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Applied sustanibility modell of the University of Sopron

Attila Fábián, Ferenc Lakatos, Veronika Fodor Elekné, Árpád Őrsi, András Náhlik & András Polgár

Correspondence

Correspondence: Elekné Fodor Veronika

Postal address: 9400 Sopron, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky u. 4.

e-mail: elekne.fodor.veronika[at]uni-sopron.hu

Abstract

The University of Sopron has created the Sustainable University Model of the University of Sopron (SOE-FEM) based on its best practices, applying a systemic approach based on sustainability criteria. In the Institutional Sustainability Strategy, it defines its vision and SMART goals, for which it assigns an Implementation Program. Through university measures and work packages (WP), the model supports the implementation, operation and continuous development of the Sustainable University. The SOE-FEM is embodied in a pyramid model, with which we aim to create a university operating culture that treats sustainability as a priority and that can continue to spread in other sectors and in a wider social circle. Based on the Sustainability Strategy, the university announced the “Sound of Earth University of Sopron” Implementation Program (SOE-MP) under trademark protection. The implementation program of measures is in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and it provides a framework for the complex implementation and continuous development of the institutional sustainability culture. An essential element of the SOE-MP is the “University as a Living Lab Concept” approach.

Keywords: sustainability in practice, pyramid model, sustainable university, implementation program, Sound of Earth

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    Fábián, A., Lakatos, F., Elekné, F. V., Őrsi, Á., Náhlik, A. & Polgár, A. (2024): Applied sustanibility modell of the University of Sopron. Bulletin of Forestry Science, 14(1): 5-6. (in Hungarian) DOI: 10.17164/EK.2024.03

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