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Launch of the "Défis Verts 2022" campaign

  • November 15 to December 5, 2021
  • 09:00 - 23:59

The partner universities involved in the European UNI-ECO project are simultaneously launching a call for "Défis Verts 2022" projects aimed at students and staff at the University of Montpellier. 

What is a "green challenge"? It's a challenge to campus users to develop projects to improve sustainability on their university campus, with a view to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations.

This year's themes are as follows:

  1. raising awareness of the SDGs and sustainable development in general ;
  2. actions to conserve and enhance biodiversity on campus ;
  3. moving towards a circular economy at university ;
  4. encourage efficient use of resources (water, energy, alternatives to plastic, transport/mobility, etc.).

Are you studying or working at the University of Montpellier and would like to help build the sustainable university of tomorrow? Then join us and take action for a greener campus!

Put together a team of 2 to 5 people and submit your project online on the UNI-ECO platform. You can also join an incomplete team to share your skills and increase your chances of winning.

Selected projects will be supported in order to be formalized, and may be eligible for financial assistance awarded by the selection committee. A winning team will be selected and given the opportunity to present its project to an international community at the UNI-ECO Summer School, providing a unique opportunity for international networking.

The call for projects is open from November 15 to December 5, 2021. So choose a challenge now and submit your vision of a sustainable campus!

  • For further information, please consult the terms and conditions of the call for projects.

  • If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail.

The European UNI-ECO project

The UNI-ECO project is a "Strategic Partnership" co-financed by the European Commission's Erasmus+ program. It is an initiative led by the University of Montpellier in partnership with the University of Barcelona, the University of Utrecht, the Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest and Trinity College Dublin (all members of the CHARM-EU alliance), as well as the UNIMED university network and the NGO CESIE.

This project aims to raise awareness of sustainable development and encourage cooperation and action by all university campus users (students, academic and non-academic staff) towards a sustainable campus.

During the first phase of the project, an "inventory of sustainable development in higher education institutions" was carried out. Analysis of the results of this study at partner institutions, which included university self-assessments and surveys of students and staff, enabled priority areas for action to be identified and common "green challenges" to be defined, which form the core of this call for projects.

An initial call for projects was launched last year, resulting in the selection of 25 projects from the 5 partner universities.

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