Sustainability at Ghent University

Organisation and daily operations

We want to set a sustainable example. With an energy transition plan, a mobility plan, a biodiversity plan, vegetarian food in our restaurants, ...

Check!

• Read our sustainability vision and sustainability report (in Dutch)
• Presentation sustainability policy (video 29:27)
• Climate plan and CO2 footprint Ghent University
• What do we do? Our sustainability topics.
• Green Office in the Green Hub (Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 33, UFO)

Engagement

Do you want to take action about the sustainability policies? Do you want to create support? Do you have any ideas of suggestions? Do you want to get started with specific projects? Go!

• Sustainability network: who does what?
• What can you do as expert or a staff member?
• What can you do as a student or a volunteer?
• Join the thinktank Transition UGent!

Education

Are you interested in sustainability and are you looking for this in your curriculum, thesis, student project, ...? Or are you looking for tools to integrate that in your lessons? Learn!

• Initiatives for students and professors

Research

Multidisciplinary research teams work on solutions for a social and ecological future. Interested in their results? Or do you have a specific research question? (Re)search!

• Looking for a certain expertise? Check de research explorer.
• Thematic working groups and action research
• Doctoral Winter School
• Subsidy living labs related to the climate plan

Contact

More information: duurzaam@UGent.be 

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