Curriculum
SEP for SDGs 2030 and courses such as GEN111 connect sufficiency thinking, ethics, technology, and responsibility.
U2 · Learning Use
Sustainability in Learning
Students move from learning about change to leading it.
U2 embeds sustainability into curricula, campus life, and student leadership through SEP for SDGs 2030, Green Heart, behavioural nudges, and living-lab experiences that connect knowledge with action.
2014
Green Heart student network established
632
Sustainability-related activities reported in 2025
500+
Students joining Green Heart Camp annually
42
Student projects in the 2024 Green Heart Challenge
Why it matters
A sustainable university is built through people, not infrastructure alone.
U2 turns the entire university into a learning environment. Formal courses, daily choices, peer networks, field experiences, and innovation challenges help students practise systems thinking and become sustainability change agents.
Action system
Four connected areas of action
Green Nudges
Thoughtful service design and timely prompts make lower-waste, lower-energy choices easier in daily campus life.
Peer Leadership
Green Heart Brand Ambassadors work as advocates, organisers, communicators, peer educators, and campus innovators.
Living Laboratory
Students investigate real campus and community challenges, test ideas, and learn from measurable outcomes.
Participation signal
Sustainability activity at scale
Reported environmental and sustainability-related extracurricular activities demonstrate sustained, university-wide participation.
Safety19Green Heart Challenge projects
Energy2Green Heart Challenge projects
Environment21Green Heart Challenge projects
Selected stories
Learning that changes behaviour
Green Heart ChallengeGreen Heart Challenge teams or project prototypes
Living lab
Green Heart Challenge
Teams identify real university problems and convert engineering and technology knowledge into practical sustainability solutions.
Green Heart AmbassadorsStudent ambassadors facilitating an activity
Peer network
Green Heart Ambassadors
A structured pathway equips students to advocate, convene, communicate, educate peers, and innovate across campus.
Green Heart ShowcaseGreen Heart Showcase, workshop walls, or student presentation
Student experience
Green Heart Showcase
Ants in Action workshops help students observe campus challenges closely, collaborate, and make their ideas visible.
The campus is the classroom. Every choice is a lesson.
U2 develops graduates who can connect technical knowledge with ethical judgement, collective action, and the practical realities of sustainable development.
