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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 University2. Cambridge University3. Yale University4. UCL (University College London)5. Imperial College London6. Oxford University7. Chicago University8. Princeton University9. 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 worldData was collected from English website of Universities from June to August 201050 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
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
Internal Grant Opportunity Carbon emission Students group
Institutional declaration/ Resolutions
Doctoral studies in Environmental Sustainability
External Funding Waste Recycling Events (except conferences)
Strategic approach/ Action plan Environmental Sustainability Education
Research Collaboration withIndustry & Corporate
Building Community Projects
Internal Awards Multidisciplinary Sustainability Education
Journal Purchasing University- Community Partnership
Annual Sustainability Reports Service Learning Communication within Research Centres
Water 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
Housing Campus tour & FlyersSustainability Management System
Raising Awareness/ Culture Change
Implementing Innovation & Technology
Visibility of Sustainability of University on the website
ConservationTransportationFair tradeChemical Material Concern Lead/ Pesticide/ DetergentGreen Lab
Table of Indicators
Indicators Classification
1. Governance & Administration
2. Curriculum & Study Opportunities
3. Research & Innovations
4. Operation:
Technical Practice
Other Related Activities
Governance & Administration
Education
ES Program
• Undergraduate• Postgraduate• PhD • Climate Change Program
• ES Courses• ES Multi Disciplinary
• Service learning
• Student Research
ResearchResearch Centre / Institute
Internal Grant Opportunity
External Funding
Research Collaboration with Industry & Corporate
Journal
Communication within Research Centres
Climate Change
Technical Operation
‐SustainabilityManagement
Syatem
‐ ImplementingInnovation & Technology
‐CarbonEmission
‐Transportation
‐Energy
‐Water
‐Conservation
‐Purchasing
‐Food & Dining
‐Fair Trdae
‐Building
‐Housing
‐Green Lab
‐WasteRecycling
‐Paper
‐ChemicalMaterial
Conferences
Events
Website for Sustainability
Visibility of Sustainability on University Frontpage
Students Group
Campus Tour/ Flyer
Media/ News
Raising Awareness/ Culture Change
University‐CommunityPartnership
Community Outreach
External Award
RelatedActivities
Identify Best Green PracticeChart 1: Universities’ Commitment to 50 Indicators of
Environmental Sustainability
48 48 48 47 47 47 46 46 46 45 4543 43 42 41
37
3230
26
18
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
MIT Gothenburg UBC Harvard Cambridge Yale UCL
Princeton Copenhagen Bristol Bradford ICL Chicago ANU
CALTECH Oxford NTNU UMB Tokyo UIB
1819
2018
15
18
1312
Governance / Administration
Chart 2: Commitment of Universities to Environmental Sustainability in Governance Function
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
20 20 20
13
17
13
20
11
Chart 3: Curriculum & Study Opportunity in Regard with Environmental Sustainability
20
14
18 18
6
18 18
0
5
10
15
20
25
Research / Innovation
Chart 4: Commitment of Universities to Environmental Sustainability in Research Function
02468101214161820
20 20 2019 19
17
12
18
11
1618 18
17
1315
17
Chart 5: Universities Commitment to Environmental Sustainability in Operational function
1917
1816
13
1614
18
12
16 16
Other Practice
Chart 6: Universities Commitment to Environmental Sustainability in Other Related Practice / Activities
Comparing UiO Commitment to ES in 2010 with plans for 2011(Numbers of indicators out of 50)
Implement the Best Green Practice
UiO Commitment to ES 2010 UiO Commitment to ES 2011
20
33
UiO Commitment to ES out of 50 Indicators
UiO 2010
UiO2011
Indicators
Governance/Administration (8)
Curriculum/ Study opportunity (8)
Research/ Innovation (7)
Operation (16) Other Activities (11)
UiO 2010 2 4 4 6 4
UiO2011 6 5 4 9 9
UiO Commitment to ES 2010/2011
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