UPC plan for sustainability

The Research Institute of Science and Technology for Sustainability - IS.UPC coordinates and streamlines the 2015 Sustainable UPC Plan by:

• Promoting and coordinating inter and trans-disciplinary research, development and innovation in Sustainability and Environment.
• Promoting and coordinating the implementation of the principles of Science and Technology for Sustainability within the university (Campuses as a labs).
• Designing, implementing and / or coordinating doctoral studies, masters degrees and lifelong-learning studies in Sustainability Science and Environmental Engineering.
• Promoting, within the UPC, the inclusion of skills in sustainability and social commitment in degree and master courses, together with the Institute of Education Sciences.
• Advising on University management and quality control processes.
• Supporting the UPC Sustainability Committee.
• Participating in working groups and networks.

Some of these tasks are held by performing the following activities:

• IS.UPC research seminars
• Call for projects "Llavors de Sostenibilitat" (Seeds of Sustainability)
• SIRENA.UPC Report - energy, water, waste, ...
• Sustainable UPC Plan Bulletin
• Contest on sustainable & environmental ideas
• Map of UPC Sustainability Research
• Social Responsibility at the UPC