OBJECTIVES – U-GREEN

MAIN OBJECTIVES

U-GREEN seeks to improve the readiness of Education and Training institutions to:

Tackle the green transition
Act as catalysts in promoting behavioural change and in promoting green skills among a new generation of committed European citizens

To foster sustainable Education and Training infrastructures by providing easily adoptable standards on topics such as energy efficiency, water consumption, heating and cooling systems, sustainable food, recycling and waste management, digitalisation practices, as well as how to engage the community.
To empower Education and Training institutions in acting as catalysts and in promoting behavioural change that supports the green transition among students and the wider community.
To embed green and sustainability principles in curricula and to promote the development of green skills among a new generation of committed European citizens.
To raise-awareness on how to adopt green and sustainability principles among teaching and non-teaching staff and to increase the number of HEIs professionals that master more green/sustainable alternatives and strategies.
To strengthen and implement new cooperation models among Education and Training institutions and to promote the exchange of practices and experiences.
To reinforce the role of HEIs in generating the knowledge and skills that help society to address common problems, such as climate, environmental and sustainability challenges.