Green mobility is on the move
Initiatives for more environmentally friendly mobility are on the rise at many Swiss higher education and colleges of higher education. Be inspired by the best practices!
The issue of climate change is now unavoidable, and measures are being taken in all divisions to mitigate the negative impact on the environment. International mobility is also affected.
Active Swiss higher education institutions and colleges of higher education
In the last few years, so-called “green” initiatives for more responsible mobility have flourished at Swiss universities, both on the part of the students and the rectorate. Today, other strategies have been added to the good practices.
New examples
- EPFL: guidelines for responsible business and student travel and creation of a Travel Committee. Tips and tricks for travelling by train and 60% discount on international train tickets for SEMP students.
- Università della Svizzera italiana: page dedicated to students on mobility with information and tips for sustainable mobility.
- HEP Vaud: additional funding of CHF 100 for students travelling sustainably.
- Université de Fribourg: guidelines for business travel aimed at reducing the number of air journeys and encouraging sustainable travel.
- Université de Genève: campaign to promote and raise awareness of sustainable mobility.
- Université de Lausanne: guidelines for business travel to travel less but better.
- Universität Zürich: information and documents for sustainable mobility
- Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften: tips and advice for a sustainable mobility
Share your initiative!
Do you have a green initiative related to international mobility that you would like to share with other higher educations or colleges of higher education institutions?
Examples to continue to follow
- Universität Bern: Traffic light system for service trips
- Universität Zürich: “Make Science, Not Miles” business travel policy
- Berner Fachhochschule: Action plan for sustainable development, including mobility
- Universität St.Gallen: Low carbon emission travel policy in institutes and Green Bag Webinar Series
- Eidgenössische Hochschule für Berufsbildung: reduced consumption and emissions
- Université de Lausanne: “Travel less, trade better” business travel policy
- Université de Neuchâtel: 2024 report on the university's annual CO2 balance and video from the rectorate on air travel and greenhouse gas emissions.
- ETH Zürich: “Stay grounded, keep connected” – project with a clear objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2025. A large number of documents and links are available on the page.
- EPFL: “Travel Less, Without Loss” – complete project with recommendations, studies, documents and support materials. And useful information on the page Academic travel.
- Universität Basel: “Mobility- less for more” – useful documents on the page.
- Zürcher Hochschule der Künste: development of a strategy and reports on mobility.
- Université de Genève: policy on business travel with clear bans and target for reductions in CO2 emissions.
