ABOUT
The Green Transition Digital Buddy for the HE community across the EU
Providing a range of tools to allow a multiple of HE stakeholder groups to promote and develop whole institutional approaches to sustainability.
Objectives
GET-AHED is a digital platform providing HEIs across the EU with a range of online tools to enable them to implement the EU’s Green Transition, Green Education and Training priorities.
The GET-AHED digital platform is anticipated to have a reach and impact that will be far greater than traditional face to face conference, seminar, and other training events.
The platform will provide a range of tools to allow a multiple of HE stakeholder groups to promote and develop whole institutional approaches to sustainability.
GET-AHED will focus on:
Designing, implementing, and monitoring institution sustainability plans
Supporting Higher Education leaders in embedding sustainability into all aspects of the institution’s operations
Supporting staff and students in promoting greater involvement in sustainability initiatives both internally and externally
Designing, implementing, and monitoring approaches related to sustainability operations of a HEI and in particular energy and energy related systems
Associate Partners
Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Research
The Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) creates the best possible environment for schools, universities and research institutions, and represents the interests of Austria as a location for science, research and business on the international stage.
Bündnis Nachhaltige Hochschulen
The members of the Alliance for Sustainable Universities actively contribute to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the areas of teaching, research, university management and cooperation, thereby fulfilling their social responsibility as universities.
Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science
The Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with regulating and promoting the educational and scientific work in the country.
EURASHE
EURASHE’s mission is to strengthen the impact of innovative, high-quality Professional Higher Education (PHE) and related user-oriented research in Europe by representing PHE institutions and facilitating their multi-stakeholder cooperation and dialogue.
Fachhochschule St. Pölten
With almost 4,000 students, Fachhochschule St. Pölten is a major player in the local university landscape. As a European University, they lead the European University Alliance E³UDRES² (Engaged and Entrepreneurial European University as Driver for European Smart and Sustainable Regions) and work together with universities from Portugal, Romania, Hungary, Belgium, Latvia, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands on the creation of future-proof teaching formats and the development of smart and sustainable regions.
Irish Higher Education Authority
The HEA leads the strategic development of the Irish higher education and research system with the objective of creating a coherent system of diverse institutions with distinct missions, which is responsive to the social, cultural and economic development of Ireland and its people and supports the achievement of national objectives.
National Authority of the Erasmus Agency Portugal
Support the internationalisation of education and training, in particular to promote the creation of and participation in European networks of education and training institutions and to strengthen the international attractiveness of education and training institutions, in line with the objectives of the „European Universities“ initiative.
Regional University Network RUN-EU
RUN-EU is an alliance of seven like-minded higher education institutions drawn from all regions of Europe.