IARU Green Guide for Universities Melissa Goodall, Yale University

On behalf of the International Alliance of Research Universities June 2015

• Established in 2006• 10 universities that “share

similar values, a global vision and a commitment to educating future world leaders.” • “IARU member universities

work together to address the major challenges of our time.”

IARU Members Australian National UniversityETH ZurichNational University of SingaporePeking UniversityUniversity of California, Berkeley

University of CambridgeUniversity of CopenhagenUniversity of OxfordUniversity of TokyoYale University

Major Points of Collaboration

Global Educat

ion

• Global summer program

• Summer student exchange

• Global Cross-Disciplinary Tournament

Institutional Joint

Working

• Alumni Associations Network

• EdTech Horizons

• Global Transformation in IARU Member Strategies

• International Students Support Group

• Librarians' Contact Group

• Research Administrators' Network

• Staff Development and Exchange

• Technology Transfer Network

Research

Collaboration

• Aging Longevity and Health

• PKU Medical City

• Future Cities Laboratory

Sustainability

Events

• On-going information exchange

• Exploration of shared practices

• Student fellowships

• Shared projects and events

IARU Green GuideProcess, Product

Green Guide

Establish 10

topics

Assign lead author and

two supporting authors for

each chapter

Develop template for

drafting content

Circulate chapter

outlines and drafts

Solicit case studies for

each chapter

Review all working drafts

Rework content into

new chapters

Revise, edit, repeat

Submit final manuscript to top leadership

for review

Publish

Contents

Basic Chapter Components

• Introduction • Challenges and Opportunities • Hurdles and Solutions• Case Studies • Quick Tips• “A closer look”• Additional resources

Organization

Operations

Buildings

Laboratories

Purchasing

Transport

Communications

Employee and Student Engagement

Universities as Catalysts for Sustainable Society

IARU Green GuideOutcomes, Next Steps

October Events

• + 4,000 downloads• 695,000 tweets including #IARU2014

Next Steps

• Global University Climate Forum• Shared projects on energy and labs• (possible) Green Papers • (possible) 2016 conference

IARU Green Guide for Universities Melissa Goodall, Yale University

On behalf of the International Alliance of Research Universities June 2015