Care for the future
In harmony with the environment

p style="text-align: justify">With a vision in sustainable energy management, we wish to become a reference example for public sector buildings. This refers to energy efficiency and the use of locally available renewable energy sources as well as to a quality internal environment. This way, the University buildings will be among the most efficient ones within the public building stock, as EU and national targets for rational energy use in buildings will be surpassed before 2020. Each member of the University will be able to identify itself with the energy strategy and energy has been defined as one of the key areas that are the focus of applied research and commercialisation of research results.

Environmental goals are closely related with a number of activities to reduce energy consumption and limit emissions in the environment. In 2015, the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, completed the energy rationalisation project, aimed at rational use of energy, and obtained the energy performance certificate for the building.

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana has disposed of waste in an ecological manner for a number of years. All waste is separated and most of it is recycled, for which environmental waste disposal certificates are received. Waste stationery is redeemed and the amount is accounted for under waste removal services, which represents considerable savings on annual level. Offices and restrooms are cleaned using ecological cleaning agents.

The Faculty of Education at the University of Ljubljana has been involved in the Eco-School programme since 2014. The programme brings together educational institutions striving to achieve the goals of environmental upbringing and education and actualise sustainable development among young persons. Within the scope of the environmental programme implemented, we cooperate with employees and students. In 2015, emphasis was placed on raising the students and employees’ awareness on the importance of sustainable management of available resources, reducing and preventing waste generation as well as on training students and future teachers to teach sustainable contents.

The Faculty of Computer and Information Science at the University of Ljubljana put into service a charging station for electric cars, donated by Schneider Electronic Slovenija. Its installation will provide the Faculty with the necessary infrastructure to develop electrical mobility. Electric cars can be charged by employees, students and visitors to the Faculty.

At the students’ initiative, the Veterinary Faculty at the University of Ljubljana commenced activities to arrange an eco-point for hanging out in the Faculty park. With the help of employees, students created a pleasant setting with benches and a table for student and employee socialising.