sustainability at the american university in cairo

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SUSTAINABILITY AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

Dean Tarek Shawki (SSE)Associate Provost Ted Purinton

Dubai, 27 March 2014BCBCB Consortium

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ABOUT AUC

•Founded 1919

•Approx. 5,300 undergraduate students

•Approx. 1,300 graduate students

•Just over 500 faculty members

•Programs: humanities, social sciences, sciences and engineering, education, global affairs, public policy, and business.

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INSTITUTIONAL EFFORTS

•Office of Sustainability

•Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment

•Center for Sustainable Development

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CAMPUS COMMITTEES

•Clean and Green Committee

•Sustainable Campus Committee

•Energy and Resource Conservation and Efficiency Working Group

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ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

•Sustainable Development M.Sc. Degree– Soon with a dual degree option in Engineering with

Politecnico di Milano

•Environmental Science Minor•Community Based Learning•Professional Pro-Green Diploma•John D. Gerhart Field Station, El Gouna•Engineering and Science Services

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NOTABLE CAMPUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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During the first two years of our energy saving program (2011-2013), we reduced AUC’s energy consumption overall by 1/3 and our energy expenses by two million dollars annually

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Base Year (Sept. 1, 2010 to Aug. 31, 2011)       One Year Saving Comparison  

Year 1 (Sept. 1, 2011 to Aug. 31, 2012)       Year 1 to Base Year   23%

Year 2 (Sept. 1, 2012 to Aug. 31, 2013)       Year 2 to Year 1   16.16%

Year 3 (Sept. 1, 2013 to Aug. 31, 2014)       Cumulative (Year 2 to Base Year) 35.45%

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Water

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Replacing the Flush Valves

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Sustainable Trash Management:

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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Locations of Main Sorting Stations and Future Mini Sorting-Stations

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Main Sorting Stations

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Carpooling

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Carpoolers park for free

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Carpooling Website

Anyone from AUC will be able to look for a ride and be matched with others going to and from their desired destinations or nearby locations.

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M.Sc. Sustainable Development

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Participants who join the program will be:

•Among the first group studying sustainable development in the region•One of few green entrepreneurs in the Middle East and Africa•Desired in the local and international job market•Taught by international professors from four different schools at AUC•Active in helping the community while studying•Taking classes with students from different backgrounds

M.Sc. Sustainable Development

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Research Institute for a Sustainable EnvironmentThe newly established Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) serves as a multidisciplinary institute dedicated to promoting research in sustainable environments in Egypt, the Middle East and North Africa. Housed on the New Cairo campus, RISE is carrying forward the legacy of the Desert Development Center (DDC), which has recently closed due to the expiration of a lease agreement with the government for its land in South Tahrir.

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Research Institute for a Sustainable EnvironmentOne of the primary projects is the Living Learning Laboratory, which is a campus-based research model that engages students from different disciplines in various sustainability research projects. These include the maintenance of plants and vegetables on the University’s first green roof; the design of a solar roof for parking areas, as well as a solar-powered greenhouse; and the monitoring of water quality on campus. Through these projects, students get a hands-on appreciation of sustainability in their everyday lives. Another major on-campus event is Sustainable Campus Days, which aims to raise awareness of environmentally friendly initiatives at the University.

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Education for Sustainable Development

Beyond the CampusThe AUC promoting sustainable development

nationwide in the Egyptian public schools

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Education for Sustainable Development Beyond the Campus

21 EU and Egyptian Partners

Development kits for grades 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9

Developed teachers‘ training program on ESD

TOT for preparing teachers‘ trainers

Established seven ESD Centers in Egypt

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ESD Kits covering: Water, Energy, Agriculture and

Biodiversity for grades 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9

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ESD Kits also as…. iBook

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Knowledge Triangle Platform for Water-Energy-Food Nexus

TriNex EU funded project between European and Egyptian Universities 

Knowledge‐Triangle Platformfor the Water‐Energy‐Food Nexus

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Objective 1 – TriNex aims to develop a national Water-Energy-Food strategy and collaboration platform for researchers and decision makers

Objective 2 – Develop a Water-Energy-Food training program for officials from different ministers and raising the awareness of policy makers.

Objective 3 – Training junior researchers on interdisciplinary water-energy-food research and offering PhD Summer Schools

Objective 4 – Developing a web-based knowledge-sharing system to enable all the stakeholders (universities, research centers, ministers, NGOs) to share knowledge and exchange experience.

Knowledge‐Triangle Platformfor the Water‐Energy‐Food Nexus

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TriNex Partners

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Development

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Offering dual degree in Sustainable Development

between

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This MSc Program is supported by the

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Desalination Using Renewable Energies