Setting a good example – good practice of sustainable development in institutions of higher education

Sustainable development is a major challenge for the present and future society. Universities have a central role in the process for sustainable development and this includes all activities of higher education: research, education, contacts with society in large and how everyday operations are run. It is therefore important that universities actively engage with knowledge and learning about sustainable development, not the least that the engagement of students and teachers increase. The report Setting a good example. Good practice of sustainable development in institutions of higher education is in English. 49 universities in Germany and United Kingdom and their everyday operations are analysed in many differenct ways such as administration and education, among students and teachers, aiming at energy saving and development of technology. An analysis of relevant criteria results in ten criteria of what could make up a sustainable university. The report presents as many as 360 illustrations that inspire us at Mälardalen University and hopefully others around Sweden and elsewhere