Apoyo al programa de educación y cultura ambiental, la comunicación ambiental a cargo del Centro de Gestión Ambiental de la Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

Abstract

The Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira offers 111 programs including undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, all of which are distributed across the campus in 17 buildings. The university community engaged in academic, research, and extension activities on campus consists of 19,407 individuals for the first semester of 2022. The Institutional Environmental Management on campus is led by the Environmental Management Center, with the purpose of achieving a sustainable campus and an environmentally sensitive and responsible university community through the adoption and implementation of the UTP Institutional Environmental Policy approved in 2010. One of the commitments outlined in the Institutional Environmental Policy is to implement environmental management plans, programs, practices, and techniques that promote sustainability actions for the organization and the community at large. (Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, 2010).

The Environmental Management Center has the Environmental Education and Culture Program, which is responsible for managing projects and strategies aimed at fostering reflection and active participation of the university community in the implementation of the University's Environmental Policy (Environmental Management Center. Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, 2019). This, in turn, aims to generate changes in the university community and their perception of the environment through education, and it is also a fundamental factor in the pursuit of a sustainable campus. The main purpose of this work will be to support the Environmental Education and Culture Program through plans, programs related to the comprehensive management of solid waste, environmentally responsible cafeterias, and the use of living classrooms, as well as the use of graphic and audiovisual materials as tools for environmental education and culture within the Campus. The document describes the importance of environmental education and environmental management in the university context, highlighting UTP's efforts in these areas over the years. It also mentions the relevance of sustainable development and sustainable development goals within the framework of the university's actions and commitments.