Transcript Best Green University Practice

Best Green University Practice
Maryam Faghihimani
Higher Education & Environmental
Sustainability
04 May 2011
Objectives:
Assessing the commitment of universities to
environmental sustainability in various
functions of institutions in order to provide an
outline for UiO to measure :
How Green it has been so far?
What is the next step?
Environmental Sustainability (ES)
• Environmental sustainability (ES) is the process of
creating a pattern for human interaction with the
environment in order to satisfy the needs of current
generation without neglecting the future generation
needs.
Steps:
 Identify the Problem
 Identify other Universities with Similar Process
 Identify Remarkable Examples
 Survey the Universities to Assess Environmental
Sustainability (ES) Commitments
 Identify the Best Green Practice
 Implement the Best Green Practice
Identify the Problem
What does it mean to be an Environmentally
Sustainable university?
How Green has UiO been so far?
How to measure Environmental Sustainability
commitment?
What is the next step?
An Environmentally Sustainable
University
Identify other Universities with Similar Process
& look for Remarkable Examples
 10 Top Universities according to THE-WUR
2009: UiO aims to be center of excellence
 Universities with the same bibliometric status
as UiO
 Remarkably Green Universities
 Other Norwegian Research Universities
10 Top Universities THEUWR 2009
1. Harvard University
2. Cambridge University
3. Yale University
4. UCL (University College London)
5. Imperial College London
6. Oxford University
7. Chicago University
8. Princeton University
9. MIT ( Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
10. CALTECH (California Institute of Technology)
Identify other Universities with Similar Process
& look for Remarkable Examples
 10 Top Universities according to THE-WUR
2009: UiO aims to be center of excellence
 Universities with the same bibliometric status
as UiO
 Remarkably Green Universities
 Other Norwegian Research Universities
Universities with the same bibliometric status as UiO
11. Australian National University (THE Ranking:
17)
12. University of Tokyo (THE Ranking: 22)
13. Bristol University (THE Ranking: 34)
14. University of Copenhagen (THE Ranking: 51)
Identify other Universities with Similar Process
& look for Remarkable Examples
 10 Top Universities according to THE-WUR
2009: UiO aims to be center of excellence
 Universities with the same bibliometric status
as UiO
 Remarkably Green Universities
 Other Norwegian Research Universities
Remarkably Green Universities
13.British Colombia University (THE Ranking :40)
14.Gothenburg University (THE Ranking: 185)
15.Bradford University (N/A) (THE: 'Outstanding
Contribution to Sustainable Development
Award 2010' over 1200 universities)
Identify other Universities with Similar Process
& look for Remarkable Examples
 10 Top Universities according to THE-WUR
2009: UiO aims to be center of excellence
 Universities with the same bibliometric status
as UiO
 Remarkably Green Universities
 Other Norwegian Research Universities
Norwegian Universities
13.University of Bergen (UiB) (THE Ranking: 144)
14.Norwegian University of Science and
Technology (NTNU) (N/A)
15.Norwegian University of Life Science (UMB)
(N/A)
* UiO is 101st in THE Ranking 2009
Common Principles of Sustainability in
Higher Education Declaration
Survey Universities to Assess ES
Commitments
Methodology:
Content analyzing of 20 universities around the
world
Data was collected from English website of
Universities from June to August 2010
50 indicators were designed based on
Declarations, universities function model and
previous assessment tools (i.e.The Luneburg Sustainable
University Project by Bringer.A , 2007)
No interval scale
Table of Indicators
Governance and Administration Curriculum & Study
opportunity
Research
Operation
Other related activities
Staff position / Sustainability
office
Undergraduate study in
Environmental Sustainability
Research Centre / Institute
Energy
Conferences
Policies / Principles/ Strategy
Postgraduate study in
Environmental Sustainability
Doctoral studies in
Environmental Sustainability
Internal Grant Opportunity
Carbon emission
Students group
External Funding
Waste Recycling
Events (except conferences)
Strategic approach/ Action plan
Environmental Sustainability
Education
Research Collaboration with Building
Industry & Corporate
Community Projects
Internal Awards
Journal
Purchasing
Annual Sustainability Reports
Multidisciplinary
Sustainability Education
Service Learning
Communication within
Research Centres
Water
University- Community
Partnership
Website of Sustainability
centre/activities
Students levy
Student Research
Other research Activities
Food & Dining
Media/ News from
Sustainability of University
Audits
Climate Change
Climate Change
Paper
External Awards and
Recognition
Campus tour & Flyers
Raising Awareness/ Culture
Change
Visibility of Sustainability of
University on the website
Institutional declaration/
Resolutions
Housing
Sustainability Management
System
Implementing Innovation &
Technology
Conservation
Transportation
Fair trade
Chemical Material Concern
Lead/ Pesticide/ Detergent
Green Lab
Indicators Classification
1. Governance & Administration
2. Curriculum & Study Opportunities
3. Research & Innovations
4. Operation:
Technical Practice
Other Related Activities
Governance & Administration
Education
ES Program
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Undergraduate
Postgraduate
PhD
Climate Change
Program
• ES Courses
• ES Multi
Disciplinary
• Service
learning
• Student
Research
Research
Research Centre / Institute
Internal Grant Opportunity
External Funding
Research Collaboration with Industry & Corporate
Journal
Communication within Research Centres
Climate Change
Technical Operation
Sustainability
Management
Syatem
- Implementing
Innovation &
Technology
-Carbon
Emission
-Waste
Recycling
-Energy
-Purchasing
-Building
-Water
-Food & Dining
-Housing
-Paper
-Fair Trdae
-Green Lab
-Chemical
Material
Transportation -Conservation
Conferences
External Award
Events
Community Outreach
University-Community
Partnership
Website for Sustainability
Related
Activities
Raising Awareness/
Culture Change
Visibility of Sustainability
on University Frontpage
Students Group
Media/
News
Campus
Tour/ Flyer
Identify Best Green Practice
Chart 1: Universities’ Commitment to 50 Indicators of
Environmental Sustainability
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MIT
Gothenburg
UBC
Harvard
Cambridge
Yale
UCL
Princeton
Copenhagen
Bristol
Bradford
ICL
Chicago
ANU
CALTECH
Oxford
NTNU
UMB
Tokyo
UIB
Chart 2: Commitment of Universities to Environmental Sustainability in Governance Function
Governance / Administration
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Chart 3: Curriculum & Study Opportunity in Regard with Environmental Sustainability
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Chart 4: Commitment of Universities to Environmental Sustainability in Research Function
Research / Innovation
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0
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Chart 5: Universities Commitment to Environmental Sustainability in Operational function
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0
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Chart 6: Universities Commitment to Environmental Sustainability in Other Related Practice / Activities
Other Practice
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UiO Commitment to ES out of 50 Indicators
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UiO Commitment to ES 2010
UiO Commitment to ES 2011
Comparing UiO Commitment to ES in 2010 with plans for 2011
(Numbers of indicators out of 50)
Implement the Best Green Practice
Indicators
UiO Commitment to ES 2010/2011
UiO2011
UiO 2010
Governance/Administr
ation (8)
UiO 2010
2
UiO2011
6
Curriculum/ Study
opportunity (8)
4
Research/ Innovation
(7)
4
5
4
Operation (16)
Other Activities (11)
6
4
9
9
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