GREEN IMPACT

Start date: 01 November, 2025

End date: 31 October, 2028

Code: ProjectERASMUS-EDU-2025-CBHE-STRAND-2 - GREEN IMPACT.

Project Coordinator: 

AGRAREN UNIVERSITET - PLOVDIV (BG)

Beneficiaries:

• UNIVERSIDAD DE ALMERÍA, UAL (ES).
• UNIVERSITETI FAN S NOLI KORCE (AL).
• UNIVERSITETI BUJQESOR I TIRANES (AL).
• UNIVERSITETI PUBLIK KADRI ZEKA (XK).
• KOLEGJI AAB (XK).
• JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET CRNE GORE PODGORICA (ME).
• CENTAR ZA KLIMATSKE PROMJENE, PRIRODNE RESURSE I ENERGIJU UNIVERZITETA DONJA GORICA (ME).
• INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING AND MOBILITY AGENCY (ES).
• UNIVERZITET DONJA GORICA PODGORIZA (ME).
• NAUGNO-TEHNOLOSKI PARK CRNE GORE (ME).
• GREEN ART CENTER - PRISHTINA (XK).

UAL Contact: 

• María José Muñoz Torrecillas (mjmtorre@ual.es)

Funding: ERASMUS+

Status: In progress.

ABSTRACT:

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.

Impact and Results:

• Empowered HEIs: Enhanced institutional capacity for sustainability leadership.
• Green Skills Revolution: Development of micro-courses to future-proof the workforce.
• Practical Sustainability Action Plans: Tailored strategies for campus-wide transformation.
• Community & Educational Engagement: Stronger ties between universities, businesses, schools and society.
• Lasting Change: A replicable framework for ongoing impact in the Western Balkans and beyond.

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.