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As we are students of Masaryk University, we are going to talk about its potential to be the first sustainable university in the Czech Republic. Masaryk university already has some preconditions that would help to transform it. There is a department of environmental studies at the Faculty of Social Studies, which is the leader of green changes at Masaryk University. There is very good waste management and students can even bring their broken electronics to recycle them. The canteen at the faculty sells local organic juices and fair trade tea. There is a copier with recycled paper in the library (they don't have it in Graz) and the university supports electronic data and studying materials. Teachers and students have placed special swift nesting boxes below the roof of the faculty. All these things could be used as the basis for developing other activities that would lead to "sustainability" certification. Further steps could be inspired by the University of Graz. To begin with, some faculties might place photovoltaic power plants on their roofs and land or find other renewable sources of energy. | As we are students of Masaryk University, we are going to talk about its potential to be the first sustainable university in the Czech Republic. Masaryk university already has some preconditions that would help to transform it. There is a department of environmental studies at the Faculty of Social Studies, which is the leader of green changes at Masaryk University. There is very good waste management and students can even bring their broken electronics to recycle them. The canteen at the faculty sells local organic juices and fair trade tea. There is a copier with recycled paper in the library (they don't have it in Graz) and the university supports electronic data and studying materials. Teachers and students have placed special swift nesting boxes below the roof of the faculty. All these things could be used as the basis for developing other activities that would lead to "sustainability" certification. Further steps could be inspired by the University of Graz. To begin with, some faculties might place photovoltaic power plants on their roofs and land or find other renewable sources of energy. | ||
The biggest difference between Czech Republic and Austria is the attitude of the | The biggest difference between the Czech Republic and Austria is the attitude of the government to green and sustainable politics. People in Austria are used to thinking about everything public they do from an environmental point of view. All activities leading to sustainability are well subsidised and being "green" is a kind of "luxury" that rich Austria can afford. On the other hand, Czechs are very suspicious of all things organized by the government, especially when it relates to something as "useless" and "excessive" as sustainability. The idea is new to them and all the problems that trouble the country like bribing, unstable government and bad social policies make them believe that environmentalism is something secondary. | ||
That's why activists, NGOs and in our case universities have to find some other ways to get | That's why activists, NGOs and in our case universities have to find some other ways to get financing, try to get support from the EU and act differently. As Czech universities are not motivated to be sustainable by the government, we could use the rivalyy between them to give them some motivation. Masaryk University tries hard to be better then Charles University in Prague. Being the first sustainable university would mean a new mark of prestige. If student initiatives supported the idea, the way could be paved with success. | ||
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