Major areas
With reference to the 17 sustainable development goals set out by United Nations in 2025, HKSYU will advance sustainable development cultures and practices in the following areas.
1 Green spaces
- Final Bronze Award for Research Complex
- Green surrounding on the top of Braemar Hill
2 Green practices
- Paperless office
- Using recyclable materials
- Grey water capture and recycling
3 Green procurement
- Electric devices with energy-saving label
- Inexhaustible pure-tasting water dispenser
4 Energy saving
- Motion sensor lighting
- Solar power and energy-saving lighting system
- Environmentally friendly air-conditioning system
- Substantive plans to install solar panels on existing and new campuses
5 Waste management
- Food waste processor
- Recycling bins
- Reusing things
6 Quality education
- Education for all by creating innovative programmes to provide opportunities for education, e.g. Foundation Year International Programme
- Status in QS ranking
- Digitally-enhanced teaching, learning and research, and the first university in Hong Kong to engage intensively and extensively in digital social work
- International learning opportunities (including internships) to realize global exposure
7 Concerns about inequalities
- Research Centre
- Policy for equality opportunities
- Manuals of practice for equality practices
8 Concerns for the disadvantaged
- SEN facilities, protocols and measures
- Workshops on social care
9 Fair work environment
- Policy against discrimination
- No retirement age
- 50:50 ratio between males and females on the Senior Management Team
10 Partnership for SDGs
- Student societies
- External bodies (NGOs, government)
11 No Poverty
- No student is ever turned away because of his/her inability to pay tuition
- Non-means subsidy for undergraduates
- No or low interest student loans
- A wide range of scholarships including generous post-graduate grants
12 Good Health and Well-being
- Non-smoking campus
- Canteens on campus cater to vegetarians
- Fitness training courses for students and staff paid in full or subsidized by the university
- Counselling services for students
- Community-based counselling and psychological services provided to individuals and groups through the Counselling & Research Centre
13 Clean Water and Sanitation
- Clean water provided throughout the campus by frequent and regularly cleaning and maintenance of water tanks
- Clean drinkable water provided on campus through filtering systems
- Sanitation performed daily by dedicated team of cleaners
Mission
HKSYU is committed to pursuing sustainable development as far as reasonably practicable for a sustainable future. The Sustainable Development Team is responsible for establishing good initiatives and measures for the purposes.
Terms of Reference
- To promote awareness and understanding of sustainable development;
- To conduct regular reviews of matters related to sustainable development;
- To facilitate members of the University to organize/participate in events and activities related to sustainable development;
- To make recommendations on advancing sustainable development.
Membership
Chair
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Vice President
(University Administration)
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Dr. CHOW Tak Sang, Jason
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Members |
Associate Vice President (Student Affairs)
Director of Campus Development
Assistant Administrative Manager (University Administration)
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Ms. Sophia Yip
Mr. Kavan Li
Mr. Vincent Ho
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Secretary
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A staff from the Office of the Vice President (University Administration)
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