Capacity-Building for Higher Education Strand 2

Description
The GREEN IMPACT project—Global Resilience through Educational Environmental Networks for Institutional Management, Professional Advancement and Community Transformation—is a bold step towards embedding sustainability at the core of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Western Balkans. As the region navigates its green transition in alignment with the European Green Deal, this initiative empowers universities to drive environmental change through a Whole Institutional Approach, integrating sustainability into governance, curricula, research and operations. With a tailored Institutional Self-Assessment Framework, micro-credentials for green skills, and hands-on capacity-building, GREEN IMPACT will bridge the gap between policy and practice, equipping HEIs to lead the shift towards a circular economy, climate resilience and pollution reduction. The project’s transformative impact will extend beyond Higher Education, fostering collaboration between other universities and educational institutions (including their students) which will use the GREEN IMPACT framework and training programmes to create a more sustainable regional ecosystem. GREEN IMPACT will position HEIs as catalysts for a greener, more resilient future—one that is not just about meeting EU standards, but about securing long-term prosperity for people, the planet and future generations.
Partners

– Agricultural University of Plovdiv (AUP – Bulgaria) (coordinator)
– University of Almeria (UAL – Spain)
– Fan S. Noli University (UNIKO – Albania)
– Agricultural University of Tirana (AUT- Albania)
– University of Kadri Zeka (UKZ – Kosovo)
– AAB College (KAAB – Kosovo)
– University of Montenegro (UoM – Montenegro)
– Center for Climate Change, Natural Resources, and Energy (CCCNRE – Montenegro)
– INCOMA (INCOMA – Spain)