“As YÖK, we have recently been concentrating on digital and green skills,” YÖK head Erol Özvar noted. “In this regard, we have developed a sustainable and climate-friendly campus initiative to help our institutions have greener, more efficient and socially responsible campuses.”

The initiative also aims at producing a generation of young people who are aware of the need for green skills, Özvar stressed.

Green skills refer to the beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, and abilities needed to create and promote a resource-efficient and sustainable society, according to the definition by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

The initial phase of this project, emphasizing the significance of such green skills, involves 11 university campuses, Özvar noted.

He further mentioned that, through this initiative, they hope to lower carbon footprint, improve waste management, preserve water resources and increase energy efficiency.