Since 2015, VIU is part of UNEP's network GUPES - Global Universities Partnership on Environment for Sustinaiblity.
GUPES is a network of over 560 global universities that promotes the integration of environment and sustainability into academic activities such as teaching, research, community engagement, universities' management.
GUPES also aims to enhance students' engagement and participation in sustainable actions, both within and beyond universities.
It contributes to the knowledge generation within contemporary environmental and sustainability issues, risks and challenges and to optimize development opportunities provided by ecosystem services in a sustainable manner in line with the principles of Green Economy and in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals.
