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Maastricht University Green Office: Student-driven change at Maastricht University Student Action for Sustainability Conference
Maastricht University Green Office:
Student-driven change at Maastricht University
Student Action for Sustainability Conference
Staff Students
Commitment
Quality
Integration
Time
People
Knowledge
Access
Continuity
Resources
Common answers
Coordination
• Sustainability committee
• Environmental coordinator
• Sustainability academics
No dynamic
StudentsBa
rrier
s of e
ntry
Barri
ers o
f en
try
• Sustainability • committee
• Environmental coordinator
• Sustainability academics
Sustainability was not sustainable
No dynamic
Maastricht University in 2010
Process
Winter Spring Summer
PlanFormation Lobbying Approval
2010
Mandate to manage
sustainability
€ 135.000 Supervisory board
Maastricht University
GreenOffice
Environmental coordinator
Facility ServicesrootAbility
9 student employees30 student volunteersPhD
Governance
Education
Community Operations
ResearchEducation for Sustainable
Development
Research for Sustainable Development
Empowerment & Participation
Improved environmental & social footprint
GovernanceClimate Action Report
Vision 2030Roadmap
Policy 2012-14
Education
Community Operations
Research• Green Office
Academy• Curriculum
inventory
• Living Lab Programme
• Phd• Journal
• Conferences• Sustainability hub• Networking events
• GET• Green IT
Business Case• Transportation
Policy
Student research projects
?Change agents
!Curriculum
PresentationsReports
ConferencesStudent Journal
Green Office AcademyDatabase
Sustainability projects and
policies
Organizational learning
Individual & team learning
Living Lab Programme
Initiation Research Implementation
Problem
Green Office
Estates
Project Definition Business Case
Communicate
Implement
Operations Team
Staff Students
Commitment
Knowledge
Integration
Time
People
Knowledge
Access
Continuity
Resources
Addressing the challenges
Coordination
rootAbility: Creating a movement for student driven sustainability units
Recognition: 2012
Sustainabul Award
Student Leadership Award
Course work
Engagement innovation
Students’ Union
Society
Internships
Volunteer-ing
Student group
Student-driven
sustainability unit
Projects
External consultants
Sustainability committee
Sustainability office
One-off
Systematic
Student-driven sustainability unit
Governance innovation
Sustainability manager
Energy & ideas
Student participation
Peer-to-peer outreach
Education for Sustainable DevelopmentLobby & workforce
Benefits
Have an impact
Employability skills & experience
Creative playground
Compensation & training
For the institutionFor the students
Opportunity
Green Office alumni
Sept. 2012
The 1st year
Design, lobbying & construction
Support Workshops, seminars & talks
Making sustainability sustainable
SocialBusiness
Sustain-ability in HE
Europe
Green Office Principles
Students
Mandate
Ressources
Integration
Cooperation
Coaching & Support
Struct
ure
s Green Office Green Team
Projects & programmes
Principles
Projects
Student Assistant
Sustainability Report
Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Living Lab
Community
Education & Research
InternalOrganisation
Build-up
Green IT Business Case
Living Lab
Green AcademyGreen Team
Operations
Green Office
Green Team
Sustainability Report
Year 1
Student Assistant
Exeter Students’ Green Unit
Employ-ability Community Research Education Operations
Sustainability Advisory Group
Project Review Board
Sustainability Delivery Team
Manager
Sustainability4U
Challenges
Adaptation
Integration
Lobbying
Process
Idea Design Lobby-ing
Establish-ment
Run-ning
Consulting
Feasibility Study
Construction support
Coaching, workshops, seminars, summer schools,
conferences
Talks, calls, presentations,
workshops, articles
Students
Faculty Staff Management
What are common challenges of sustainability student engagement that you face as students and staff?
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