The UKM as a sustainable campus: A preliminary inquiry into the knowledge, awareness, and participation of students and staff in the Bangi campus

The UKM’s sustainable campus programme which was launched in 2007 on the basis of the integrated development of the university obviously required the functioning of a staff and student community which did not just understand the importance of sustainable development but also had the will to assimilate the sustainability culture in their daily life . This study was conducted to gauge the campus community’s level of satisfaction with the sustainability management in university’s Bangi campus. The respondents included 425 of staff and 2295 of students selected by means of a stratified random sampling . The study found critical gaps and weaknesses in the students knowledge and awareness which posed a major challenge to the UKM administration in creating a sustainable campus. On the other hand, the level of knowledge and awareness on the part of the staff was good . The findings meant that the UKM s management had to enhance it sustainability capacity building programme for students as well as staff if it were to achieve its goal of developing a sustainable campus by 2020.