Universitas Padjadjaran demonstrates its commitment to sustainable investment through a comprehensive institutional approach that encompasses strategic financial planning, environmentally responsible infrastructure, and research funding aligned with national and global sustainability goals. The 2025–2029 Strategic Plan emphasizes income diversification and efficient resource management, including alumni-driven endowment innovation to ensure long-term institutional resilience. This vision is further realized through the implementation of a green building policy supported by Internet of Things (IoT) technology for energy and environmental monitoring. In parallel, the university allocates research funding to priority areas such as green and blue economy, in accordance with national research agendas, ensuring that sustainability is embedded across all pillars of education, research, and community engagement.

1. Strategic Plan 2025-2029

In its 2025–2029 Strategic Plan, Universitas Padjadjaran outlines a key priority in promoting sustainable financial investment through income diversification and enhanced resource efficiency. One of the strategic focuses is on strengthening alumni engagement in university investment initiatives and innovating endowment fund management. These efforts aim to ensure long-term financial sustainability in supporting the university’s core missions—education, research, and community service—as well as broader institutional development goals.

https://jdih.unpad.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Srategic-Plan-Universitas-Padjadjaran-2025-2029.pdf (Page 26)

 

2. Green building investment policy

Unpad has Rector Regulations of Universitas Padjadjaran Number 13 of 2022 concerning Green Building. This policy suggests the investment to realize green building through climate change mitigation in buildings and energy utilization as well as adaptation to climate change in the water and energy sectors. The energy efficiency at Unpad are applied to all building including energy monitoring and supervision, implementation and maintenance, and availability of green open space. For smart building system Universitas Padjadjaran has implemented an Internet of Things (IoT) system. In general, internet of things is a concept in which certain objects have the ability to transfer data over a network without human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. IoT itself includes energy monitoring, A/C monitoring, and Environmental monitoring. IoT implementation will be pursued in stages in all campus buildings.

• A/C monitoring [MONICS]
• Energy Monitoring
• Environment Monitoring, several aspects of the environment include
  o Monitor water level
  o Monitor air quality, carbon dioxide and gases such as smoke, carbon monoxide in confined areas indoors.
  o Monitor water quality, pollutants, presence of lead, and flood water levels.
  o Monitoring data center for air temperature and humidity

Link: https://sdgs.unpad.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Green-Building-at-Unpad.pdf

3. Research funding guideline on sustainability

As part of its sustainable investment strategy, Universitas Padjadjaran channels research funding into priority areas that promote long-term environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Research focuses include science, technology, and social humanities, in line with the national agenda set by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). Key sectors include food, energy, health resilience, transportation, defense and security, agro-maritime, tourism, digital diplomacy, and social humanities. These research outputs aim to support sustainable development rooted in digital, blue, and green economy models.
Strategic research areas are designed to be multi-, inter-, or trans-disciplinary, with an emphasis on Indonesia’s local context, including indigenous knowledge and resources. The research is directed toward solving real local challenges while aligning with global sustainability goals.
https://drhpm.unpad.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Pedoman-Riset-Kolaborasi-Indonesia-Unpad-2025.pdf

 

4.Integrating Sustainability into Procurement and Investment Practices