A strategy for engagement: the 6 pillars
In response to the urgency of the climate and biodiversity crises, ULiège has launched an innovative engagement program to help students become active players in the social and environmental Transition.
This program responds to a strong demand from our community to take action in our daily habits to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and protect biodiversity. Indeed, our surveys reveal that to be a responsible player, students need relevant knowledge, proposals for easy, enjoyable and impactful actions, and to be united in an enthusiastic community that takes action and multiplies the positive impact.
The modes of commitment proposed in this program are: consom'action (responsible consumption limiting negative impacts on the planet and human beings), projects on campus and solidarity actions (activities in favor of local associations).
The philosophy behind this program is described on this page. In short, a growing community of consumer-actors is creating a new culture of sustainability. This gives a strong signal to companies and politicians, who can amplify the movement with new, ambitious and courageous measures.
The program is built around 6 pillars
- to raise awareness of the challenges of sustainable development, the objectives of the 2030 Global Agenda and the components of our carbon footprint (conferences, workshops and training);
- integrationto mobilize student leadership at the heart of the project;
- imagination to dream up our sustainable territory and inspire people to take part in its construction
- actionwith proposals for challenges, adapted to the lifestyle of our community, in favor of climate and biodiversity, proposed on a online collaborative platform that brings our community together;
- communication to mobilize a broad student community on every campus.
- hopeis at the heart of the program, because it's a positive, inspiring energy that is amplified by action that brings about change.
The program is solid, agile and creative. It is built on scientific foundations (expert advice) and evolves in a process of continuous improvement (notably via surveys).
Its construction and implementation involve a whole range of stakeholders at the University (sustainable development players, teachers, doctoral students, experts, students and Uccopia, the NGO of the universities) and outside (Théâtre de Liège, local associations, City of Liège, NGOs, etc.). If you would like to get involved in implementing the program, please contact the Green Office.
It works for the common good, and its impact is multiplied through wider sharing. This willingness to share is reflected in the replication project that has begun in higher education establishments in FWB.
The objectives of the program at ULiège are ambitious: to have our entire community, students and staff alike, committed to reducing its carbon impact and protecting biodiversity by 2030.
This innovative program has received national (ARES, King Baudouin Foundation) and international (UN and ISCN competitions) support.
Honorary sponsors of the commitment program!
Climatologist Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, social entrepreneur Runa Khan and Princess Esméralda of Belgium support the Green Office commitment program.
Discover their message of support on video
Your contribution counts!
- Join our committed community by creating your profile on the platform!
- Contact the Green Office if you'd like to take part in the program: co-creating a challenge, promotion, expert advice, proposing new awareness-raising content, etc
