Paper Title :Sustainable Campus: Advocacy Implementation Practices and Perceptions of Staff And Students of UKM
Author :Er, A.C., Nurul Fadilah Mohd. Nawi, Siti Hajar Ibrahim, Sii Aisyah Nordin, Siti Haizani Mat Delin
Article Citation :Er ,A.C. ,Nurul Fadilah Mohd. Nawi ,Siti Hajar Ibrahim ,Sii Aisyah Nordin ,Siti Haizani Mat Delin ,
(2017 ) " Sustainable Campus: Advocacy Implementation Practices and Perceptions of Staff And Students of UKM " ,
International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS) ,
pp. 50-55,
Volume-3,Issue-11
Abstract : UKM has implemented various programs towards a sustainable campus to support the efforts of environmental
safeguarding and the existing resources in a sustainable way, thus contributing to global environmental preservation for
future generations. Therefore, the advocacy program was held on 20 April 2017 with the theme Eco Green Campus Program
2.0: Green Office@UKM as one of the initiatives to educate and create awareness among the campus community, especially
staffs of UKM, about the importance of sustainable practices. A survey was conducted to ensure input from the campus
community of UKM, regarding their perceptions and involvements in campus sustainability program based on the UI
GreenMetric World University Ranking indicators developed by University of Indonesia. The indicators measured in this
study are infrastructure and green spaces, energy efficiency, waste management, water management, transportation and
education.The study also aims to determine the differences in perception among the campus community of UKM to the
sustained campaigns held by the university. The respondents consisted of 40 staff, 19 students and 3 from other service
groups. The sample selection was made based on purposive sampling involving participants who attended the Eco Green
Campus 2.0: Green Office@UKM Program at the main campus in UKM Bangi. The study found that most of the campus
community, encourage and are directly involved in the sustainability programs in UKM to make it success. This study could
also other institutions of higher education in Malaysia to create a sustainable campus with the involvement of the campus
community.
Keywords: Sustainable Campus, Campus Community, Involvement, Sustainable Development, Advocacy
Type : Research paper
Published : Volume-3,Issue-11
Copyright: © Institute of Research and Journals
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