• SUSTAINABILITY@UM
  • umsdc@um.edu.my
  • +603 7967 4635
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Universiti Malaya Sustainability and Development Centre (UM SDC)

Missions:

  1. To champion Universiti Malaya’s sustainability agenda based on the UM Sustainability Policy.

  2. To inspire a creative and entrepreneurial mindset by creating opportunities for innovation toward a sustainable campus and society.
     


Functions:

  1. 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.

  2. Long-term sustainability strategy: To do conduct strategic planning for UM’s transition and contribution towards a sustainable future.

  3. 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.

  4. Innovation: Provide spaces and facilities for creative and innovative development programs.

  5. Capacity building: Provide training to inculcate a creative and innovative entrepreneurial outlook for sustainability.

  6. Network & Collaboration: Establish networks within and outside the campus from various disciplines in the area of sustainability.

Last Update: 15/05/2022