Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) has advanced to the podium of the SustainaBul: in 2024, our university has risen to the third place of all institutions and is number 2 among universities. The certificate was presented on 25 June to Vice-President of the Executive Board Ellen van Schoten by the organisers, Studenten voor Morgen.
Last year, our university ranked fourteenth. Our university has made particular strides in terms of sustainability in research and operations. The SustainaBul is an annual ranking in which Dutch higher education institutions are assessed on sustainability.
"This third place of all institutions in the Netherlands is a great recognition of our efforts in sustainability. We have made great strides in recent years, but are a long way off. This award is an extra encouragement to continue along the path we have taken. In the end, we all do it together for a better world," said Ellen van Schoten.
EUR is the first higher education institution to score the maximum points in terms of measures to make the cafeteria more sustainable because of its commitment to a vegan campus by 2030. It also highlights that our university is one of the leaders in terms of the long-term vision to reduce our carbon footprint, as we strive to have a positive impact on the climate.
The SustainaBul also looks at sustainability in education and research. There, it cites as an example the online toolbox on intranet MyEUR, where examples and guides can be found to give research as much social impact as possible.
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The SustainaBul has been the annual ranking of Dutch higher education institutions organised by ‘Studenten voor Morgen’ since 2012. Here, participating educational institutions are assessed using a questionnaire divided into the themes of sustainability in research, education, operations and integral approach. With the ranking, Students for Tomorrow hopes to stimulate educational institutions to become even more sustainable.
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