Strategic Implementation Forum 

Strategic Theme: Sustainability

Date: Wednesday 25 May 2022, 12:00 (2 hours)
Location: Online

12:00 Overview of UM's Strategic Commitments

Overview of the 'UM Strategic Themes and Main Commitments 2020-2025'
Rector Prof Alfred J Vella, Pro-Rector Tanya Sammut-Bonnici

12:05 Overview of UM's Commitments for Sustainability

Overview of the 'UM Commitments 2020-2025: Sustainability'
Prof Maria Attard, Chair, Committee for Sustainability @ University of Malta (C-SUM), Director, Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development

12:10  Implementation of the Strategic Commitments 

Presentation of activities reflecting elements of the Strategic Theme: Sustainability

• Encourage sustainable transport measures
  Speaker: Prof Maria Attard, Chair, Committee for Sustainability @ University of Malta (C-SUM), Director, Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development
  Subject: Sustainable Transport Measures
  
  
• Develop sustainable land and buildings
  Speaker: Prof Ruben Paul Borg, Associate Professor, Faculty for the Built Environment
  Subject: Sustainable Land and Buildings
  
  
• Reduce, reuse and recycle waste
  Speaker: Ing Reuben Mifsud, Manager, Estates, Facilities and Capital Development Directorate and Ing Francarl Galea, Senior Systems Engineer, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology
  Subject: Waste and Energy Measures
  
  
• Deliver training and research on sustainability
  Speaker: Dr Marie Briguglio, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy
  Subject: Sustainability Communication (including teaching and research)
   
  

12:30  Working Groups

Sustainability: Working Group Guidelines

Discussion of current and future activities that reflect elements of the Strategic Theme: Sustainability

Working Group Leaders:

- Prof Ruben Paul Borg, Associate Professor, Faculty for the Built Environment
- Dr Marie Briguglio, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy
- Ing Francarl Galea, Senior Systems Engineer, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology and Ing Reuben Mifsud, Manager, Estates, Facilities and Capital Development Directorate
- Prof David Magri, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science
  

13:15  Working Group Presentations

Sharing of outcomes in the main plenary session 

13:50  Strategy Champions

Engaging the University Community and creating an ecosystem of strategic implementation

14:00  End of Forum

Documentation: 

• Sustainability: Strategic Commitments
• Sustainability: Working Group Guidelines
• Opening Presentation - Sustainability [PDF] 
• UM Strategic Plan 2020-2025 Summary
• UM Strategic Plan 2020-2025 Full Document