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SUSTAINABILITY AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

SUSTAINABILITY AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO. Dean Tarek Shawki (SSE) Associate Provost Ted Purinton Dubai, 27 March 2014 BCBCB Consortium. ABOUT AUC Founded 1919 Approx. 5,300 undergraduate students Approx. 1,300 graduate students Just over 500 faculty members

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SUSTAINABILITY AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

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  1. SUSTAINABILITY AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO Dean Tarek Shawki (SSE) Associate Provost Ted Purinton Dubai, 27 March 2014 BCBCB Consortium

  2. ABOUT AUC • Founded 1919 • Approx. 5,300 undergraduate students • Approx. 1,300 graduate students • Just over 500 faculty members • Programs: humanities, social sciences, sciences and engineering, education, global affairs, public policy, and business.

  3. INSTITUTIONAL EFFORTS • Office of Sustainability • Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment • Center for Sustainable Development

  4. CAMPUS COMMITTEES • Clean and Green Committee • Sustainable Campus Committee • Energy and Resource Conservation and Efficiency Working Group

  5. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS • Sustainable Development M.Sc. Degree • Soon with a dual degree option in Engineering with Politecnico di Milano • Environmental Science Minor • Community Based Learning • Professional Pro-Green Diploma • John D. Gerhart Field Station, El Gouna • Engineering and Science Services

  6. NOTABLE CAMPUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  7. During the first two years of our energy saving program (2011-2013), we reduced AUC’s energy consumption overall by 1/3 and our energy expenses by two million dollars annually

  8. Water

  9. Replacing the Flush Valves

  10. Sustainable Trash Management:Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

  11. Locations of Main Sorting Stations and Future Mini Sorting-Stations

  12. Main Sorting Stations

  13. Carpooling

  14. Carpoolers park for free

  15. Anyone from AUC will be able to look for a ride and be matched with others going to and from their desired destinations or nearby locations. Carpooling Website

  16. M.Sc. Sustainable Development

  17. M.Sc. Sustainable Development • Participants who join the program will be: • Among the first group studying sustainable development in the region • One of few green entrepreneurs in the Middle East and Africa • Desired in the local and international job market • Taught by international professors from four different schools at AUC • Active in helping the community while studying • Taking classes with students from different backgrounds

  18. Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment The newly established Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) serves as a multidisciplinary institute dedicated to promoting research in sustainable environments in Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa. Housed on the New Cairo campus, RISE is carrying forward the legacy of the Desert Development Center (DDC), which has recently closed due to the expiration of a lease agreement with the government for its land in South Tahrir.

  19. Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment One of the primary projects is the Living Learning Laboratory, which is a campus-based research model that engages students from different disciplines in various sustainability research projects. These include the maintenance of plants and vegetables on the University’s first green roof; the design of a solar roof for parking areas, as well as a solar-powered greenhouse; and the monitoring of water quality on campus. Through these projects, students get a hands-on appreciation of sustainability in their everyday lives. Another major on-campus event is Sustainable Campus Days, which aims to raise awareness of environmentally friendly initiatives at the University.

  20. Education for Sustainable Development Beyond the Campus The AUC promoting sustainable development nationwide in the Egyptian public schools

  21. Education for Sustainable Development Beyond the Campus 21 EU and Egyptian Partners Development kits for grades 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 Developed teachers‘ training program on ESD TOT for preparing teachers‘ trainers Established seven ESD Centers in Egypt

  22. ESD Kits covering: Water, Energy, Agriculture and Biodiversity for grades 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9

  23. ESD Kits also as…. iBook

  24. Knowledge Triangle Platform for Water-Energy-Food Nexus TriNex EU funded project between European and Egyptian Universities

  25. Objective 1 – TriNex aims to develop a national Water-Energy-Food strategy and collaboration platform for researchers and decision makers Objective 2 – Develop a Water-Energy-Food training program for officials from different ministers and raising the awareness of policy makers. Objective 3 – Training junior researchers on interdisciplinary water-energy-food research and offering PhD Summer Schools Objective 4 – Developing a web-based knowledge-sharing system to enable all the stakeholders (universities, research centers, ministers, NGOs) to share knowledge and exchange experience.

  26. TriNex Partners

  27. Graduate Program in Sustainable Development

  28. Offering dual degree in Sustainable Development between

  29. This MSc Program is supported by the

  30. Desalination Using Renewable Energies

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