Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 58.37
Liaison Sohair Fahmy
Submission Date Sept. 10, 2024

STARS v2.2

Cairo University
EN-14: Participation in Public Policy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.33 / 2.00 Sohair Fahmy
Sustainability office coordinator
Faculty of science
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Local advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the municipal/local level?:
No

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the municipal/local level:

 

 

 


Regional advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level?:
No

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the state/provincial/regional level:
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National advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the national level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the national level:

Prof. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University; Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Economic Research Association; Chairman of the Middle East Economic Association; United Nations Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; and the 7th UN High-Level Advocate for Climate Change. He actively participated in developing the sustainable development financing policy in Egypt.

-Prof. Dr. Mona Fayed, Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, who currently serves as Assistant Minister of Planning and Economic Development for Sustainable Development Affairs, and a member of the Advisory Board of the International Journal of Euro-Mediterranean Studies (IJEMS), and Dr. Asmaa Mohamed Ezzat, Assistant Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, who serves as Head of the Governance Center at the National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development, and Economic Advisor at the Egyptian Competition Authority, and a member of the Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies (EMNES), actively participated in identifying policies that focus on studying the main determinants of currency crises, taking into account political economy variables, in addition to economic variables; to assess their role in explaining and predicting the occurrence of currency crises in Egypt.

 

 


International advocacy

Does the institution advocate for public policies that support campus sustainability or that otherwise advance sustainability at the international level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the institution engages in public policy advocacy for sustainability at the international level:

- CU has participated in the United Nations Partnerships for SDGs platform, demonstrating our commitment at an institutional level to embed the SDGs into our education, research, leadership, operations, administration and engagement activities. More can be read on this here:

 

 https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/cairo-university

Project description:

Inclusion of environmental studies in Cairo University curricula in undergraduate and postgraduate studies.-Organizing environmental outreach programs for neighboring communities all over Egypt.-Participation in regional partnership for sustainable development (Member in the Mediterranean network for sustainable development).-Development of students awareness programs, competitions and project.

- CU partcipated in the united nation global compact 

- Recentlay CU  Joined UNESCO IESALC-UNOSSC South-South University Cooperation Network (SUCN)  which focus on enhancing collaboration among higher education institutions in the Global South and promoting sustainable development. Please, see the attached letter for detailed information

 

Optional Fields 

A brief description of other political positions the institution has taken during the previous three years (if applicable):
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None
A brief description of political donations the institution made during the previous three years (if applicable):
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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability advocacy efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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