Green varsity recognition
UNIVERSITI Utara Malaysia (UUM)’s ecotour- ism prospects received a boost when it won the Global Gold Medal in the Green World Awards 2016 for Education & Training held in Bucheon, South Korea, in October last year.
The award honours UUM for its commitment to best practices in environmental protection and preservation.
Its vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Seri Dr Mohamed Mustafa Ishak received a certificate and a trophy from The Green Organisation as well as a certificate formally naming UUM as the Ambassador of Green World 2016, a certificate giving recognition to UUM as a Green World Leader, and a certificate signifying UUM’s triumph in the Green World Awards 2016.
The selection ceremony at which UUM was
chosen as Ambassador of Green World 2016 and Green World Leader, was held in the House of Parliament, Westminster, London, in November 2016.
The Green World Awards is organised by The Green Organisation, an international body established in 1994 as an independent, non-profit, and non-political organisation. The body recognises and rewards organisations that promote best practices in environmental care around the world.
The Global Silver Medal for Education & Training was won by Amman Arab University, Jordan, while the Global Bronze Medal went to Oxford Brookes University, England.