Sustainability

From here…

At Maastricht University, sustainability is a cornerstone of our education programmes, our research and our everyday operations. The UM Sustainability Roadmap 2030, our sustainability strategy, will guide that process. Going sustainable as a university is not a one-day task, nor a one-way street. It’s a path towards a goal that is always moving. Since ideas about what is sustainable change quite regularly, sustainability is not a box you check once and leave at that.

…to various sustainability projects

Because sustainability is a fluid goal, our approach is flexible and multifaceted. We will highlight sustainability projects initiated by students, staff members, and the university itself. Some may focus on changing personal habits, others on improving the university grounds, but all of them bring us one step closer to our goals.

…to you

We invite you to join the cause and take part in the implementation of the Roadmap 2030. We need your input on how we could improve our policies and your enthusiasm to push existing initiatives further. Together, we strive for a green, healthy, and thriving UM community, working towards a climate-neutral and circular UM campus. So take the leap with us…

…to a sustainable university

3 main ambitions:

to a thriving UM community

to a climate neutral UM by 2035

to a circular UM campus by 2035

What we do

At UM we strongly believe that working together makes us stronger. When we join forces, we learn from each other and come to a more multifaceted solution. Solutions that benefit the world around us. Guided by the Sustainability Roadmap 2030, we are working on various projects within our pillars of education, research and operations. To learn more about the different projects that we are working on, go directly to:

At this moment we a working on a full Sustainability report for 2025. Click here to know what we did in 2024.

UM’s Footprint in Figures

Data monitoring is essential to achieving Maastricht University’s ambitious sustainability goals. To ensure proper monitoring and transparency, the interactive Sustainability Dashboard has been launched. The dashboard currently contains information on the university’s gas, water and electricity consumption over the past four years.

Click here to read more about this dashboard and to view UM’s sustainability impact in figures.

Events

Sustainability Days 2026

20 Apr

20 May

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News

Accelerating sustainability and smarter energy management at Maastricht University

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UM news

Maastricht University (UM) is taking a significant step towards a sustainable and future-proof campus. Together with Facility Services (FS), an integrated approach is being implemented for the building at Duboisdomein 30 (DUB30) to save energy and prepare the building for the future.

Winners of the Circularity Research Seed Fund 2025–2026

Discover the projects shaping the future of circularity at Maastricht University. These ideas are set to turn research into real, sustainable impact. Find out who’s leading the change🌱

Winners of the Sustainability Education Grant 2025–26

Curious how sustainability is being brought into the classroom at Maastricht University? Discover the innovative courses and ideas behind this year’s Sustainability Education Grant winners🏆

Maastricht University signs national manifesto ‘Duurzaam denken, duurzaam doen’

Maastricht University (UM) has signed the manifesto ‘Duurzaam denken, duurzaam doen’ (‘Sustainable Thinking, Sustainable Action’), thereby underlining its ambition to structurally embed sustainability in education, research, operations and governance.

How beautiful can a polluted landscape be?

Researchers

Anyone who walks along the meandering river Geul sees a postcard scene: rolling hills, half-timbered houses, grazing cows, a watermill giving rhythm to the landscape. Yet beneath that idyllic image lies an uncomfortable reality.