The 6th National Workshop on UI GreenMetric 2022 for Universities in Colombia, “A look at the ranking indicators and their relationship with the SDGs”, was held on Wednesday, 10 August 2022, at 7:30 AM local time via Zoom meeting. This workshop was hosted by 8 Colombian university (CES University, University of Antioch, University of Medellin, Pontifical Bolivarian University, National University, EAFIT University, Lasallian University, and EIA University). The target audiences for this workshop are working teams from universities that participate in the ranking of UI GreenMetric sustainability campuses as well as members of the academic community who are interested in environmental management issues, green and sustainable campuses or eco campuses. This workshop has a specific object discussing:

1. Propose solutions to the challenges of meeting the SDGs, framed in the field of action the GreenMetric theme
2. Identify the direct relationship of some of the GreenMetric form theme indicators with some of the goals of some of the SDGs
3. Analyze issues that do not have completeness in all dimensions of sustainable development.

Greetings and welcome to the workshop and presentation of the moments of the workshop from Lina Marcela Rozo León

  The first speech at this event was delivered by Lina Marcela Rozo León, Coordinator of the Environmental Management System of EAFIT University. The second speech was delivered by Prof. Riri Fitri Sari, the Chairperson of UI GreenMetric who discussed world university ranking and its projection towards the sustainable university and accompanied by Dr. Junaidi, Vice Chairperson of UI GreenMetric Ranking who also attended this event via a zoom meeting.  

Dr Junaidi, Vicechairman of UI GreenMetric delivering his session about The ranking metric

  In addition, there were remarks by representatives from each university organizers including Dr. Jaime Alberto Romero, professor of the Universidad del Bosque Dr. Freddy Franco, professor of the National University of Colombia who discussed the evolution and projection of ranking in Colombia. Dr. Ricardo Taborda Rios, Dean of the School of Applied Sciences and Engineering of the EAFIT University discussed the Opening of the 6th National Workshop UI GM 2022. Dr. Mónica Pinilla Roncancio – Director of the Center for Sustainable Development for Latin America and the Caribbean (CODS) discussed the SDG Conference in Colombia. Edwin Andrés Mora Aristizabal, Environmental Professional University of Antioquia Daniel Valencia, Head of Sustainability EIA University also gave a speech at this event and the last one was closing which was closed by Juan Camilo Vélez Taborda, Unilasallist Teacher.