The campus of Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU), which has built a liveable and sustainable campus by putting environmentally conscious approaches at the centre since its foundation, rose 77 places compared with last year in the 2022 ranking of the UI GreenMetric platform, which evaluates world universities in the areas of environmental awareness, energy, waste, transport management and sustainability, and was listed among the top 300 greenest campuses in the world.
The 2022 results of the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings platform were announced at https://greenmetric.ui.ac.id/rankings/overall-rankings-2022/. With 1100 points in the setting and infrastructure category, 1425 in energy and climate change, 1200 in waste management, 750 in water management, 1300 in transportation management and 1200 in education and research, totalling 6975 points in the evaluation, HKU was announced by GreenMetric as the 298th greenest and most environmentally friendly university in the world.
HKU Rector Prof. Dr. Türkay Dereli stated that, in addition to the existing solar power plant, the rooftops on campus have also been fitted with domestic solar panels, raising the installed capacity to 2.3 MW and allowing approximately 70% of the university’s energy needs to be met in this way. He said: “Having entered the list at 375th place by applying for the first time last year, rising 77 places to 298th place in the World Green Campus Ranking this year is extremely important and gratifying as a recognition and appreciation of the work done in this field. I congratulate all our units who contributed to this successful result. We attach great importance and give support to research in the fields of environment, sustainability, climate change and renewable energy. This year we created sustainable social spaces on our campus, planted nearly ten thousand new saplings, built cycle paths, and implemented projects on the collection and reuse of rainwater. By focusing even more on zero waste, we will continue to work with all our strength to achieve more successful results in the coming years with the innovative sustainability projects we will carry out.”
News: Okan ULUFER/HKU
