Strategy

Through its 300 courses, the quality of its research, particularly through numerous projects dedicated to sustainable development, its involvement on the international scene with the INGENIUM European university alliance, and the quality of life on its seven campuses, the University of Rouen Normandy works every day to ensure that its 35,000 students, 1,500 lecturers and researchers, and 1,000 administrative and technical staff are able to face up to a society undergoing profound change, and drive change by making the challenges of ecological transition central to its institutional strategy.

Master plan for sustainable development and social and environmental responsibility based on 6 ambitions

To meet this immense collective challenge, the university has structured its sustainable development and social responsibility policy around a Sustainable Development & Social and Environmental Responsibility (SD&SER) Master Plan. This plan defines the University’s major objectives for meeting the ecological, social and economic challenges of the years to come, up to 2032, and considers all of the establishment’s activities.

Six ambitions to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow:

• Ambition no. 1: A responsible university with a structured, integrated SD&RS approach
• Ambition no. 2: A university that raises awareness and trains citizens and stakeholders in the challenges of transition (IF, FTLV), based on a transformative pedagogy.
• Ambition no. 3: A university committed to trans-disciplinary research to meet the challenges of society and sustainable regional development
• Ambition no. 4: A university committed to reducing its environmental impact
• Ambition no. 5: A university that improves working conditions on campus for members of its community
• Ambition no. 6: A university that works with its partners to create a region of sustainable innovation.

Download the SD&CSR master plan

A new structure in the world of higher education and research

URN has set up the T.URN institute to implement its ambitions on an operational level.

This department’s mission is to integrate the challenges of the socio-ecological transition in a structured and coordinated way at all levels and in all areas of the company’s life.

To achieve this, the T.URN Institute is organized around :

• The Training and TSE division to offer training courses for different university audiences, develop knowledge-sharing tools and support the roll-out of new teaching units on the subject.
• A research and TSE unit to promote the emergence of collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects and provide local players with practical tools to synthesize and popularize the results of URN research.
• The eco-responsible campus unit, which works to reduce the environmental impact of the University’s various activities.
• The University Quality of Life Unit, which works with the Human Resources Department to deploy and promote actions and projects linked to the Quality of Life and Working Conditions (QLWC) approach.

To achieve this, the T.URN team supports all URN players, students and staff, through action plans involving partners such as research organizations, local authorities, regional, national and international socio-economic and cultural players, notably through the INGENIUM European alliance.