The Campus of International Excellence of the University of Oviedo is committed to make its areas and facilities respectful with the environment on the basis of sustainable management. This plan will allow the University of Oviedo to carry out its functions with a moderate reduction of its Ecological Footprint in line with the European Union policies on greenhouse gas emissions within a global strategy to fight the effects produced by climate change.
Solar panels installed in the Campus of Gijón to promote the use of renewable energies.
Therefore, the University of Oviedo has developed different projects:
- Measures to improve lighting efficiency
- Electric vehicle charching station in the Campus of Gijón
- ‘Use of running water fountains to reduce the consumption of bottled water'
- ‘Plan 30 Oviedo: City and University open to bicycles’
- Adherence to the Academic Impact Programme of the UN
- Sustainability and Energy Saving Plan
Project funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports and the Government of the Principality of Asturias in the framework of the Campus of International Excellence