The Green campus – The experiences from developing countries

Abstract

This paper introduces the experiences in building and operating the Green University campus from universities in the group of developing economies, including China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The research method is to collect and process the secondary data from books, journals, scientific publications, conference proceedings on issues of higher education and education for sustainable development, and reports of environment agencies. The study results show that the universities planning to develop the Green university need an overall long-term strategy and at the same time have to maintain the stability and regularity of activities in the chain of goals of building and operating the Green University campus. The practical benefits from the construction of a green campus include: improving health and educating the consciousness of university residents and local communities; minimizing the negative impacts on the environment during the use of campuses and operation of universities’ activities; focusing on the community connectivity; saving the operating costs of higher education institutions, and enhancing the image and brand value of a university. The study helps universities’ leaders and scholars refer to and select the models of building a Green University campus for higher education institutions in Vietnam.