Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has embraced sustainability through various initiatives that align with the five priority areas of the UNESCO Global Action Programme on Education for Sustainable Development. These initiatives include establishing a sustainability policy, the APEX sustainability program with research focuses on waste utilization and vaccines, integrating sustainability in the curriculum and staff training, student leadership programs and courses, and engaging local and global stakeholders through knowledge sharing programs. The sustainability journey at USM aims to develop solutions and talents to advance sustainability in higher education.

1. •The Sustainability Journey of USM:
Solution Oriented Campus Ecosphere for
Vitalising Higher Education Action on GAP
Prof. Dr. Kamarulazizi Ibrahim
Centre for Global Sustainability Studies
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia
emel : kamarul@usm.my
web : www.cgss.usm.my

2. THE JOURNEY
This global ESD commitment
gained strength when the
UNESCO World Conference
on ESD launched the Global
Action Programme (GAP) on
ESD in 2015 with five priority
areas, in Nagoya, Japan
The sustainability journey
of Universiti Sains
Malaysia (USM) has a lot
in common with the
experience of UNESCO
globally and GAP in
particular
on whole-institution
(GAP Priority 2)
commitment which
involves policies (GAP
Priority 1,) and practices
which factor the
creativity of
educators(GAP Priority
3), and the youthful
vigour of students (GAP
Priority 4) are integral to
promoting relevant
changes that befits the
needs of all stakeholders
(GAP Priority 5) today
and tomorrow

3. THE JOURNEY
FIVEESDINITIATIVES
USM Policy on
Sustainable Tomorrow
The APEX
sustainability initiative
Staff participation
Student programmes
USM-stakeholder
engagement

4. THE POLICY JOURNEY
FIVEESDINITIATIVES
USM Policy on
Sustainable Tomorrow
The APEX
sustainability initiative
Staff participation
Student programmes
USM-stakeholder
engagement

5. THE APEX JOURNEY
FIVEESDINITIATIVES
USM Policy on
Sustainable Tomorrow
The APEX sustainability
initiative
Staff participation
Student programmes
USM-stakeholder
engagement
USM has embraced ecological protection, conservation of resources and initiatives aimed at
promoting campus well-being as a platform for its sustainability transformation.
Turning waste into gold: halal collagen
Halal Meningococcal Vaccine
Mobile Teleradiology
The Rubber Genome Project
Deciphering ancient architecture
Malay Braille for the sighted
Southeast Asia Sustainability Network (SEASN)
Sustainability Assessment Methodology (SAM)
SECOND PHASE AIMS TO PRODUCE TALENTS WITH A GLOBAL CITIZEN MINDSET
APEX FIRST PHASE IS TO LAY THE FOUNDATION
ENABLER
Human Governance, Financial
Sustainability, Research and
Innovation, Global Citizens,
Academic, Services, and
Institutional Positioning
Agenda
The Future,
Uniqueness,
Sustainability,
Humanity, University,
Change and Sacrifice
Prominence,
Eminence, Relevance
and Dominance

6. THE STAFF JOURNEY
FIVEESDINITIATIVES
USM Policy on
Sustainable Tomorrow
The APEX sustainability
initiative
Staff participation
Student programmes
USM-stakeholder
engagement
ESD Sustainability
Integration in
USM Curriculum
Laboratory
workshops on
sustainability
implementation at the
workplace for non-
academic
Centre for Innovation
and Productivity in
Public Administration
(PIPPA)

7. THE STUDENT JOURNEY
FIVEESDINITIATIVES
USM Policy on
Sustainable Tomorrow
The APEX sustainability
initiative
Staff participation
Student programmes
USM-stakeholder
engagement
the elective course on
sustainability, WSU 101
(Sustainability: Issues,
Challenges and Prospects)
MASTERS PROGRAMMES:
Sustainable Cities and Communities,
Community Medicine-Environmental
Health, Sustainable Development
Science and Environmental Journalism,
Environmental Science, Sustainable
River Management, Environmental
Engineering and Sustainable Tourism
Development.
‘Pimpin Siswa Lestari’ (PSL), (sustainable undergraduate leader)
Sekretariat Kampus Sejahtera (Campus Well-being Secretariat)
‘White Coffin’ (Styrofoam food containers) and ‘Say No to Plastic’
USM Volunteer Corps
‘Briged Bencana’ (Disaster Brigade),
A total of 165 volunteer-based programs
participation of 5000 students.
POSTGRADUATE DEGREES
BY RESEARCH; Master of
Science (Sustainability),
Master of Arts (Sustainability)
and Doctor of Philosophy
(Sustainability),

8. THE JOURNEY
FIVEESDINITIATIVES
USM Policy on
Sustainable Tomorrow
The APEX sustainability
initiative
Staff participation
Student programmes
USM-stakeholder
engagement
One of the key thrust in promoting sustainability has been
working closely with local and global community through
various knowledge transfer programs
1. The Disabled People cluster addresses the issues of people with disabilities,
2. the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) cluster focuses on up-skilling SMEs46.
3. The 3C cluster (Corporate Conscience Circle), consisting of a team of multidisciplinary staffs and
students working to promote enhanced CSR (corporate social responsibility) and USR (university social
responsibility).
4. The University Community Engagement (UCE) Cluster facilitates collaboration between USM staffs,
students, as well as alumni for meaningful university community engagements.CLUSTER
GLOBAL NETWORKS
via the Asia-Pacific University-
Community Engagement
Network (APUCEN), South East
Asia Sustainability Network
(SEASN), Global Higher Education
Network (GHEN), Regional Peace
Education for Sustainable
Development Network (percent)
and Asian Local Knowledge
Network (NS).
DISASTER MANAGEMENT & DRM
(a) Training for capacity building – ‘Disaster
Risk Management for Sustainable
Development Capacity Building - Malaysia,
Vietnam, Lao PDR and Cambodia’
(b) ‘Kelantan Flood Disaster Management
Conference, Kelantan, Malaysia’
(c) Workshop on Hospital Disaster
Resilience
(d) Project for community based resilience
building

9. TERIMA KASIH