The Human Capacity Building and the Environmental Sustainability in Higher Education; Green University: University of Bari as an Example

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1 International Conference MakeLearn 2015 Managing Intellectual Capital and Innovation for Sustainable and Inclusive Society The Human Capacity Building and the Environmental Sustainability in Higher Education; Green University: University of Bari as an Example Prof. Angelo Vacca, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology in collaboration with Prof. Filomena Corbo, Department of Pharmacy-Drug Science Dott. Annamaria Demarinis Loiotile, Department of Chemistry UNIVERSITY OF BARI ALDO MORO, Bari, IT Bari, May 2015

2 Outline Horizon A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth The Cohesion Policy The Smart Specialization Strategy (RIS3) SmartPuglia2020 The response of UNIBA and its Strategic Plan UNIBA green University The creativity of young people as a tool for social inclusion Human capacity building: tools for promoting scientific excellence

3 EUROPE 2020 A strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Europe 2020 is the EU's growth strategy for the coming decade ( ) Three mutually reinforcing priorities: Smart growth (knowledge/innovation) Sustainable growth (greener/competitive economy) Inclusive growth (social cohesion) High levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion Excellence Science - Competitive Industries - Better Society

4 A NEW STRATEGIC APPROACH Help Member States and Regions reach the Europe 2020 goals, i.e., smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, focusing on development, job, climate changes, energy dependence and social inclusion. To direct resourses towards key fields of growth

5 At regional level, the Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialization (RIS3) needs to be based on a strong partnership between businesses, public entities and knowledge institutions, in order to identify the real needs of the local economy for a greater impact on regional development

6 Integration between research, innovation, competitiveness internationalization, education, job, surrounding, transports, welfare and health SMART SPECIALIZATION STRATEGY AT THE REGIONE PUGLIA SMARTPUGLIA 2020 Goals: enhancement talents and competences as change key factors; support emerging social and environmental challenges that need more appropriate public policies to link needs of areas with products/services innovation; Sharing knowledge above the local line; Support for competitiveness and job creation by addressing the key challenges of society.

7 What s the role of UNIBA working in this context? A number of Actors from different sectors and disciplines are connected together and continuously interact to advance knowledge and innovation. In each of these ecosystems, UNIBA and other Puglia s Universities play a substantial role in creating new knowledge and its dissemination to the society. Piano Strategico di Ateneo The THIRD MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY : the bridge between research, industry and society the mutual responsibility of training and production world in the evolution and integration of knowledge

8 How is UNIBA responding to this challenge? By paying attention to the territories and companies needs and not only by presenting the technological offer of the researchers By trying to create regular and continuous relationships with the companies, public administration and the society Piano Strategico di Ateneo By making researcher know-how available in order to create value on our territory Universities have been asked to optimize their roles as key players within society TODAY THE THIRD MISSION OF THE RESEARCH BODY BECOMES AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR IN THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

9 To facilitate a more structured relationship between research and education supply and demands from economic, social and institutional fabric of territory To promote Puglia as Excellence Region in EU and World context, also by the networking of the three strategic Actors within the knowledge economy: University, Public Administration and Companies To build a sound and structured partnership of goals, strategies and plans of action shared with the others Actors of the territory

10 Areas of action Supports innovation and technology transfer Action aimed at increasing the number and quality of structured partnerships between University Departments and Companies, in order to developing new technologies or product and process innovations.. Training and development of human resources Increasing the number and quality of structured partnerships between Departments, Companies, P.A., Agencies and Professional Associations in increasing the quality of human resources and access to the job market. Contribution to sustainable development To increase the sustainability of long-term development of the Community, the P.A. and local companies and improve the quality of services provided to citizen through high innovation initiatives and widespread information and monitoring.

11 contribution to a sustainable development

12 To meet the needs of the community minimizing impacts Careful with the vocations of the territory UI GreenMetric World University ranking evaluates and compares the environmental sustainability of the Campus University via three criteria: 1)Methodology and indicators for environmental sustainability policies 2)Sustainability (policies, actions and communication) 3) Awareness-raising on the community

13 In Italy 1. University of Nottingham (UK) 2. University College Cork, National University of Ireland 3. Nottingham Trent University (UK) Score 7.8 Score 7.55 Score University of Bologna 2. University of Turin 3. University of Bari Score out of 361

14 where we are now UNIBA created the Committee for Environmental Policy/Protection and the Quality of Life (COPAQ), and, first in Italy, credited as Education Center and Environmental Experience (CEEA) UNIBA has joined to 100 bicycles delivered to the Campus University for the second edition of the project Università". «Talsef», «Taranto in sunlight and the photovoltaic energy», an educational lab for the study of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency

15 A novel proposal: UNIBA Green University UNIBA Green University wants to pursue the goal of sustainability, and in particular, of the environmental sustainability, realizing a plan of action to make the university sustainable. It targets the entire academic community: professors, researchers, administrative staff, students and graduates. To reduce emissions of carbon dioxide Areas of intervention: 1.Energy saving; 2.Emission reduction (greenhouse gases); 3.Waste reduction & recycling; 4.Urban mobility (from/to Campus); 5.Reduction of materials consumption ( dematerialization ), with raw material savings

16 E.g.: Waste reduction and recycling University students are promoting initiatives of GREEN CITY (e.g. support for door to door collection, information activities) E.g.: Urban mobility ENEL agreement includes electric cars An agreement is being currently defined with the ISFORT or INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR TRANSPORT to sensitize students and citizens on the topic of sustainable mobility, starting from pedestrian movements and the use of public transport

17 After the Social report experience, the University of Bari will realize the Environmental Report according to ISPRA method Green buying, rational management of resources, implementation of the principles of prevention and precaution, reduction of the amount of waste and improvement of recycling, use of alternative energy. Consolidation of experience in the field of environmental sustainability, protection and recovery of the landscape, the Eco-literacy in formal, nonformal and informal educational environments, etc.

18 improvement of human resources The Puglia region asked UNIBA and POLIBA to realize Future Labs, that are fisical or virtual places where promoting and supporting knowledge contamination processes that may impact on business initiative and innovation culture, thus facilitating the spread of new learning models.

19 A debate place, groundwork, seedbed of ideas where: Take a challenge Cultivate ideas, promote relationships, build scenarios Invent and build a new creative space, open and generative which connect intelligences to multiply opportunities «United we win, divided we fall... a collective path to learn, to make mistakes, realize own vision for oneself, for others, with others to the world we inhabit.» a different University for a different future «A place where I can meet the other, his ideas, I can make something with him, meeting the witness, the mentor, the supporter, the master...i found help, I listen, I candidate myself...i deepen. It s the place of opportunity...» (GdG)

20 Involving years old students born or resident in Puglia Selected, out of 150 ideas, 42 proposals in different subject areas, that are following a training workshop and cultural contamination Laboratory training (learning by doing)... Structuring the idea... increase the value... Mentor... Look for who can help you (laboratories from below)... How to support the idea Technological Districts, Public- Private Networks Laboratory, Venture Capital, professional associations, foreign universities,...,

21 tool for promoting scientific excellence Coordinator Angelo Vacca D ambrosio, Fanelli Gobbetti, Sanesi, Decaro To monitor EU and EXTRA EU research projects of UNIBA for enhancing the project offer To follow updates about EU policy and networking activities for participating to consortia management projects within specific programs of geographic relevance Scilimati, Corbo, Mallamaci, Torsi, Calamita, Carotti, Schingaro, De Gennaro, Blanco Pinto, Canfora, Jacquet, Esposito, Cassibba To enhance the local capacity building in order to favor youth mobility programs Giannelli, Montagnani, Giorgino, Ribatti, Altomare, Faienza; Bellotti, Scamarcio Selicato, Pardolesi, Coniglio, Pace, Marengo

22 The university in the middle of cultural, social, business and human changes is our guiding light Prof. Angelo Vacca