ASEA-UNINET Sustainability News – 01/2018
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THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING „ LIKE IT IN TERMS OF ENAB- LING THE GLOBAL COMMU- NITY TO WORK ON AN IssUE TOGETHER THAT NONE OF US CAN SOLVE ON OUR OWN.“ ANTÓNIO GUTERRES, ASEA-UNINET UN-SECRETARY-GENERAL 2017 ACADEMICS ARE EXPECTED The ASEAN Eu- TO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS TO verty, rising inequa- ropean Academic lities, conflicts, and University Network STRENGTHEN THE glaring disparities in (ASEA-UNINET) is DEVELOPING COUNTRIES wealth and oppor- a network of univer- tunity, amid climate sities, consisting of European and South- change threats - the imperatives for sustain- East Asian universities with the goal of ability become increasingly pronounced. promoting the continuous internatio- Sustainability puts emphasis on ma- nalization of education and research. naging and promoting socioeconomic Every year, more than 100 bilateral and development with full consideration of multilateral ASEA-UNINET research ecological limits. Essentially, it seeks to ba- projects, international workshops, con- lance the three dimensions of sustainable ferences, summer/winter schools as well development: the economic, social and en- as networking events are conducted. vironmental, creating inclusive societies. There are no limits to the areas of acade- One of the key strategies devised to mic cooperation. ASEA-UNINET rese- achieve Global Sustainable Development, arch projects are interdisciplinary, ran- emphasizing the United Nations Sustain- ging from Natural sciences, Technologies, able Development Goals (SDGs) adopted Economics, Social sciences and Human in 2015, is a revitalized global partnership Sciences to Medicine and Pharmacy. that produces concrete policies and ac- Besides the scientific focus of ASEA-UNI- tions, mobilizes financial resources, and NET, the network is characterized by the very facilitates capacity-building and transfer tight personal relations of its participants. of technology, particularly toward addres- The promotion of scientific, cultural and sing the needs and priorities in developing human relationships as well as personal con- countries. Governments, international or- tacts, scientific findings and collaboration ganizations, business and other non-sta- are part of the mission of ASEA-UNINET. te actors, including academia, are expec- As the global community continues to ted to make contributions to strengthen grapple with growing insecurities and un- countries of the Global South’s scientific, certainties - billions continue to live in po- technological and governance capacities. OVERVIEW UI GREENMETRIC RANKING 2 World University Ranking, initiated by Universitas Indonesia ASEA-UNINET STUDENTS WEEK ON 4 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 3-16 December 2017, hosted by Universitas Indonesia Campus Depok WASTE MANAGEMENT BASED ON COMMUNITY 12 THROUGH THE GREEN ECONOMY MOVEMENT Lombok, Indonesia ADOPTING A COMMUNITY PARK: 12 THE WINGED-FRUIT TREES Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia NBOS VOLUNSHARING 13 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE Langkawi Island, Malaysia 2 UI GREENMETRIC WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS Universitas Indonesia (UI) GreenMetric World University Rankings is an initiative of UI, started in 2010. The aim of the ranking is to provide the result of an online survey on current conditions and poli- cies related to Green Campus and Sustainability at universities all over the world. By attracting the attention of university leaders and stake- policies and managing behavioral change among the holders, it is expected that more focus will be laid on com- academic community at their respective institutions. bating the impact of global climate change through green The participation at the UI GreenMetric Ranking is setting and infrastructure, energy and water conservation, simple and doesn‘t require a registration fee. After login, waste management, green transportation and education. the universities can submit data by filling in an online Such activities will require strong commitment from the survey form. The period for submitting data to the online university leaders and change of behavior from stakehol- questionnaire ranges from May to October. The scores will ders in order to get more attention to environmental, eco- be automatically calculated by the system, verified by revie- nomic and social issues related to campus sustainability. wers, and published in the middle of December every year. UI GreenMetric collects data questionnaires, sub- Last year, 619 universities from 76 countries around mitted by universities worldwide, and processes them the world have been ranked. The number of participa- systematically to reflect the efforts made by the institu- ting univiersities significantly increased from 95 uni- tions to implement environmentally friendly and sus- versities in 2010 to 619 universities in 2017 (Figure 1). tainable policies and programs, resulting in an achie- This remarkable trend shows that UI GreenMetric World vement-based ranking of the universities. The rankings University Rankings has received increasing acknowled- support university leaders when placing eco-friendly gement as a world university ranking on sustainability. Figure 1. Number of UI GreenMetric‘s Participating Unviersities 2010-2017 Rankings University World UI GreenMetric by Figure Rankings University World UI GreenMetric by Figure 3 Figure 2. Statistics of UI GreenMetric by 2017 The conduct of UI GreenMetric in promoting sustainabi- 2017 UI GreenMetric Ranking lity practices to universities in 2017 is based on 1,693,974 participating faculty members, 21,499,456 students and Aggregate Score more than US$ 9,906,897,311.27 total research funding Registration for this year‘s on environment and sustainability (Figure 2). The parti- UI GreenMetric University Ranking cipating institutions are located on all continents. Based on this, UI GreenMetric created a strategic network that includes universities around the world by creating UIGM TH network hub. 4 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON UI GreenMetric has been presented in IREG (Inter- UI GREENMETRIC national Ranking Experts Group) and ISCN (International Sustainable Campus Network) forums in Doha, Siena, and UI GreenMetric World University Rankings was pleased to Vancouver. In June, August, September, and October 2017, organise the 4th International Workshop on UI GreenMet- nine technical workshops on UI GreenMetric have been ric (IWGM) in collaboration with Universitas Diponegoro conducted to encourage the participation of universities from 8-10 April 2018 in Semarang. Further information on from Kazakhstan, Colombia, Brazil, Indonesia, Taiwan, Ita- the Workshop is available via: ly, Northern Europe, Thailand and Russia. These workshops are organized in collaboration among the UI GreenMetric 4th International Workshop on team and hosted by universities including Kazakh Natio- UI GreenMetric nal Agrarian University, El Bosque University, Universi- ty of Sao Paulo, Diponegoro University, Green University Union of Taiwan, University of Bologna, Aalborg Univer- For further information, please contact Ms. Arsy Imanda: sity, the Sustainable University Network of Thailand and Office UI GreenMetric World University Rankings, Inte- RUDN University so far. The workshops aim at promoting grated Laboratory and Research Center (ILRC) 4th Floor, UI GreenMetric participation and provide a platform to sha- University of Indoensia, Kampus UI Depok, Indonesia re experiences in creating green and sustainable campuses. E-Mail: [email protected]; Phone: +62 2129 120 936 Figure by UI GreenMetric World University Rankings University World UI GreenMetric by Figure Rankings University World UI GreenMetric by Figure 4 ASEA-UNINET STUDENTS WEEK ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT From 3-16 December 2017 the first ASEA-UNINET students week on Sustainable Development took pla- ce at Universitas Indonesia, Campus Depok. 35 stu- dents from Universities of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thai- land, Malaysia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Pakistan and Austria participated in the two-week program which aimed at fostering awareness on the import- ance of sustainable development through interdis- ciplinary fields of study, field observation activities and discussions on the broad issues of sustainability. RICH IN DIVERSITY. DIVERSE IN DISCIPLINES. UNITED IN ONE OBJECTIVE: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT In order to mediate a fundamental understanding on the mas“ play an essential role for the countries healthcare, extensive issues of sustainability, the participating students providing primary health services, inpatient as well as out- were invited to take part in a program of interdisciplinary patient care for sectoral areas with up to 40,000 people. lectures held by seven professors of Universitas Indonesia Besides offering treatment for communicable diseases, in the first week, issuing theoretical knowledge and current recording and observing patients’ symptoms, Puskesmas- conditions in Indonesia. Health Centers also claim responsibility to inform about en- vironmental health, healthy nutrition etc. PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES Dr. Dr. Sabarinah, Msc. ECONOMIC WELFARE AND DEMOGRAPHY Dr. Prijono Tjiptoherijanto Dr. Sabarinah introduced the participants to the health system of Indonesia including the administrative levels Dr. Prijono Tjiptoherijanto, Professor for Economics, fo- and the reformation of the system in terms of decentraliz- cused on a series of current challenges in Indonesia related ation since 2000 in her lecture „Prevention and Mitigation to “Economic Welfare and Demography”. of Contagious Diseases“. Strokes, traffic accidents, coron- Indonesia is