The Green Universities of Russia Program was launched in 2016 and is aimed at developing environmental culture in the university environment and introducing “green” practices at universities.

Program participants - students, teachers and university staff. The program includes both educational activities and applied projects, the purpose of which is to form the students environmental competencies and implement useful “green” practices in universities (separate waste collection, water saving and energy efficiency measures, landscaping, responsible procurement and other measures to reduce environmental trace).

Program participants receive free access to ready-made interactive quests, teaching materials on the greening of universities and the development of student eco-clubs. Digital platform of the program -Greenuniversity.ru

Directions of the program:

1) Environmental education and involvement of students in an environmentally friendly lifestyle and the implementation of “green” practices

Interactive student quests,вузэкоквест.рф

This is a set of practical tasks in which students gain knowledge on a specific environmental topic and implement “ green” practices in the university (for example, separate waste collection and “ zero waste ” practices, water conservation, forestry, etc.).

Days of United Action,http://greenuniversity.ru/united-days/

Joint one-time actions of students to reduce the environmental trace (personal and of the university as a whole) and involve other people in them.

Case Battle, http://studentbattle.greenuniversity.ru/

http://blackseabattle.greenuniversity.ru/

Participants of the battle of cases are developing solutions to overcome the garbage crisis and develop a culture of responsible waste management. The competition was organized in the framework of the direction of work with students of the all-Russian program “Share With Us” of Coca-Cola in Russia.

All-Russian competition of student eco-projects “My Green University”, мойзеленыйвуз.рф

Competition participants develop projects for the implementation of specific environmental practices in educational institutions. The competition was organized in the framework of the direction of work with students of the all-Russian program “Share With Us” of Coca-Cola in Russia.

Student Webinars

They are held to teach how to effectively implement environmental initiatives. Leaders and speakers are university professors, scientific leaders, experts in the field of ecology, sustainable development, project activities, skills of the future, as well as students - leaders of successful environmental projects.

All-Russian meeting of “green” universities

An annual meeting is held in Moscow for quest winners and members of the Association of “green” universities of Russia. Participants undergo training, exchange experience in implementing “green” initiatives, improve teamwork skills, and plan future work.

2) Training of teachers and university administration staff

School of mentors for “green” universities in Russia, зеленыевузы.рф/school of mentors

Webinars for teachers and staff of university administrations interested in creating an ecological culture and introducing specific “green” practices in their educational institutions.

3)Development of the all-Russian ecological community of universities

Association of “Green” Universities of Russia,зеленыевузы.рф is a community of universities, on the basis of which environmental initiatives are implemented, uniting 108 members from 40 regions.

Student Environmental Clubs Portal: https://ecoclub.greenuniversity.ru - has been created for the development of a community of student environmental clubs that are constantly working, for their cooperation and exchange of experience.

4) Promoting the implementation of “green” practices in universities on a systematic basis

Rating of green universities in Russia,http://greenuniversity.ru/ranking/

The rating stimulates the development of ecological culture and the introduction of “green” practices in universities. As a result of participation, universities determine their environmental friendliness index and the potential for further greening actions.

5) Guidance materials

Development of methodological guidelines with recommendations and ready-made algorithms for the implementation of environmental measures for university staff and successful examples of “green” practices, as well as collections of successful student initiatives. The proposed successful examples can be adapted for use in any university in the country.

Methodological guidance for university staff “How to make a university green”

Practical guide “How to implement separate waste collection at the university”

Compilations of successful student environmental practices: 2019, 2020

6) Social advertising, http://greenuniversity.ru/social

Creation and promotion of social advertising to popularize an environmentally friendly lifestyle among students and university staff (in the format of videos and posters). Regions / universities can use ready-made materials and distribute them in their educational institutions.