UI GreenMetric Steering Committee Gathers to Report and Plan Future Activities

On 27 September 2022, the UI GreenMetric steering committee gathered in a virtual meeting to report and plan past and future activities and initiatives. This meeting is part of The 8th International Workshop on UI GreenMetric World University Ranking (IWGM 2022), co-organized by UI GreenMetric member National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.   Prof. Riri Fitri Sari, chair of UI GreenMetric, and Dr. Junaidi, vice-chair of UI GreenMetric, opened the meeting with the agreement to adopt the minutes of the 5th Steering Committee (Virtual) Meeting in Malaysia on 24 August 2021. The adoption was followed by brief reports from participating national coordinators about each country’s past and future sustainability agendas. Below is the list of national coordinators present.  

1. Italy: Prof. Anna Tozzi (University of L’Aquila)
2. Uzbekistan: Prof. Khamidov Obidjon Khafizovich (Bukhara State University)
3. Kazakhstan: Dr. Rafis Abazov (Kazakh National Agrarian University)
4. Spain: Santiago García Granda (University of Oviedo)
5. Hungary: Dr. Dénes Mátyás (University of Szeged) and Tünde Kulcsár (University of Pecs)
6. Columbia: Prof. Jaime Alberto Romero Infante
7. Tunisia: Prof. Ouajdi Korbaa (University of Sousse)
8. Indonesia: Prof. Dr. Ir. Ambariyanto (Universitas Diponegoro)
9. Chile: Dr. Dario Liberona (Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa María)
10. Poland: Michalina Łabiszak (Adam Mickiewicz University)
11.  Portugal: Prof. Guilherme Pereira (University of Minho)
12.  Russia: Redina Margarita Mikhailovna (RUDN University)
13.  Malaysia: Prof. Dr. Zulhamri (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
14. Taiwan: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Chin-Lung Chang (National Pingtung University of Science and Technology)
15. UAE: Dr. Imad Alsyouf (University of Sharjah)

  This meeting also marks the first participation of the national coordinator of Uzbekistan in the UI GreenMetric steering committee meeting. Prof. Obidjon Khamidov, Rector of Bukhara State University, attended the meeting and gave a brief plan on future sustainable activities in Uzbekistan. As the new national coordinator, Bukhara State University plans to promote awareness of environmental issues and promote sustainability through organizing a variety of activities such as (1) implementing sustainable initiatives in the campus environment; (2) Support learning, teaching, and research activities with aims to establish a sustainable future; (3) Creating institution culture which supports sustainable thinking by encouraging university community to embrace the sustainable practice, principle and green lifestyle; (4) Support studies on sustainability; (5) Publish scientific articles and journals and (6) Transfer knowledge on the importance of sustainability to the community.   Dr. Junaidi, the vice-chair of UI GreenMetric, presented the plan for future UI GWURN activities (2023) and invited all national coordinators to participate in hosting these programs. Below are some activities scheduled for 2023.

1. Shaping Global Higher Education and Research in Sustainability.

• International UI GreenMetric Workshop 2023 (Hosted by University of Minho, Portugal)
• National UI GreenMetric Workshop in Colombia, Indonesia, France, Russia, Spain, Brazil, Uzbekistan, Ecuador, and Thailand.

1. Creating Global Sustainability Leaders

• International Student Leaders Meeting 2023
• International Sustainability Student Leader Meeting
• Online Course on Sustainability Team 1 (the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil as PIC)
• Online Course on Sustainability Team 2 (National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan as PIC)

1. Partnering on Solutions to Sustainability Challenges

• World Sustainable Campus Tour
• Joint Research on Sustainability
• International Community Services on Sustainability

  UI GreenMetric hopes that the meeting works as a platform for national coordinators to generate new ideas, discuss, and collaborate to address future environmental concerns and generate more active engagement within the UI GreenMetric green campus and sustainable agenda.