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Measuring Environmental Sustainability among Universities

This research assesses universities' commitment to environmental sustainability, compares UiO with top universities, and outlines steps to measure and enhance sustainability efforts.

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Measuring Environmental Sustainability among Universities

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  1. Measuring Environmental Sustainability among Universities Maryam Faghihimani Higher Education & Environmental Sustainability 09 June 2011

  2. 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?

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 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?

  6. An Environmentally Sustainable University

  7. 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

  8. 10 Top Universities THEUWR 2009 • Harvard University • Cambridge University • Yale University • UCL (University College London) • Imperial College London • Oxford University • Chicago University • Princeton University • MIT ( Massachusetts Institute of Technology) • CALTECH (California Institute of Technology)

  9. 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. 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)

  11. 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

  12. Remarkably Green Universities • British Colombia University (THE Ranking :40) • Gothenburg University (THE Ranking: 185) • Bradford University (N/A) (THE: 'Outstanding Contribution to Sustainable Development Award 2010' over 1200 universities)

  13. 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

  14. Norwegian Universities • University of Bergen (UiB) (THE Ranking: 144) • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (N/A) • Norwegian University of Life Science (UMB) (N/A) * UiO is 101st in THE Ranking 2009

  15. Common Principles of Sustainability in Higher Education Declaration

  16. 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

  17. Table of Indicators

  18. Indicators Classification • Governance & Administration • Curriculum & Study Opportunities • Research & Innovations • Operation: • Technical Practice • Other Related Activities

  19. Governance & Administration

  20. Education

  21. RelatedActivities

  22. Identify Best Green PracticeChart 1: Universities’ Commitment to 50 Indicators of Environmental Sustainability

  23. Chart 2: Commitment of Universities to Environmental Sustainability in Governance Function

  24. Chart 3: Curriculum & Study Opportunity in Regard with Environmental Sustainability

  25. Chart 4: Commitment of Universities to Environmental Sustainability in Research Function

  26. Chart 5: Universities Commitment to Environmental Sustainability in Operational function

  27. Chart 6: Universities Commitment to Environmental Sustainability in Other Related Practice / Activities

  28. Comparing UiO Commitment to ES in 2010 with plans for 2011 (Numbers of indicators out of 50) Implement the Best Green Practice

  29. Thanks for Your Attention www.greenmatterswales.com

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