Universities bear a social responsibility. They educate future decision-makers, generate knowledge and innovation through their research, and influence public opinion. The Swiss Student Union therefore understands sustainability at Swiss universities to mean that the federal government promotes sustainability at universities with financial resources, that universities are designed to be sustainable, and that this involves cooperation with specialist organizations. The Swiss Student Union is strongly committed to sustainable university operations and pursues this issue intensively in its Sustainability Working Group.
This paper was produced by the Swiss Student Union Sustainability Working Group in close collaboration with the VSN. It contains the wishes and priorities of Swiss students regarding sustainability at universities. The aim and idea behind this position paper is to guide cooperation between stakeholders from all areas of the higher education landscape toward a more sustainable future, namely students, university staff, and other bodies and institutions in the higher education landscape. As each university is different from the others, priorities and needs also vary. The content of this paper should therefore not be incorporated 1:1, but rather adapted to the specific situation of each university in a separate document. If you would like to receive the Word document instead of the PDF document, please contact info@vss-unes.ch.
Basis for developing your own sustainability paper
