo = Oikos International.jpg |type = Student organization |founded = 1987 at University of St. Gallen in Switzerland |fields = Sustainable management and economics |website = {{URL|www.oikos-international.org/}} }} '''oikos International''' is an international student organization focusing on economics and management education.
Oikos International has 45 Local Chapters in 23 countries around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oikos-international.org/about-oikos/organisation/oikos-local-chapters.html/ |title=Oikos Local Chapters - oikos International |accessdate=2012-07-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120714075019/http://www.oikos-international.org/about-oikos/organisation/oikos-local-chapters.html |archivedate=2012-07-14 }}</ref>
==History==
The first oikos chapter, today known as oikos St. Gallen, was founded on 17 July 1987 at the University of St. Gallen. The original name of the organization was "oikos - Die umweltökonomische Studenteninitiative an der Universität St. Gallen" (Student's initiative for environmental economics). The activities of oikos St.Gallen, consisting of the organization of conferences, workshops and speeches with the participation of academics and representatives of business and society, helped integrate issues of environmental protection to the curricula of economic and management courses at its home University. Furthermore, it contributed to the foundation of several organizations with the focus on ecology, such as Swiss Association for Ecological Management, Institute for Economy and the Environment, and others.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oikos-international.org/about-oikos/history.html/ |title=History - oikos International |accessdate=2012-07-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817061047/http://www.oikos-international.org/about-oikos/history.html |archivedate=2012-08-17 }}</ref>
In 1990, oikos Foundation was created. The oikos Foundation closed in 2020 and its activities have been integrated into oikos International.
oikos International, the "umbrella" organization of all oikos branches, was established by 5 Local Chapters in 1998. Its headquarters are based St.Gallen, Switzerland.
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==External links== * [http://www.oikos-international.org Official oikos International website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720092928/http://www.oikos-international.org/ |date=2011-07-20 }}
Category:International student organizations Category:International environmental organizations Category:International organisations based in Switzerland Category:1987 establishments