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SustainEd

Advancing Sustainable Development in Higher Education

Project Reference Number: 2025-1-R001-KA220-HED-000360273

Duration: 36 Months

Start date: 01 September 2025

End Date: 31 August 2028

TUS Project Budget €99,598

Total Project Budget €400,000 

Main Contacts:

Dr. Marie Taylor Marie.Taylor@tus.ie 

Brief Overview/Project Summary 

Enhancing sustainable development awareness and engagement in Higher Education – SustainEd, transforms Higher Education Institutions into sustainability-driven institutions by integrating sustainability education, digital tools, and institutional strategies. It equips students, faculty, and decision-makers with the skills and resources to implement sustainability initiatives. Through assessments, action plans, and digital resources, the project strengthens governance, curricula, and operations while fostering cross-institutional collaboration and student leadership. 

More Information

SustainEd will implement SDG workshops, digital training modules, and sustainability leadership programs for students and faculty. It will develop SDG audits, institutional action plans, and digital resources to embed sustainability in HEI governance and curricula. Student-led projects, mentorship programs, and the SDG Champions Network will foster engagement. The project will also host an online SDG Resource Hub and an Annual SustainEd Conference to ensure impact and knowledge­sharing. 

SustainEd will produce practical tools for HEls, including sustainability assessment frameworks, action plans, and interactive learning resources. It will enhance institutional capacity through faculty training and leadership development while empowering students through hands-on sustainability projects. The project will establish a cross-border SDG Champions Network, promote long-term policy integration, and create scalable models for sustainability-driven education across Europe. 

UNIVERSITATEA ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA DIN IASI, ROMANIA (Coordinator) www.uaic.ro 

University of the Peleoponnese, Greece www.uop.gr  

Syncnify, France https://syncnify.fr  

UNIVERSITY OF NATIONAL AND WORLD ECONOMY, Bulgaria http://www.unwe.bg 

UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO-BICOCCA, Italy www.unimib.it  

Technological University of the Shannon, Ireland www.tus.ie