Cairo University
PA-2: Sustainability Planning

1. Incorporate sustainability into all university education programs by 2025
2. By 2025, all CU students will have access to co-curricular sustainability experiences.
3. Providing chances for everyone to learn about sustainability and be a part of the transformation process in transitioning to a sustainable campus by 2025
4. Increase research activities in all colleges and research institutes that is connected with the SDGs.
5. Establish a baseline of financed research projects linked with the SDGs, with the goal of achieving over 60% alignment by 2025.
6. Sustainability innovation and entrepreneurial leadership.
7. By 2025, establish a baseline for and expand sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives.
Curriculum incorporation
1. Incorporate sustainability and climate action themes into 50% of the university's academic offerings.
2. : Keep track of the number of courses and programs that incorporate content on sustainability and climate action.
3. Work with faculty to create and improve curricula, give resources and assistance, and promote multidisciplinary approaches to climate action and sustainability.
4. Including sustainability and climate action in the curriculum prepares students to confront environmental issues and contribute to a more sustainable future.
5. Obtain the desired level of curriculum integration within five years.

Faculty Development and Support
1. Instruct 75% of the university's faculty in the principles and teaching methods of sustainability and climate action.
2. Keep track of the number of faculty members who have undergone sustainability training.
3. Create and provide training programs and workshops, encourage faculty participation in sustainability conferences and events, and give faculty development tools and support.
4. Trained faculty are better able to incorporate notions of sustainability and climate action into their teaching and research.
5. Complete faculty training in four years or less..

Leadership and Student Engagement
1. Form a student organization or club focused on sustainability that includes at least 10% of the student body.
2. Keep track of the number of students who are participating in organizations or activities linked to sustainability.
3. Provide resources and support for student-led sustainability initiatives, as well as opportunities for student involvement in climate action projects and the promotion of sustainability-focused events and activities.
4. Involving students in sustainability activities promotes a school culture of environmental stewardship and leadership.
5. Form the student organization and achieve the desired level of engagement within three years.

Research centered on sustainability
1. Increase the production of sustainability-focused research by 25%.
2. Keep track of the number of sustainability and climate action-related research initiatives, publications, and presentations.
3. Provide funds and resources for research focused on sustainability, encourage interdisciplinary collaborations, and reward academic and student research achievements.
4. Sustainability-focused research helps to find innovative solutions and enhance understanding in climate action and environmental concerns.
5. Within five years, achieve the projected increase in sustainability-focused research output.

Community Engagement and Education
1. Create and implement three community outreach activities centered on climate action and environmental education.
2. Keep track of the number of community outreach programs, their participants, and their outcomes.
3. Work with local organizations, schools, and community members to plan and carry out outreach activities such as workshops, seminars, and educational events.
4. Community outreach and education programs improve public understanding of climate change while also encouraging environmental responsibility in the larger community.
5. Within three years, develop and implement the specified number of community engagement programs.

1. Increase energy efficiency by 45% from the baseline year of 2005 by 2025
2. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15% based on the 2021 baseline - Baseline and methodology publication By 2025
3. By 2025, 20% of electricity will be generated from renewable sources.
4. Reduce total water consumption by 10% from a 2019 baseline - Achieve by 2025
5. Ban single-use plastic convenience goods such as polystyrene food containers, cups, and drink containers by 2021. Reduce food waste by 50% (kitchen and plate waste).
6. Establish a baseline transportation carbon footprint by 2021 and lower it year after year until 2025.

1. Display year-on-year progress toward achieving the SDGs. The QS Societal Impact Ranking improves year after year.
2. Effective collaboration with community groups to accomplish the SDGs Year after year, the company expands.
3. Achieve initial STARS ranking and enhance award rating - Achieve initial STARS ranking and improve award rating by 2025.
4. Green purchasing criteria are incorporated into all contracts/tenders. By 2025.
5. Create a road map for achieving ambitious carbon neutrality goals. By 2025, we will have measured and reported our carbon footprint. Create a framework by 2025 for the institution to aim for carbon neutrality by 2030.

THE Impact Rankings were introduced by The Times Higher Education (THE) in 2018/19. The purpose of this new rating is to record universities' impact on society based on the institution's success in accomplishing the United Nations seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The United Nations has set these 17 SDGs in order to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all by 2030. The goals address global changes such as poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, prosperity, peace, and justice. The goal of this new rating, according to the Times Higher Education (THE), is to "provide a showcase for the work being delivered by universities in our communities, as well as an opportunity to shine a light on institutional excellence."
In 2019/20, CU applied for the Overall THE institution Impact Rankings. To apply for an overall rank, an institution must provide data for at least four of the seventeen SDGs, with "SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals" being mandatory. A proposal for any extra three SDGs can subsequently be submitted to get an overall impact rank. NUI Galway submitted data for the mandatory "SDG 17 Partnership for the Goals" and six extra SDGs in 2019/20. The Times Higher then publishes the results for the universities' top four SDGs.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/cairo-university\


The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability provides students with a unique lens on which institutions are demonstrating a commitment to a more sustainable existence. More than just the commitment, it looks for outwards evidence of this - from the impact that alumni are making in science and technology to solve climate issues, to the impact of research being done across the UN's 17 sustainable development goals. It evaluates the social and environmental impact of universities as a center's of education and research, as well as a major employers with the operational sustainability challenges of any large and complex organization.

CU also participated in QS World University Rankings for sustainability
https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/cairo-university


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