Mobilising the Sustainable Development Goals …
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various studies on Composting and Vermicomposting. The K2K project grew into
Rooftop Wild Garden as ECOPRO searched for a space to grow plants using compost
produced during the composting and vermicomposting research. ECOPRO identified
the Rooftop as a suitable space to start a wild garden based on the concept of zero
waste, zero space and zero time.
At the same time, the extra compost was deposited on a nearby the school, called
Bukit TI. It is deemed the Green Technology Garden, and was approved by the Vice
Chancellor of USM. Here, Bukit TI is used as a teaching and training centre for local
community from inside and outside of USM to learn about K2K project, Ecosystem
Design & Restoration. Visitors come from local and international universities, government agencies such as Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), community
colleges, schools, private sectors and the local community.
This project also creates volunteering opportunity for USM students and local
community to learn and participate in greening Bukit TI. Workshops are often conducted such as Eco Soap, making their own Effective Microbe (EM), Sistem Kompos
Mudah (S.K.M.) composting method and various method of composting and vermicomposting to enhance the skills and knowledge of the volunteers. Ultimately, the
project aims to grow a ‘USM Community Garden’ as an initiative using Green Technology as well as Ecosystem Design and Restoration.
Having a faculty to lead changes and contributing to the sustainability of the
campus is one of the main driving forces for the advancement of sustainability of the
university.
4.3 Sunway Youth for Sustainable Development, Sunway
University
Sunway University (SU) is located 16 km away from the Kuala Lumpur city center,
in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor. The university was first established in
1987 as Sunway College, then upgraded to university college in 2004, followed by a
full university status in 2011. It has over 5000 student enrolments and is owned and
governed by the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation.
As a leader in sustainability, SU champions the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), demonstrating the university’s effort in building a sustainable future for all. SU supports sustainability initiatives via constantly pushing
forward the best minds to discover new ideas in pursuing environmental and economic issues. In line with the goal of creating a sustainable future for all, SU hosts
the Jeffrey Sachs Centre on Sustainable Development (JSC), which is a collaboration between the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation and the United Nations Sustainable
Development Solutions Network (UN-SDSN) (Sunway University 2018).
As part of the university’s sustainability framework, the Sunway Youth for Sustainable Development (SYSD) was established, and co-founded by Natasha Ting
and Shakirin Shahrul in 2016. The society aims to raise awareness about the SDGs
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various studies on Composting and Vermicomposting. The K2K project grew into
Rooftop Wild Garden as ECOPRO searched for a space to grow plants using compost
produced during the composting and vermicomposting research. ECOPRO identified
the Rooftop as a suitable space to start a wild garden based on the concept of zero
waste, zero space and zero time.
At the same time, the extra compost was deposited on a nearby the school, called
Bukit TI. It is deemed the Green Technology Garden, and was approved by the Vice
Chancellor of USM. Here, Bukit TI is used as a teaching and training centre for local
community from inside and outside of USM to learn about K2K project, Ecosystem
Design & Restoration. Visitors come from local and international universities, government agencies such as Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), community
colleges, schools, private sectors and the local community.
This project also creates volunteering opportunity for USM students and local
community to learn and participate in greening Bukit TI. Workshops are often conducted such as Eco Soap, making their own Effective Microbe (EM), Sistem Kompos
Mudah (S.K.M.) composting method and various method of composting and vermicomposting to enhance the skills and knowledge of the volunteers. Ultimately, the
project aims to grow a ‘USM Community Garden’ as an initiative using Green Technology as well as Ecosystem Design and Restoration.
Having a faculty to lead changes and contributing to the sustainability of the
campus is one of the main driving forces for the advancement of sustainability of the
university.
4.3 Sunway Youth for Sustainable Development, Sunway
University
Sunway University (SU) is located 16 km away from the Kuala Lumpur city center,
in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor. The university was first established in
1987 as Sunway College, then upgraded to university college in 2004, followed by a
full university status in 2011. It has over 5000 student enrolments and is owned and
governed by the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation.
As a leader in sustainability, SU champions the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), demonstrating the university’s effort in building a sustainable future for all. SU supports sustainability initiatives via constantly pushing
forward the best minds to discover new ideas in pursuing environmental and economic issues. In line with the goal of creating a sustainable future for all, SU hosts
the Jeffrey Sachs Centre on Sustainable Development (JSC), which is a collaboration between the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation and the United Nations Sustainable
Development Solutions Network (UN-SDSN) (Sunway University 2018).
As part of the university’s sustainability framework, the Sunway Youth for Sustainable Development (SYSD) was established, and co-founded by Natasha Ting
and Shakirin Shahrul in 2016. The society aims to raise awareness about the SDGs