Universiti Malaya Sustainability and Development Centre (UM SDC)
Missions:
To champion Universiti Malaya’s sustainability agenda based on the UM Sustainability Policy.
To inspire a creative and entrepreneurial mindset by creating opportunities for innovation toward a sustainable campus and society.
Functions:
Governance: To initiate, facilitate and manage sustainable development activities for UM through the management of three main entities: Eco-campus @ UM, Rimba Ilmu, and Makerspace@UM.
Long-term sustainability strategy: To do conduct strategic planning for UM’s transition and contribution towards a sustainable future.
Ranking, monitoring, and reporting: Collect data, monitor, and coordinate information on greening (input: UI GreenMetric World University Rankings), SDG (input: Times Higher Education Impact Rankings), & Environment, Social, and Governance (input: ESG for QS World University Rankings) activities to improve UM’s international standing in sustainability efforts.
Innovation: Provide spaces and facilities for creative and innovative development programs.
Capacity building: Provide training to inculcate a creative and innovative entrepreneurial outlook for sustainability.
Network & Collaboration: Establish networks within and outside the campus from various disciplines in the area of sustainability.
Last Update: 15/05/2022