ADOPTION OF THE TRANSITION ROADMAP On 19th February 2025, the ULiège Board of Directors enacted the ULiège Transition Roadmap, thereby affirming its commitment to a sustainable and desirable future. This strategic document aims to structure, coordinate and implement the University's sustainability and social and environmental transition actions, in line with its 2022-26 Institutional Strategic Plan. The result of a participatory process carried out in 2023-2024, and supported by ARES, its development involved a wide range of stakeholders: the Sustainable Development Unit with the Rector's Advisor on Social and Environmental Transition, Sybille Mertens, her deputy, Perrine Neuprez, and the Sustainability Officer, Sophie Blain, the Sustainable Development Scientific Council, working groups, committees and departments of ULiège. This consultation made it possible to combine academic expertise with real-world experience. The Roadmap has two objectives: to promote existing sustainability initiatives and to stimulate new initiatives aligned with institutional priorities. It is structured around five strategic areas – three related to the university's missions (teaching, research, service to society) and two to its internal functioning -, broken down into 12 objectives, 21 sub-objectives and 165 concrete actions. Eight flagship projects are being implemented as a priority in 2025, such as the creation of the Transitions Laboratory, the development of sustainable canteens, and the circularity of university equipment. Thorough monitoring, notably via the annual report and a dashboard, will enable progress to be assessed and ensure the transparency of results. Sophie Blain (sophie.blain@uliege.be) FIND OUT MORE 5.2 2024-2025 ACHIEVEMENTS TOWARDS A MORE EQUAL UNIVERSITY: THE ULIÈGE GENDER AND EQUALITY ROADMAP Since 2022, ULiège has had a Gender and Equality Council (CGE), a participatory body that brings together members of the entire academic community on a monthly basis to promote and support equality policies, with a particular focus on gender. On 18th September 2024, the CGE presented a strategic roadmap, based on the specific realities of ULiège, which was adopted by the Board of Directors and incorporated into the institutional strategic plan. It aims to strengthen, raise awareness of and structure the measures in place through ten concrete action sheets: combating sexist and sexual violence, training, prevention of LGBTQIA+phobias, improving the sense of security, ethical charter, career equality, support for parenthood, etc. Chaired by Florence Caeymaex, Advisor to the Rector on Ethics and Equality Policies, the CGE is coordinated by Bastien Bomans, Gender and Equality Officer, and Caroline Glorie, Assistant to Florence Caeymaex, who are responsible for implementing and monitoring the actions. Conseil Genre et Égalité (genre-egalite@uliege.be) 57 | REPORT SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSITION AT ULIÈGE | 2024 – 2025
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