The Faculty of Education in Ljubljana is the first Slovene faculty participating in the Ecoschools
international programme, the goal of which is to encourage awareness of
sustainable development among students and employees. The faculty established a
programme board, who examined the environmental conditions of the faculty. Based on
this examination, they designed a work programme that includes activities referring to
sustainable attitude towards the use of energy and water, waste management,
transport, the health and the well-being of students and employees. Their special
attention was focused on ensuring biodiversity. Within the programme, the faculty
introduced a system of separate waste collection, which resulted in decreased waste
quantity and expenses for the municipal cleansing service. The users of the faculty
building are encouraged, with various slogans, to reduce the use of electricity, water and
paper. Various campaigns of collecting reusable materials (clothes, toys, plastic bottle
caps) have been organised. Biodiversity has been ensured by planting new plants
around the Faculty and by eradicating invasive plants. The employees can borrow
bicycles for short distance travels. Consumption of Slovene and locally grown food is
promoted through our participation in the Dan slovenske hrane (The day of Slovene
food) and Tradicionalni slovenski zajtrk (Traditional Slovene breakfast) projects. In terms
of the mission of the Faculty of Education, the environmental contents are part of some
subjects in various study programmes and inter-subject connections are encouraged as
well. In 2014, the Faculty received an international award a green – flag that represents
institutions actively supporting the environment and fulfilling FEE (the Foundation for
Environmental Education) international criteria.
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