Universities for
Sustainable Futures

A collaborative atlas of innovative sustainability practices at universities and higher education institutions worldwide. Search the globe for inspiring institutions, and share your own initiatives with others.

Explore innovative sustainability approaches world-wide

A research project on innovative sustainability practices has led to this growing, interactive atlas of higher education institutions spanning continents, institution types and sustainability approaches.

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UNIVERSITIES

49

Countries

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keywords

Mondragón University
University of Stavanger
Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences
North China Electric Power University
United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
University of South Florida
Middlebury College
Quest University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Utrecht University
University of Cape Town
Northeastern University
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Warren Wilson College
Victoria University of Wellington
Indian Institute for Human Settlements
Yale University
Uppsala University
University of Vigo
University of Zaragoza
University of Vermont
University of the Basque Country
University of Stuttgart
University of Trieste
University of Toronto
University of Southern California
University of Murcia
University of Mpumalanga
University of Michigan
University of Macedonia
University of Melbourne
University of Maine
University of Lodz
Jordan University of Science and Technology
University of Hawaii Kapi’olani
University of Hawaii Manoa
University of Guanajuato
University of Gothenburg
University of Ghent
University of Extremadura
University of Gävle
University of Crete
University of Geneva
University of Foggia
University of Central Oklahoma
Australian National University
University of Canterbury
University of Campinas
University of British Columbia
University of Brescia
University of Brasilia
University of Bristol
University of Applied and Environmental Sciences
University of Aruba
University of Antwerp
Universidade da Coruña
University of Fort Hare
University of Bradford
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Université de Bordeaux
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Universitat Politècnica de València
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Nelson Mandela University
North Carolina State University
University of California Santa Cruz
Tsinghua University
TU Delft
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Sunway University, Malaysia
Universidad Tecmilenio
Technical University of Madrid
Stockholm Resilience Center
Oberlin College
National Open University of Nigeria
Simon Fraser University
Plymouth University
Oregon State University
Philipps University Marburg
Univeristy of the Free State
Mount Royal University
Northumbria University
Kenyatta University
California Polytechnic State University
Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (BOKU)
Blekinge Institute of Technology
Anglia Ruskin University
Korea University Anam Campustown Project
Western Sydney University
University of Pennsylvania
Chatham University Eden Hall campus
National University of Kaohsiung
Stellenbosch University
Al-Quds Open University
Ahmadu Bellow University
Carelton University
African Leadership University
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
University of Strathclyde
Rwanda
Greece
Jordan
Poland
Greece
Japan
Norway
Austria
New Zealand
Aruba
France
Kenya
Korea
Palestine
Nigeria
Mauritius
Spain
Finland
Scotland
Jamaica
Netherlands
South Africa
Malaysia
Italy
Colombia
Chile
China
Australia
Singapore
Taiwan
Zimbabwe
Switzerland
Canada
Belgium
England
Sweden
Brazil
Indonesia
Zambia
Thailand
United Kingdom
Ireland
Mexico
USA
Ghana
Germany
Costa Rica
India
Denmark

Case Studies

In order to gain a deeper idea of how universities transition and adopt sustainability approaches, we analysed six universities on different continents taking three different sustainability approaches.

Explore the categories of sustainability approaches across higher education institutions

Our qualitative research identified 11 broad approaches that higher education institutions can take in framing and addressing sustainability.

Read about these categories here.

Learn about the atlas and research team

The Universities for sustainable Futures Atlas is an initiative from the Pathways to Sustainability strategic theme at Utrecht University, Netherlands. Explore our motivations, methodology and research team.

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This atlas is intended to grow and evolve in a spirit of co-creation with the international higher education community. We encourage you to submit examples of sustainability approaches or initiatives at your own or other institutes.

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