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improve recycling’, ‘developing circular economy business models’, ‘3D printing—
educational hub and integration of recycled plastic’, and many others. The Waste to
Resource Innovation Network offers expertise in science and technology behind the
circular economy, as well as in business modelling and consumer behaviour insight.
Waste to Resource Innovation Network’s work encompasses the social, behavioural,
cultural, ethical, environmental, economic, legal and regulatory know-how to support
a successful transition to the ambition of a truly circular economy.
From the literature reviewed, we can conclude that, in general, the universities
have an important role in influencing and contributing to Sustainability Development
via the teaching of the subject but also by applying SD principles in their own
operations. It is imperative, however, they should take a systemic view in which
universities, its community, society, and the environment should be seen holistically,
and in an integrative approach (curricula, research, campus operations, community
outreach, university collaboration, assessment, and reporting, transdisciplinary). In
addition, a salient theme of the literature review was that there was a challenging task
changing attitudes and behaviours, but the literature review suggested the integration
of faculty, students and staff to promote the sustainability of society. In addition,
another fundamental point is vertical policy support integration.
4 The Methodological Approach to Implement
the VERSAS Project at Uni-FACEF
In this section, we discuss the steps leading to the design and implementation of the
‘VERSAS Project’. First, we introduce the environmental context, describing the
HEI—Uni-FACEF. Then, important considerations about the sustainability actions
of the HEI are outlined, which provides the foundation for its development. This is
described as the ‘Background of VERSAS’. The last part of this section discusses
the VERSAS Project in some detail.
4.1 The University
Uni-FACEF, Centro Universitário Municipal de Franca, is a public (municipal) higher
education institution founded in 1951, located in the city of Franca,
1 in the state of
Sao Paulo, Brazil. The university has about three thousand students and fourteen
undergraduate courses as in Accounting Sciences, Business Administration, Civil
Engineering, Communication Studies, Information System, Languages and Literatures, Mathematics, Medicine, Production Engineering, Psychology, Nursing, Software Engineering, Computer Sciences, and Economics. There is some specialization,
1 Franca is located 400 km away from Sao Paulo. The city is known as the Brazilian male footwear
capital, as it is the larger producer in all Latin America and a relevant agribusiness sector.
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improve recycling’, ‘developing circular economy business models’, ‘3D printing—
educational hub and integration of recycled plastic’, and many others. The Waste to
Resource Innovation Network offers expertise in science and technology behind the
circular economy, as well as in business modelling and consumer behaviour insight.
Waste to Resource Innovation Network’s work encompasses the social, behavioural,
cultural, ethical, environmental, economic, legal and regulatory know-how to support
a successful transition to the ambition of a truly circular economy.
From the literature reviewed, we can conclude that, in general, the universities
have an important role in influencing and contributing to Sustainability Development
via the teaching of the subject but also by applying SD principles in their own
operations. It is imperative, however, they should take a systemic view in which
universities, its community, society, and the environment should be seen holistically,
and in an integrative approach (curricula, research, campus operations, community
outreach, university collaboration, assessment, and reporting, transdisciplinary). In
addition, a salient theme of the literature review was that there was a challenging task
changing attitudes and behaviours, but the literature review suggested the integration
of faculty, students and staff to promote the sustainability of society. In addition,
another fundamental point is vertical policy support integration.
4 The Methodological Approach to Implement
the VERSAS Project at Uni-FACEF
In this section, we discuss the steps leading to the design and implementation of the
‘VERSAS Project’. First, we introduce the environmental context, describing the
HEI—Uni-FACEF. Then, important considerations about the sustainability actions
of the HEI are outlined, which provides the foundation for its development. This is
described as the ‘Background of VERSAS’. The last part of this section discusses
the VERSAS Project in some detail.
4.1 The University
Uni-FACEF, Centro Universitário Municipal de Franca, is a public (municipal) higher
education institution founded in 1951, located in the city of Franca,
1 in the state of
Sao Paulo, Brazil. The university has about three thousand students and fourteen
undergraduate courses as in Accounting Sciences, Business Administration, Civil
Engineering, Communication Studies, Information System, Languages and Literatures, Mathematics, Medicine, Production Engineering, Psychology, Nursing, Software Engineering, Computer Sciences, and Economics. There is some specialization,
1 Franca is located 400 km away from Sao Paulo. The city is known as the Brazilian male footwear
capital, as it is the larger producer in all Latin America and a relevant agribusiness sector.