Strategic Plan for a Sustainable University (2026–2029)

Pillar No.

Pillar Title

Objectives

Initiatives

KPIs

1

Sustainable Governance & Leadership

• Establish sustainability as a core institutional priority
• Align governance with SDGs and Egypt Vision 2030

• Establish a Sustainability Office & Committee
• Appoint a Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
• Develop a Sustainability Policy & Climate Action Plan
• Annual sustainability reporting (aligned with THE/QS)

• Sustainability governance structure operational (Year 1)
• Annual sustainability report published
• Ranking participation initiated (THE Impact)

2

Sustainable Campus & Operations

• Develop a green, low-carbon campus model

• Solar energy integration (target 20–30% energy mix by Year 3)
• Smart buildings (energy-efficient HVAC, lighting)
• Water reuse systems (greywater, irrigation)
• Waste segregation and recycling programs
• Green procurement policy

• renewable energy use
• Reduction in energy and water consumption

·   Waste diversion rate

3

Education for Sustainable Development

• Integrate sustainability into all medical and health curricula

• Mandatory Sustainability & Climate Health course
• Embed sustainability modules in:
• Medicine (climate-health link)
• Pharmacy (green pharma)
• Physical Therapy (sustainable care)
• Biotechnology (bio-economy)
• Staff training programs on sustainability

• programs with sustainability content
• staff trained annually
• Student sustainability literacy scores

4

Research, Innovation & Health-Sustainability Nexus

• Position Merit as a research hub for health and sustainability , Focus Areas
• Climate and health
• Water and sanitation
• Green healthcare systems
• Waste-to-value (bioeconomy)
• Digital health and AI

• Establish Center for Climate & Health
• Launch funded research programs
• Industry partnerships (health, pharma, environment)

• Number of sustainability research projects
• Publications and citations
• External funding secured

5

Community Engagement & Social Impact

• Serve Upper Egypt communities through sustainable healthcare

• Medical convoys (health + awareness + sustainability)
• Rural health education programs
• Women and youth empowerment initiatives
• School sustainability outreach programs

• Number of beneficiaries
• Outreach programs delivered
• Community satisfaction indicators

6

Student Engagement & Leadership

• Develop sustainability-driven student leaders

• Establish Student Sustainability Club
• Support Enactus and innovation teams
• Sustainability competitions and hackathons
• Volunteer programs (environment + health

• Student participation rates
• Number of initiatives led by students
• Sustainability projects implemented

7

Partnerships & Global Engagement

• Strengthen international collaboration

• Establish a global outreach Office & Committee
• Appoint a Chief internationalization Officer (CIO)
• Partnerships with universities (e.g., University of East London)
• Participation in global sustainability networks
• Joint research and dual programs

• Number of international collaborations
• Joint publications/programs
• Global ranking performance