Implementation of Green Campus and Students’ Awareness of Higher Education Sustainability

Abstract

This study analyzes the role and contribution of the green campus concept in achieving sustainable higher education through a literature review of academic publications. The analysis explores how institutional policies, green infrastructure, and student awareness interrelate to foster a sustainability-oriented academic culture. The findings suggest that the success of green campus initiatives relies heavily on the synergy between institutional commitment, leadership engagement, and the active participation of the academic community, particularly students as key agents of change. Integrating environmental education into the curriculum and campus-based activities has been shown to increase ecological awareness, encourage responsible resource use, and promote sustainable behavior. Furthermore, universities that adopt a participatory and collaborative approach in their sustainability strategies tend to achieve better outcomes in innovation, resource management, and community engagement. This study highlights that the green campus concept should not be viewed solely as an administrative framework but as a transformative cultural process that fosters ecological responsibility, social awareness, and long-term resilience within the academic environment, meaningfully contributing to global sustainability goals.