Depok, 21 July 2022. After 12 years of conducting UI GreenMetric World University Rankings, Universitas Indonesia (UI) announced the launching of UI GreenCityMetrics, a ranking of sustainable cities and districts in Indonesia. “The development of sustainability aspects is not only important for education institutions such as universities, but also for larger areas such as cities and districts. Therefore, UI GreenMetric as an index of sustainability for universities, innovated and adjusted its indicators on sustainability, making them applicable for cities and districts in Indonesia in the form of UI GreenCityMetric,” said the Chairperson of UI GreenMetric, Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari,M.M., M.Sc., during the “Announcement and Awarding of UI GreenCityMetric Rankings 2022” on Thursday (21/07).   Chairperson of UI GreenMetric, Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, delivering her opening remarks   Prof. Riri also stated that the ranking of sustainable cities and districts is based on three aspects, notably environmental, economy, and social aspects, which are represented in six indicators, such as spatial planning and infrastructure (16%), climate change and energy (19%), waste management and disposal (19%), water management (15%), mobility and access (16%), and governance (15%). “UI GreenCityMetric strives to be a platform to observe sustainability issues in cities and districts in Indonesia. Hopefully, local and central governments in Indonesia can start seeing sustainability issues as a focal and major concern.” the chairperson explained.   Prof. Riri Fitri Sari awarding the Mayor of Semarang, Hendrar Prihadi, for the most sustainable city and districts in Indonesia.   Based on the ranking of UI GreenCityMetric 2022, City of Semarang, Central Java is nominated as the best sustainable city in Indonesia; followed by City of Kediri, East Java in the second ranking; and City of Padang, West Sumatra in the third. UI GreenCityMetric also nominated six awards for best performing cities/districts in each UI GreenCityMetric indicator.   Prof. Riri Fitri Sari with the representatives of the most sustainable cities/districts awardees   Firstly, the most sustainable city for spatial planning and infrastructure category is  awarded to the City of Semarang, Central Java. Second, the most sustainable city in terms of energy and climate change category was awarded to the City of Parepare, South Sulawesi. Third, the most sustainable city for waste management and disposal was awarded to the City of Madiun, East Java. Next, the most sustainable city for water management was awarded to the City of Padang, West Sumatera. Lastly, the most sustainable city for governance was awarded to the City of Kediri, East Java. The full ranking of UI GreenCityMetric can be accessed in: https://greenmetric.ui.ac.id/city/ranking   Assistant to the Minister of Home Affair, Togap Simangunsong (top left); Director General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology of Republic of Indonesia, Prof. Ir. Nizam (top right); Executive Director of APEKSI, Alwis Rustam (bottom left); Assistant of the Minister of National Development Planning, Dr. Vivi Yulaswati (bottom right);   The announcement was attended by  the Assistant of the Minister of Home Affair for Society and Organizational Relations, Togap Simangunsong; Head Secretary of National SGDs, Assistant of the Minister of National Development and Planning for Social and Poverty Eradication, Dr. Vivi Yulaswati, M.Sc.; Director General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology of Republic of Indonesia, Prof. Ir. Nizam, M.Sc., DIC., Ph.; Executive Director of Association of Urban Government of Indonesia (APEKSI), Alwis Rustam, M.Int.Dev; University Secretary of UI, dr. Agustin Kusumayati, M.Sc., Ph.D.; Mayor of Semarang, Hendrar Prihadi; Mayor of Kediri, Abdullah Abu Bakar;  Mayor of Padang Hendri Septa, B.Bus (acc), MIB; Mayor of Madiun Drs. H. Maidi ,SH, MM, M.Pd; Mayor of Parepare, Dr. Taufan Pawe, SH.,MH; Mayor of Padang Sidempuan Irsan Efendi Nasution, SH; and lastly the board of leaders and state peripherals of cities/districts in Indonesia. The announcement was held in Balai Sidang Universitas Indonesia, Depok Campus and was aired on the UI Official YouTube Channel.   In the opening remark, University Secretary of UI who represented the Rector of UI, dr. Agustin Kusumayati, M.Sc., Ph.D., appreciated the cities and districts in Indonesia that actively participated in developing green and sustainable cities using UI GreenMetric indicators.   University Secretary of UI, Dr. Agustin Kusumayati, delivering her opening remark   “In its first year, UI GreenCityMetric is participated by 34 cities/districts from 16 provinces, which is a good achievement for promoting more sustainable cities/districts in Indonesia. We hope that more cities and districts could participate in future UI GreenCityMetric rankings to push Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 in Indonesia,” dr. Agustin Kusumayati said.   UI GreenMetrics Vice-Chair of Program, Communication, and Partnership, Dr. Junaidi, S.S., MA  delivering his speech   As the awardee of the best sustainable city, one of the uniqueness of Semarang lies in the wastewater management process called IPAL MBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) that is similar to Activated Sludge but with a mix of suspended medium. The organic wastewater management in Semarang could produce compost fertilizer using baskets, water containers, Takakura, biopores, and eco-enzymes.   Meanwhile, Kediri was awarded as the best in the access and mobility due to its public transportation system which is specially designed for elderly and handicapped citizens. In addition to that, Kediri also provides bike lanes in the streets. The third best city, Padang, is one of the best cities in terms of water management with its programs on water conservation and reusable water utilization.   Prof. Riri Fitri Sari and Dr. Agustin Kusumayati awarded the Mayor of Kediri, Abdullah Abu Bakar.   UI GreenCityMetric is an initiative from UI GreenMetric that ranks various cities/districts in Indonesia based on their commitments and acts on promoting sustainability. Not only limited to promotion and raising awareness, UI GreenCityMetric also aims to encourage citizens to support every act of developing sustainable and implementation of green cities with an endorsement from ministries of the Republic of Indonesia.

The 4th National Workshop on UI GreenMetric for French Universities was held on April 5th, 2022, from 9:00 – 16:00 local Paris time. Held by OMNES Education, this event was held on-site at Michel Campus, OMNES Education, Paris, and was opened by Mathias Emmerich, the President of OMNES Education, and José Milano, the Managing Director of OMNES Education. Using the theme of Pedagogy and Ecological Economics, this event also serves as a chance to introduce UI GreenMetric World University Rankings to French universities.   Figure 1. Prof. Riri Fitri Sari presenting about UI GreenMetric at The 4th National Workshop on UI GreenMetric for French Universities   Figure 2. Junaidi, M.A presenting about UI GreenMetric World University Rankings Network at The 4th National Workshop on UI GreenMetric for French Universities   The event consisted of two round tables of discussion. The first discussion brought up the theme “Which educational models should we apply in managing the ecological transition?”, which was an opportunity for gathering feedback from teachers and practitioners who have included the issues of ecological transformation in their teaching. The discussion focused on innovative institutes, chairs, and other partnership projects that have succeeded in combining multidisciplinary research, responsible practices, and specialized training. Led by journalist Thibault Lieurade, this round of discussion features participation from Ecological Accointing Chair by Alexandre Rambaud (AgroPariTech), Green Incubation by Gerald Cohen (University of Haute Alsace), Social Entrepreneurship by Bruno Humbert (La Ruche), Green Business Week by Serge Guérin (INSEEC Grande Ecole), EDUCating for Positive Management by Béatric Bellini (University of Nanterre) and Catherine Kuszla (OMNES Education), E-mobility Collaborative OnLine International Learning by Mary de Gendre (ESCE), and Eco-innovation Management by Isabelle Nicolaï (CentraleSupélec) and Julien Pilot (OMNES Education).   Figure 3. Discussion session at The 4th National Workshop on UI GreenMetric for French Universities The second discussion round brought up the theme “Why is training for the ecological transition important?”, which focused on Lifelong Learning with innovative training managers, executives, and company heads from different sectors of activity who have chosen training in ecological transition to support their professional transition project or to face the new challenges of their profession. Led by Professor Sylvie Faucheux, this round features participation of Fabrice Lipinski (Operations Manager of èhôtels-lyon group), Marie-Amélie Sagazan (Manager of SARL Agitaterre.ba), Florence Pontlevoy (Head of Department of Assiteaux), Aida Cisse (Data Center Project Manager), Martin O’Connor (Université Paris-Saclay), and Arnaud Berger (Mob-ion, Energiga and Essec). The 4th National Workshop on UI GreenMetric for French Universities was concluded at 15:45 local Paris time.

UI GreenMetric for 12 years has conducted a ranking program for world universities based on six categories, which include setting and infrastructure, energy and climate change, waste management, water management, transportation, and education and research. UI GreenMetric has a solid commitment to become a global platform for universities to play an active role in overcoming the environmental challenges facing the world today. Sustainability are considered important not only for educational institutions such as universities, but also very important for wider coverage areas such as regencies/cities. UI GreenMetric, as a university ranking in the field of sustainability, carried out innovation and adjustment of indicators so that assessments related to sustainability can also be carried out for Regencies/Cities in Indonesia through UI GreenCityMetric. UI GreenCityMetric is hoped to emerge to be a leap frog programs at the local government at the Regency/City on the sustainability issues. In addition, the UI GreenCityMetric will also evaluate the efforts that the government and the community have made to improve sustainability issues in the related regencies/cities. Therefore, UI GreenCityMetric created an event, "Information Session about UI GreenCityMetrics Rangkings for Regencies/Cities in Indonesia" from January 25th, 2022 to January 27th, 2022, virtually with a total of 78 participating regencies/cities in Indonesia during the three days event. The event was inaugurated with the opening remarks by Dr. Drs. Safrizal ZA., M.Si (Director General of Regional Administration of the Ministry of Home Affairs) and Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, M.M., M.Sc, (Chairperson of UI GreenMetric).   Figure 1. Dr. Safrizal ZA, M.Si delivering his speech   In his speech, Dr. Drs. Safrizal ZA., M.Si stated that urban areas in Indonesia continue to grow with an average growth of 4.1% per year, faster than cities in other Asian countries. The increasing growth of the population living in urban areas provides economic opportunities and vertical mobility. Meanwhile, the surge in urbanization due to uncontrolled urban development will result in urban sprawl. These cities grew beyond administrative boundaries. The occupancy of productive land and even protected areas around urban centers are used for residential development or built-up land and industrial land that supports urban areas. The growth of urban areas, which is not accompanied by the fulfillment of essential urban services such as housing, drinking water, sanitation, and public transportation, has caused negative externalities that impact livability. Cities will experience environmental quality degradation, threat of disaster, clean water crisis, declining air quality, local food security crisis, and in general, it will cause ecosystem damage. Urban area management must be carried out through sustainable development to minimize these negative factors, conceptually and operationally. Sustainable development has three mutually sustainable pillars, economic development, social development, and environmental development. The three pillars are symmetrically proportional to the implementation of the UI GreenCityMetric. “UI GreenCityMetric will be able to strengthen and together to realize the implementation of the Government Regulation on Urban. UI GreenCityMetric eventually can also be a reference for elaborating cities in Indonesia related to environmental issues, sustainable development, innovation, and collaboration."   Figure 2. Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, M.M., M.Sc delivering his speech   In her speech, Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, M.M., M.Sc, stated that the UI GreenCityMetric event to Regencies/Cities was based on the background that for 12 years UI GreenMetric had ramkes, ranking universities in the world in terms of sustainability. The GreenMetric network impact in which everyone have the opportunity to learn and share their experience. It is seen that the leadership continues to monitor the development and implementation of the categories and six indicators in UI GreenMetric. So, for Indonesia, we think this is the best moment for us to learn together based on the international standards we have previously established to create smart, resilient, sustainable cities capable of providing support for good health and prosperity for all. With this background, we hope that all can create environmentally friendly and responsible cities to ensure that everyone can follow the latest standards in realizing prosperity and sustainable development goals that can be recognized by empowering smart cities, responsible and resilient cities. "Hopefully, with today's event and discussion sessions, it will eventually lead to the realization of all of our collaborations to ensure and realize that our cities will become advanced, modern cities that we can pass on to our next generation in good condition and capable of supporting a decent and dignified life.” The participating 78 regencies/cities the event were divided into 3 days. The first day (January 25th, 2022) was attended by 32 regencies/cities consisting of 29 cities and 3 regencies, including Cilegon City; South Tangerang City; Yogyakarta City; Banjar City; Bekasi City; Bogor City; Cimahi City; Cirebon City; Depok City; Tasikmalaya City; Magelang City; Pekalongan City; Salatiga City; Semarang City; Surakarta City; Tegal City; Batu City; Blitar City; Kediri City; Madiun City; Malang City; Mojokerto City; Pasuruan City; Probolinggo City; City of Surabaya; Bitung City; Manado City; Tomohon City; Denpasar City; Badung Regency; Gianyar Regency and Tabanan Regency.   Figure 3. Participants on the first day   In the second day (January 26th, 2022), 23 cities and 2 regencies participated, including Banda Aceh City; Langsa City; Subulussalam City; Jambi City; Pangkalpinang City; Batam City; Bandar Lampung City; Pekanbaru City; Padang City; Padangpanjang City; Pariaman City; Payakumbuh City; Solok City; Lubuklinggau City; Pagar Alam City; Palembang City; Prabumulih City; Binjai City; Gunungsitoli City; Medan city; Padangsidempuan City; Tanjungbalai City; Tebing Tinggi City; Semarang Regency and Kendal Regency. Figure 4. Participants on the second day   Meanwhile, the last event on January 27th, 2022 was attended by 17 cities and 4 regencies consisting of Mataram City; Pontianak City; Banjarbaru City; Banjarmasin City; Palangkaraya City; Balikpapan City; Bontang City; Samarinda City; Tarakan City; Makassar city; Parepare City; Baubau City; Tual City; Jayapura City; Sorong City; South Jakarta Administrative City; East Jakarta Administrative City; Minahasa Regency; North Minahasa Regency; West Tulang Bawang Regency and Demak Regency. After the opening remarks, the event was then continued with the presentation of the UI GreenCityMetric Rankings by a different speaker every day, subsequently by Prof. Ir. Gunawan Tjahjono, M.Arch., Ph.D. ; Dr. Nyoman Suwartha, S.T., M.T., M.Agr and Junaidi, M.A. The three speakers explained UI GreenCityMetric, the context adopted by UI GreenCityMetric, the relationship between categories and indicators from UI GreenCityMetric, and the Sustainable Development Goals; methodology, indicators, and assessments in UI GreenCityMetric. In addition, the steps related to filling out the UI GreenCityMetric online questionnaire and several things that must be considered in filling out the questionnaire are also explained. At the end of the session, a discussion session and question and answer session were held between the speakers anparticipants. Figure 5. Participants on the third day   "Sosialisasi UI GreenCityMetric Rankings Untuk Kabupaten/Kota di Indonesia" received a positive response from Regencies/Cities. They were very interested and enthusiastic to support this UI GreenCityMetric. They also hope that the UI GreenCityMetric will remain consistent and sustainable every year. UI GreenCityMetric will also support regions in implementing the SDGs and a network of inter-city and inter-provincial collaboration to create a sustainable environment and will be a comprehensive evaluation method.

Sam Ratulangi University held the ToT Eco-Enzyme series IV program for the Central and Eastern parts of Indonesia which was held on Thursday, April 29, 2021. This ToT program was the fourth event in the Eco Enzyme Series which was held under the auspices of the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking. This implementing team is a collaboration of the National Eco Enzyme Team from 11 Universities in Indonesia. This event presented three speakers including Dr. Ir. Nurzainah Ginting, M.Si from the University of North Sumatra (USU), Siska Alicia Farma, S.Pd., M.Biomed from Padang State University (UNP) and Dr. Veronica A. Kumurur, S.T., M.Si from Sam Ratulangi University. The event was opened with remarks from the Rector of Sam Ratulangi University, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ellen Joan Kumaat, M.Sc., DEA, who at the same time reminded us of the importance of preserving nature, especially Earth Day, which was also celebrated on April 22nd. The event was continued with remarks given by the Head of UI GreenMetric, Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, M.M., M.Sc and continued with the takeover of the event guide by the seminar moderator who is the Coordinator of the UI GreenMetric Sam Ratulangi University, Dr. Indri S. Manembu, S.IK., M.Si. The seminar was then continued with the presentation of the material by the first resource person, namely Dr. Ir. Nurzainah Ginting, M.Si who is also the Coordinator of UI GreenMetric, University of North Sumatra. He presented material entitled "Utilization of Eco Enzyme Products in the University of North Sumatra". He talked about the USU campus's efforts to create a campus that cares about the environment, such as a program for making eco enzymes to be distributed to government agencies such as the Medan Animal Husbandry Service which is used as a disinfectant. The presentation of the material was continued by the second resource person, namely Siska Alicia Farma, S.Pd., M.Biomed. He brought material with the title "EcoEnzyme Making Practices" which here explains about food waste that has not been processed optimally, especially in Indonesia. Eco Enzyme can then be a solution to dealing with organic waste which is much more useful than just being made as compost. The last presentation of material was delivered by Dr. Veronica A. Kumurur, S.T., M.Si. He shared about his experience in making Eco Enzyme which has created a new community about Eco Enzyme in North Sulawesi. This community itself has carried out many activities by utilizing organic waste / waste in the city of Manado, even though it was only formed in 2021. The webinar itself got even more exciting with the question and answer session that was held, where the number of participants who attended reached 300 people, the maximum capacity of the number of participants who could participate.

UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi held the ToT Eco-Enzyme series III program for Islamic Universities throughout Indonesia which was held on April 8, 2021. This Eco Enzyme ToT program is the third implemented under the auspices of the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking. This implementing team is a collaboration of the National Eco Enzyme Team from 11 universities in Indonesia, namely: North Sumatra Univ, UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi, Padang State Univ, Brawijaya University, Padjajaran Univ, Bengkulu Univ, Syiah Kuala University, Syarif Hidayatullah UIN Jakarta, UPN Veteran Yogyakarta, State University of Surabaya, Univ Kuningan. The event with the theme "Waste to Bless: Magic Liquid for Green Campus" has been carried out well with 313 participants from 110 institutions both from State and Private Universities, Agricultural Service, LIPI, Elementary Schools, Junior High Schools and Atas, the Livestock Service Office, NGOs, and the General Public. The speakers or speakers at the seminar this time included Dr. Ir. R.R. Rukmowati, M.Arg (UPN Veteran Yogyakarta), Sisca Alicia Farma, M.Bio.Med (Padang State University), Dr. Ir. Nurzainah Ginting, M.Si (University of North Sumatra) and Syukrya Ningsih, M.Si (UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi) Eco-Enzyme is a form of solution to environmental problems in handling organic waste. Eco-Enzyme is the result of fermentation of organic waste such as fresh fruit and vegetables which is no longer used. The composition of this eco-enzyme fermentation consists of molasses, fruit, and water with a ratio of 1: 3: 10 which is fermented for 90-100 days. In accordance with the theme in this ToT, namely Magic Liquid, which has water, that eco-enzyme has many benefits for household needs, agriculture, animal husbandry both on a micro and macro scale. The existence of this activity is of course with the hope that UIN Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi as the host of the ToT can make trainers to participants where they live and as real action in overcoming problems that occur in the environment.

Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh (30 January 2021)   This event which took place virtually was the second in the series of training on Eco Enzyme which was attended by representatives of each university in the western part of Indonesia. This time, Syah Kuala University (USK) appeared as the organizer with the theme of the activity, namely "Eco Enzyme for Sustainable Campus". The event which took place on 30 January 2021 was also attended by Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, MM., M.Sc (Head of UI GreenMetric), Prof. Dr. Ir. Ambariyanto, M.Sc (UI GreenMetric National Choir), Prof. Dr. Ir. Marwan (USK Vice-Chancellor 1), Prof. Dr. Mahidin, S.T., M.T (Chairman of the USK Center for Environmental Research, Responsible UI GreenMetric USK). Then representatives from 11 campuses including from the University of North Sumatra (USU), Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University (UIN), Padang State University (UNP), Yogyakarta Veteran National Development University (UPN), Surabaya State University (Unesa), Bengkulu University, University Kuningan, Padjadjaran University (Unpad), Brawijaya University and Syah Kuala University (USK) as hosts.In the event which lasted for approximately 3 hours, also invited three presenters who are experts in the field of Eco Enzyme, are Dr. Ir. Nurzainah Ginting, M.Sc from USU, Siska Alicia Farma, S.Pd, M.Biomed from UNP and Dr. Muhammad Ikhsan Sulaiman, S.Tp., M.Sc from USK. The first event was opened with a speech by the Head of the USK Center for Environmental Research, Prof. Dr. Mahidin, S.T., M.T. The event then continued with remarks as well as opening activities carried out by the Chancellor of Syah Kuala University who was represented in this event by the Vice-Chancellor 1, Prof. Dr. Ir. Marwan. Continued with remarks by the Head of UI GreenMetric, Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, MM., M.Sc and Koor. National UI GreenMetric, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ambariyanto, M.Sc. The second event was the presentation of material by the speaker, which in the first segment was filled by Siska Alicia Farma, S.Pd, M.Biomed from UNP who presented material entitled "What & How to Make Eco Enzyme". He explained Eco Enzyme starting from the history of its formation, how to make it to why Eco Enzyme is one of the solutions for the use of organic waste, where its use can be in agriculture (plant nutrition), cleanliness (floor mop), animal husbandry (nutrition for livestock). ), etc. The second segment was filled with speakers from USU, Dr. Ir. Nurzainah Ginting, M.Sc, presented material entitled "Sharing the Utilization of Eco Enzyme Products in the USU Campus Environment". He explained the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic which resulted in activities on the USU campus that were usually busy with the presence of the USU academy to become a lonely situation. This makes the use of EcoEnzyme on campus using materials taken from the environment around the campus, one of which is taken from the remaining organic waste belonging to the Islamic Boarding School. One thing that was explained was the use of organic waste into an eco enzyme for cleaning solutions such as a solution for floor mops and window glass. The third segment was filled by speakers from USK, namely Dr. Muhammad Ikhsan Sulaiman, S.Tp., M.Sc who delivered material entitled "Sharing Compost Product Innovation with Eco Enzyme at USK". He explained waste management at Syah Kuala University, where the campus production waste is collected in the USK Waste Bank. Apart from being used for compost, the process of making Eco Enzyme is also carried out to maximize the utilization of existing organic waste. The event, which was attended by more than 180 participants, went on well with discussions between the presenters and the participants. The event was then closed with the provision of information about the next series of Eco Enzyme training events which will be held for tertiary institutions in the East which will be held by Sam Ratulangi University Manado, North Sulawesi.

The 2nd National Workshop on UI GreenMetric World University Rankings for Universities in Mexico was held on Friday, 15 October 2021, at 9:00 AM local time via Microsoft Teams. Hosted by Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, the workshop was opened by Sergio Fernández Delgadillo (Secretary of Sustainability UANL; National Coordinator of Sustainable Universities GreenMetric). This is followed by remarks from Ing. Rogelio G. Garza Rivera (Rector of Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León) and Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, M.Sc., M.M. (Chairperson of UI GreenMetric World University Rankings). The opening remarks from all parties welcomed more universities to join UI GreenMetric World University Rankings to achieve a sustainable environment and education. This workshop was divided into two sessions with UI GreenMetric speakers and ten speakers from several universities in Mexico.   Figure 1. Opening by Sergio Fernández Delgadillo and remarks from Ing. Rogelio G. Garza Rivera   The first session starts with the introduction of UI GreenMetric World University Rankings by  Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, M.Sc., M.M. and Dr. Ruki Harwahyu, M.T., M.Sc. (Expert Member of Data, System, and IT of UI GreenMetric World University Rankings) introduced UI GreenMetric, the indicators of UI GreenMetric and the data submission process also reminding the participating universities about the deadline of the data submission.   Figure 2. Presentation by Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, M.Sc., M.M. (left) and Dr. Ruki Harwahyu, M.T., M.Sc. (right)   The workshop for the second session began with presentation by Perla Martínez Lozano (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey), about ITESM strategic plan in 2025 which focuses on sustainability and climate change. To realize the plan, a base team and subject matters experts required to work together in culture, mitigation, adaptation, education, investigation and entailment. Next speaker, María Alejandra Fonseca Salazar (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), explained that at UNAM has an organization called CoUS which focuses on sustainabaility on campus, linkage and sustainability, and communication. Graciela Domínguez López (Universidad de Guadalajara), presented Trilemma Sustainable at UDG : safe and efficient operation, sustaianable environment management, and attention to substantive function UDG. Luis Gutiérrez Padilla (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), talked about The UNAM Environmental Distinction and how it is worked (architectural survey, information gathering and information analysis).   Figure 3. Presentation by Perla Martínez Lozano (top-left), María Alejandra Fonseca Salazar (top-right), Graciela Domínguez López (bottom-left), and Luis Gutiérrez Padilla (bottom-right)   The workshop was followed by Mariana Buendía Oliva (Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí) as a speaker about Environmental Agenda at UASLP: collaborations and networks with the agency for German Cooperation GIZ, Ministries of Education of Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Costa Rica, and Belica; and research and teaching carried out in 4 postgraduate programs, Master and Ph.D. in environmental sciences, Enrem collaboration with Germany for the double degree, IMaREC Master in Sustainable Cities, collaboration with five universities (Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico). Evangelina Ramírez Lara (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León) presented that all the waste generated in the UANL is within a management system that includes: labeling, storage, transportation, and final disposal. María de la Luz Trasfi Mosqueda (Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán) talked about UADY mission values and principles, and impacts in social, economic and environmental scope. Eugenia Ibarrarán Viniegra (Universidad Iberoamericana Puebla) explained that the participation of Ibero Puebla in GreenMetric has given it moral authority as an actor committed to the management of urban solid waste, among other aspects (sustainable mobility is another). Figure 4. Presentation by Mariana Buendía Oliva (top-left), Evangelina Ramírez Lara (top-right), María de la Luz Trasfi Mosqueda (bottom-left), and  Eugenia Ibarrarán Viniegra (bottom-right)   Figure 5. Presentation by Sergio Nuño Cuevas (left) and Ulises Gómez benítez (right)   Sergio Nuño Cuevas (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente), presented that at ITESO, they have have an area of 97,923.68 m2 of planted vegetation, which favors the infiltration of rainwater in a natural way. Last speaker, Ulises Gómez benítez (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla), explained that at BUAP for transportation management they have STU, Lobobus, Lobobici and Lobolancha. After approximately 4 hours and 40 minutes, the workshop closed by Sergio Fernández Delgadillo.

UI GreenMetric World University Rankings collaborates with 7 of the world's best campuses, namely University of Sao Paolo (Brazil), University of Indonesia (Indonesia), El Bosque University (Colombia), University of Szeged (Hungary), University of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (Ecuador) and the University of Sousse (Tunisia), held a series of free training events for students of all background, whether they’re undergraduate, magister, or doctoral students which will be conducted online. This event itself will be held from 8 September 2021 - 14 January 2022, guided by experts in the field of SDGs from 7 countries. In here, students will be invited to discuss and be introduced to the most challenging question facing our generation: how the world can evolve in ways that are socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable. The course discusses the complex interplay between the economy, social life and our planet's physical environment, as well as the consequences of human activities on the planet's environment and the solutions. The first training event was held on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 09.00 AM (Brazil Time, UTC-3) with the main speaker, Prof. Tadeu Fabricio Malheiros from the University of Sao Paulo and Prof. Ouajdi Korbaa from the University of Sousse. Figure 1. Prof. Tadeu Fabricio Malheiros     Figure 2. Prof. Riri Fitri Sari The event started with a warm welcome from UI GreenMetric, represented by Prof. Tadeu Malheiros as the Course Coordinator of this event, then Asst. Prof. Junaidi, M.A as Course Initiator and final remarks from Chairperson of UI GreenMetric, Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, M.Sc., M.M. Figure 3. Rector of Universitas Indonesia   Figure 4. President of University of Sao Paulo   Figure 5. Rector of University of Szeged   Figure 6. Rector of Universidad El Bosque   Figure 7. Rector of University of Sharjah   Figure 8. Rector of ESPOCH   The virtual video message from the Rector of 7 Universities also enlivened the opening of the online training which on the first day managed to invite more than 100 participants from various countries. Figure 9. Participants of UI GreenMetric Online Course on Sustainability first meeting   For closing, there’s also announcing to the participants about the next synchronous session which will be held on 13 October with the speaker, Prof Tadeu Malheiros, Prof. Riri Fitri Sari, and Asst. Prof. Junaidi, M.A which will discuss about 1st Seminar of Students’ Projects. UI GreenMetric really appreciates the participants and organizers of this event and hopes for the best for organizing future events. See you at the next Online Course event. Thank you.

At this moment in time, experts and billionaires flock to research and explore to measure the level of life on planets other than Earth. Of course we are no stranger to the Proxima B Space Project which is claimed to be a place of life other than Earth which is about 4 light years away. The results of the observations were published in a report entitled Habitable Climate Scenarios for Proxima Centauri B with Dynamic Ocean. On the flip side, Elon Musk's and SpaceX's space missions also amazed the world because their goal is to plan how humans will live on Mars and even form colonies there. And there are many other transient project observation programs. So the question is, what will happen to Planet Earth as known as “Si Kelereng Biru Rumah Kita”? The planet, which is about 4.543 billion years old, has become a foothold and home for living things ranging from humans to microorganisms. Indonesia or often referred to as The Emerald of Equator is one of the countries with the largest population of the younger generation, especially Z Generation and Millennial Generation. Based on the results of the 2020 Population Census, the number of Generation Z reached 75.49 million people or equivalent to 27.94 percent of the total population in Indonesia. This condition indicates that Indonesia is experiencing a Demographic Bonus which is both an opportunity and a challenge. How come? Indonesia is also one of the countries that mainstream the mandate of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) but there are still some challenges that need to be resolved, especially in the fields of spatial planning/infrastructure, energy and climate change, water management, waste management, transportation, education/research, etc. As the consequence, the young generation as the front line of nation development must be ready to realize the Indonesia Emas 2045. One of the various efforts that can be done is through constructive dialogue and real multi-stakeholder cooperation between students and stakeholders who have the same vision in the field of sustainability. As far as I’m concerned, NSLSM is here to create a program that embraces universities, especially student organizations in order to accelerate the transformation of universities that uphold the values ​​of sustainability with UI GreenMetric as one of the flagship programs of Universitas Indonesia that ranks universities around the world. As a student from the Eastern Indonesia Region and representing the SDGs Center of Universitas Hasanuddin, I am genuine enthusiastic, proud, and grateful for this extraordinary opportunity so that I have been able to meet the figures behind the success of UI Green Metric, UIN Raden Intan Lampung, and 30 student leader speakers from Sabang to Merauke whose represent their respective universities. The annual activity entitled The 1st National Student Leaders on Sustainability Meeting (NSLSM) 2021 which was held on 27 – 29 October at the Green Campus of UIN Raden Intan Lampung gave me the prior knowledges and experiences related to sustainability issues which is also in line with global agreement contained in the SDGs. On the first day, the keynote speech from Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, M.Sc., M.M as the Chair of the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings provides powerful insights about the essence of sustainable development in collaboration with the contributions of young people. Through her gorgeous and solemn poem entitled “Feri Merak Bakauheni” contains a message and great hope for youth to work together as a milestone for change in the present and in the future. “On the mainland of Sumatra, dozens of youths gathered. A continuing oath will be pronounced. For the sake of unity and strength to face the challenges of the times. Hey young generations, promise to be a winner. Nothing is impossible." These are the key and useful messages conveyed by Mrs. Riri as a reminder for young people not to stop working and fighting for their dreams to create a better world. “Earth is no substitute. You have to do things in parallel because everything is possible.” Biidznillah, in 2045, in accordance with the mandate of Prof. Riri, I want to meet Prof. Riri to share my best contribution in the field of sustainability as a follow-up initiative of NSLSM. I will do everything in my power. The second day was a very memorable moment. This was motivated by a Focus Group Discussion session with 30 Student Leader Speakers and participants from various regions in Indonesia through Zoom Meetings and the UIN Raden Intan Lampung YouTube channel which discussed issues in the fields of arrangement and infrastructure, energy and climate change, water management, waste management, transportation, education and research. Video shows from each student as a university representative are packed with interesting, informative, educative, and inspiring content. The discussion forums have produced various solutions to problems in the field of sustainability in the context of higher education up to now. Dialogue with millennials to analyze and provide the best recommendations is an invaluable transfer of knowledge throughout my academic exploration. There are several realizations of the green campus program that became a reference and motivated me as an Ambassador for the SDGs Campus of Universitas Hasanuddin so that in the future the framework can be made and implemented massively and inclusively, including: Assembling and using electric motors from the Institut Teknologi Sepuluh November which aims to create adaptive- the behavior of the academic community and the surrounding community to start switching to the use of low-emission and carbon vehicles, waste management innovation through the Rumah Inovasi Daur Ulang (RINDU) program to collect and process all waste at Universitas Gadjah Mada which is integrated with research, community services, education, and application of rainwater runoff management through the construction of 8 reservoirs (embung) and 8,000 points of biopore infiltration holes at UIN Raden Intan Lampung. These nnovations should be implemented by every campus in Indonesia in order to create a campus environment that upholds the concept of SIS (Smart, Integrated, and Sustainable). On the third day, the agenda of learning while traveling in Ketapang Harbor and Pahawang Island provided an opportunity for my friends and I to take real action as Environmental Enthusiasts which was implemented in mangrove planting activities as well as cleaning beaches from plastic waste. As we know, plastic waste is the biggest enemy of the environment that needs to be mitigated from now on. The waste problem is not over yet as well as other aspects so that it requires the contribution of multistakeholders to accelerate the achievement of sustainability in the campus environment in accordance with the 17th point of the SDGs, namely Partnerships for the Goals. The 1st National Student Leader on Sustainability Meeting (NSLSM) 2021 activity is an extraordinary momentum between UI GreenMetric, UIN Raden Intan Lampung, 30 best students from each province in Indonesia to create an integrated and ideal arrangement and infrastructure, accelerate energy transition, proactively utilizing new and renewable energy, mitigating and preventing the multiplier effect of climate change, encouraging an environmentally sound water management system, accelerating integrated waste management and utilization, maximizing the application of green and smart transportation, optimizing the advantages of educational aspects and strengthening scientific awareness through sustainable research. NSLSM is a step to transform our sustainability campus, both now and into the future. Youth at the forefront of sustainability for the Sustainable Development Goals 2030.   by Samintang, Universitas Hasanuddin

  “Green your Campus, Green your live!”   An implied jargon from the 2021 National Student Leaders on Sustainability Meeting (NSLSM) event located at UIN Raden Intan Lampung Campus. Maybe we've often heard about green campuses, but have we properly interpreted what green means? It's not just a lot of trees and greenery knick-knacks scattered in the campus area. A green campus means every human being in it including me, you, lecturers, employees and the community around the campus environment who work together to preserve this nature.   Not only ranking but also moving the campus community to be aware of every activity that has an impact on nature   More than 900 campuses in the world participate in the UI Greenmetric ranking. A ranking that moves all campuses to take care of each other so that they can be valued well.   The old adage says "what we sow, we will reap". Likewise with nature, what we do in our daily life will also have an impact on the condition of natural sustainability. Especially in the campus environment where we carry out various activities. Efforts to protect the environment can start from ourselves by not littering and according to its type, not using excessive plastic and replacing it with shopping bags, and not using fossil fuel private vehicles and replacing it with cycling or walking. These things may not be too hard to apply in our campus environment, but have they implemented them? Let's start from within ourselves.   The preservation of this nature needs togetherness   Togetherness to protect the environment does not only end with one's own actions. We need to work with various parties to preserve it. The things we get in our environment are certainly different from other environments. A group discussion is needed to explain what are the solutions and implementations carried out by each campus environment.   In the 2021 NSLSM event we were given one hour to conduct a Forum Group Discussion (FGD). I happened to represent my campus with the theme Energy and Climate Change. I explained how my campus reduces greenhouse gas emissions so that the earth's temperature in climate change can be reduced. There are so many lessons from other campuses that I have learned to apply in my campus on a small scale such as writing motivational words in every corner of the campus, to large scale such as implementing Zero Energy Building (ZEB).     Love the environment with happiness   There is no need to be forced or feel alone to act pro-environmentally. Even nature itself never requires you to take care of it. We should be the ones who realize that we are only riding on this earth to be our home. Taking care of the earth is not an order that we can choose whether we want to or not, protecting the earth is our collective obligation as its inhabitants.   This nature is already rich in the diversity of its biota on land and sea. Keeping it does not mean we are hostile to those who don't care about it. They just haven't realized how important this environment is. Inspiring and inviting them is a solution that can move them to love our environment together. One way to love this environment is to enjoy it. Enjoy the growth of trees from seedlings to large, enjoy the beauty of the colorful underwater habitats, enjoy the cleanliness created from garbage collection, and so on. Those are all the activities that I did in this 2021 NSLSM event by planting mangroves, snorkeling, and cleaning up the coastal environment.   I feel very happy and proud to have been a part of NSLSM 2021. Hopefully we can meet in the following years with new stories from every action we take in our respective communities.   “You and I may differ in reasoning. However, preserving the natural environment in which we live is our collective obligation.” – Achmad Adam Azzuri     by Achmad Adam Azzuri, Telkom University