Student sustainability initiatives are often limited as they lack funding and institutional access. Staff-led projects, on the other hand, often struggle to engage students and mobilise many people to act on sustainability. The Green Office Model is a framework that empowers students and staff to embed sustainability in the curriculum, research, operations, community and governance.
Educators: inspire students to study sustainability topics from a multi-disciplinary perspective and through real-life projects.
Researchers: collaborate with NGOs, businesses and cities to find answers to sustainability challenges.
Staff: embeds sustainability in buildings, laboratories or procurement. They also work with educators so that students learn hands-on through sustainability projects at the university.
Students: engage with sustainability in student groups, course projects, volunteering programmes and internships.
University management makes sustainability central to the university strategy and allocates funds for its implementation.