Smart, Green, and Sustainable Campus
Green, Smart and Sustainable Campus
In response to the United Nations' goal of sustainable development, integrate sustainable development affairs and resources across administrative and academic units, and implement the spirit of SDGs, ESG, and CSR in all aspects of the University, the 193rd NUK University Council approved the establishment of the National University of Kaohsiung Sustainable Development Promotion Committee on March 10, 2023, with the president as the convener and the vice presidents as the vice conveners. Under the committee, there are four sections: “University Governance Section”, “Curriculum, Teaching, and Social Responsibility Section”, “Campus Environment Section”, and “Research, Industry, and Academic Resources Section” to integrate resources, regularly supervise the achievements of cross-unit work teams, and review the implementation of annual plans.
Sustainable Campus Environment Management
- Organizations Related to Campus Environment
- 9 Committees
University Self-defined Regulations:
NUK currently has six regulations on campus environmental safety and health.
Air Quality Status and Management
- Air quality status and management: NUK has 94 laboratories equipped with forced air extraction equipment for exhaust cabinets: There are 55 in the College of Engineering and 39 in the College of Science. The gases are collected and discharged by a common pipeline in the activated carbon adsorption facility on the top floor of the buildings.
- Indoor air quality management: “Indoor Air Quality Management Act” was implemented in 2012, and the first sites needing compliance with “Act” were announced in 2014. The University Library was on top of the list for management. In order to protect the health of faculty, staff, students and the public, priority is given to installing a set of fixed-point continuous detection modules in the Library lobby on the second floor of the building in 2016 which was rated as a site with good indoor air quality in 2021. The 2023 test data meets national standards, and because a good site has been obtained, the frequency of testing is every three years, and indoor air quality will continue to be maintained to meet the next test.
Occupational Safety and Health Management System
In order to ensure the safety of the faculty and students of NUK, in accordance with the occupational safety and health laws and regulations and the NUK’s applicable workplace safety and health code, the laboratory safety and health and campus inspections are regularly implemented, following the authority and the MOE’s management and inspections to ensure the safety of all faculty members and reduce the occurrence of disasters. In addition, NUK cooperated with MOE and the Labor Inspection Office of the Kaohsiung City Government to implement the campus safety and health guidelines for the Southern Alliance of Colleges and Universities.
Water resource treatment system
- Reclaimed water system: The water treated by the NUK sewage treatment plant meets the discharge water standard. Except for heavy rain, 100% is recycled and stored in the middle tank of the sewage treatment plant and used as the campus ecological water system, irrigation, and plants to use.
- Rainwater recovery system: The rainwater storage and reuse system set at College of Humanities and Social Sciences is mainly to replenish the artificial lake nearby as an ecological water system.
- Water-saving facilities: Budgets are made year by year to replace the urinals and toilets of male and female toilets and the taps on each
- Specific improvement measures for water saving in toilets include the widespread installment of two-stage flushing toilets or water-saving toilets.
Sewage treatment
NUK sewage sources include laboratory washing waste, dormitory and office sewage, which are collected through pipelines and sent to the sewage treatment plant for treatment. The reclaimed water is mainly used as supplementary water for grass sprinkler and ecological waterways. When there is excessive displaced water, it will be discharged to the drain on the north side of the campus and eventually into the Dian-bao River. The low removal rate in 2024 was due to the low influent concentration at the time of sampling, and the effluent concentration met the effluent standard.
Waste Management
The University waste output can be roughly divided into general business waste and recyclables generated in the dormitories and offices, and hazardous business waste generated in the laboratories. General business waste is entrusted to the manufacturer to be transported to the incineration plant for incineration; the harmful industrial wastes are cleaned and transported by qualified cleaning and transportation companies to Resource Recovery Plant of Environmental Resources Research and Management Center, National Cheng Kung University for disposal. In 2024, the amount of recycled resources was 13.19 tons, and the total amount of general garbage was 302.21 tons, with a total recycling ratio of 4.36%, which fell short of the target of 10%. The reason for this may be due to the increase in the amount of foreign garbage and the way in which the garbage is handled during certain periods of time, resulting in a decrease in the recycling ratio. The University will continue to strengthen its efforts to reduce the amount of foreign garbage, enhance the separation of garbage, and handle garbage during certain periods of time.
Strategy of Zero Emission Vehicles
Starting from 2020, the school has introduced the Kaohsiung City Government's resources to set up U-BIKE Smile Bikes on campus, and in August 2021, the 1000th Kaohsiung U-BIKE Celebration was held at the school.
1. 10 stations are on campus, located throughout the academic buildings and student dormitories, with over 200 bicycles available for use by students, faculty, staff, and visitors. All stations are equipped with bicycle racks. Students can borrow bikes for 30 minutes for free with the student ID.
2. Weblinks:
- Celebrating U-BIKE's 1,000th Station News Website:
https://www.nuk.edu.tw/p/404-1000-48183.php?Lang=zh-tw
- On campus UBIKE website:
https://ga.nuk.edu.tw/p/406-1010-67835,r63.php?Lang=zh-tw
- Kaohsiung City Government promotes ZEV discount website:
https://www.men-go.tw/#/MProductList
Increase the price of car parking permits by more than 30% to indirectly reduce the number of vehicles entering the school.
1. Amendments to increase the price of car permits and temporary parking on campus, and encourage faculty, staff and students to use ZEV transportation to enter and move around campus to reduce the rate of carbon dioxide emissions on campus.
Help publicize incentives for riding buses, rapid transit, light rail, and public bicycles.
1. In line with the Kaohsiung City Government and Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation's low-fare policy, faculty, staff and students are encouraged to use public transportation more often.
2. Weblink: https://www.men-go.tw/#/MProductList
Promote Taxi-Sharing System
1. In line with the policy of the Kaohsiung City Government's Transportation Bureau, the school offers discounted fares to encourage students and faculty-staff to switch to public transportation after sharing a taxi ride in order to reduce the use of private transportation. There are five transportation locations in the School of Management, the School of Science, the School of Humanities and Social Science, the student dormitories, and the General Building.
2. Supporting Information (News)