New Water Environmental Program
A curricular activity emerging for environmental
awareness inspiring sustainable campus
Water ecosystem
exploitation
Feedback to sustainable
campus acts
To establish water quality baseline
data for further action plan
Sustainable
campus
initiative
To introduce the water quality rapid
test kit in our water ecosystem
Dr. Ariva
Lecture
Dr. Akira
Dr. Rafee
Eco-campus
communication
To engage the students with water
quality tested
Practice
Sampling
Discussion
Fieldwork
A new curricular for environmental
awareness is emerging. The first
preliminary activity was launched on 10
October 2013. It was a part of lecture by Dr.
Rafee, and Dr. Ariva (Faculty of built
environment, UTM) coordinated by Dr.
Irina. A new technical approach has
introduced by Dr. Akira Kikuchi (IPASA,
Water Research alliance/ FKA) for the
purpose. The activity went very well with a
very good participation and cooperation
from all of the students. Thanks to Dr Rafee
and Dr. Ariva. All of the students could
easily applied the water sampling and testing
using Dr. Akira's testing kits. Students could
immediately interpret the results obtained
based on the guideline provided. (More info:
http://ienv.web.fc2.com/1utm1/utm.html)
The integration of teaching, research and water ecosystem educational awareness has challenged
to introduce the UTM Sustainable Campus Initiatives. The initiatives is part of the Office of Campus Sustainability
(OCS) project of Low Carbon Cities Framework (LCCF) - Malaysian Green Technology (MGTC), Faculty of Built
Environment (FBE) and IPASA (Institut Pengurusan Alam Sekitar dan Sumber Air). The students participation for
the first activity was from the Environmental Studies Course and Environmental Planning of FBE. The effort was
part of the comprehensive 'teaching-research-operation' approach used as part of the Education for Sustainable
Development (ESD) - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UNESCO is
the lead agency for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014). OCS took initiative to
apply ESD as part of a participatory teaching and learning methods that motivate and empower learners to inspire
University persons behavior and take action
Dr. Irina Safitri Zen, the Director of SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS
for sustainable development of our campus.
UNIT, Deputy Vice Chancellor Office (Development)
Education for Sustainable Development
A new curricular activity is emerging to integrate the sustainability
consequently promotes competencies like
effort on the water quality and ecosystem monitoring in UTM
campus between Office of Campus Sustainability-under low carbon
critical thinking, imagining future scenarios
cities framework project, Faculty of Built Environment (FBE) and
and making decisions in a collaborative way.
IPASA UTM with the participation of students.
By applying ESD, we hope its gives farTel : +(6)07-5531217, e-mail: irinasafitri@utm.my
reaching changes in the way education is
Research Officer: Mohd Azlan Ahmad
often practiced today.
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