15/05/2025
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Pioneering, innovative, and persistent - the UEH Green Office (UEH GO) model, an empowering workspace for the young generation to take sustainable actions, by the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), has been honored with the prestigious “Best Premier In-house Team” award at the VNPR Awards 2025. This title is a well-deserved recognition for the continuous efforts in operating the UEH Green Campus project following this “green” and “youthful” office model over the years.
VNPR Awards 2025: Honoring communication and innovation for sustainable development
The VNPR Awards 2025 is an annual award organized by the Vietnam Public Relations Network (VNPR) to honor outstanding communication initiatives, innovative and creative activities, and inspiring efforts aimed at sustainable development. The VNPR Awards 2025 judging panel brings together leading experts from international organizations such as the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management, the Southeast Asia Public Relations Network, and the International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO), ensuring a highly professional and prestigious awards season.
With the theme “This Earth Belongs to Us”, this year’s VNPR Awards not only recognized outstanding communication campaigns but also encouraged individuals and organizations to demonstrate strategic vision in fulfilling social responsibilities and promoting positive change for the future.
The ceremony was a resounding success, leaving a strong impression with excellent campaigns, dynamic teams, and exemplary individuals such as: Concert “Call Me by Fire” - Yeah1 Group Joint Stock Company; Campaign “Viet-names in Paris” - Nestlé MILO - Ogilvy Group Vietnam; Campaign “Journey to the Future” - Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank), Campaign “With Each Other. We Marry!” - Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ),…
Especially, the “UEH Green Office” (UEH GO) model of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City was excellently honored in the “Best Premier In-house Team” category, recognizing the most outstanding internal team within an organization or enterprise for sustainable actions. The award celebrates individuals and exemplary teams in conveying the story and message of the organization through creative and meaningful products and campaigns, marking a significant milestone in the journey of environmental action led by the young generation at UEH.
The UEH Green Office team was honored with the “Best Premier In-house Team” award
Shining in UEH colors on the awards night
UEH Green Office - Empowering the new generation of sustainable offices
Under the direction of the Sustainable University Project Steering Committee, “UEH Empowering Green Office” (abbreviated as UEH Green Office - UEH GO) is a new-generation office model, pioneering at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) with three core characteristics: (1) An innovative and technology-oriented virtual office; (2) Empowering the younger generation to take sustainable actions; (3) Implementing and executing green action programs for the environment through the UEH Green Campus project.
The UEH Green Campus project operates as a Living Lab model, integrating sustainability principles into UEH's five strategic pillars: Education, Research, Governance, Operations, and Community Engagement across 13 campuses in Ho Chi Minh City, Vinh Long, and Nha Trang, addressing 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is a key project under UEH's Multi-disciplinary and Sustainable Development strategy, creating impacts at individual (YOU), team/department/member school level (WE), local level (LOCAL WE), and global level (GLOBAL WE).
Empowered through Green Office - UEH GO, the young generation of UEH, along with various units within the university, has made truly positive impacts. Over more than four years, the UEH Green Campus project has collected and recycled 8 tons of waste (as of March 2025), increasing green living awareness from 88.3% to 95.05%. Some technological innovation products include: UGC - Game: An educational tool applying gamification technology; UGC - Zeen AI Scan: An AI-based waste classification support application; UGC - Zeen AI Bot: An AI-powered robot supporting waste classification. Several well-organized awareness-changing communication campaigns include: UGC - Rethink & Be Green, UGC Zero Waste - Hero You, UGC - Let’s Green Unitour, UGC - Campaign “Towards No Single-use Plastic Future”.
Previously, the project was honored with several prestigious awards, including: winning first prize at the international competition “Zero Waste Cities Challenge” organized by the NGO WasteAid in collaboration with various international sponsors; contributing to UEH being appointed by the United Nations as Vice Chair in charge of networking and cooperation for SDG 11 – “Sustainable Cities and Communities” for the 2025–2027 term; and the “No Single Use Plastic Ecosystem” initiative being shortlisted in the Plastic Innovation Programme organized by UNDP.
“The title “Best Premier In-house Team” at the VNPR Award 2025 not only affirms the relentless efforts of the UEHGO team, the close coordination of units and departments at UEH, and the proper leadership of the UEH Steering Committee and the Management Board of the Sustainable University Project. It also serves as an important milestone for the GO model to continue to improve, expand the spirit of environmental innovation more widely, foster green action awareness, and inspire sustainable initiatives within the community - exactly in line with UEH's goal: For a more sustainable future,” shared Ms. Le Thi Hanh An, Project Manager of UEH Green Campus, and Head of UEH Green Office.
News and photos: UEH Green Office
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Learn more about the project: https://gogreen.ueh.edu.vn/
Learn more about Green Office: https://gogreen.ueh.edu.vn/green-office
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About UEH Multidisciplinary & Sustainable Development Strategy: UEH's sustainable development strategy is comprehensively implemented across five pillars. In terms of Education, UEH maintains lifelong learning and the Glocal training platform through various courses, including short-term and long-term programs, catering to different audiences to contribute to SDG 4 – Quality Education. The university equips learners with the ability to make wise, balanced, and comprehensive decisions. At the same time, UEH emphasizes providing solid foundational knowledge on sustainable development as a compulsory subject for all disciplines, helping learners not only understand but also actively create positive changes for the environment and society, aiming toward sustainable development. In recent years, the university has introduced 13 multidisciplinary training programs that align with modern trends and future workforce demands, including Technology and Innovation, Digital Communication and Multimedia Design, Accounting integrated with international professional certifications, Financial Technology (Fintech), Marketing Technology (Martech), Digital Business, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (Robot & AI), Logistics Technology and Supply Chain Engineering (Logtech), Information Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, ArtTech, and Intelligent Control and Automation. Nearly 100 extracurricular educational activities, competitions, seminars, and events on sustainable development, environmental protection, green technology, green economy, green university, circular economy, and sustainable urbanization have been organized. Research: UEH has produced over 500 research papers from lecturers and staff, along with hundreds of student research projects related to green living and the circular economy. These contributions significantly support SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 – Climate Action, and SDG 14 – Life Below Water. Governance: UEH consistently upholds the principle of "Democracy – Transparency – Fairness", where all members are treated equally, guaranteed their rights, and regularly involved in decision-making processes, policy implementation, and program activities. Additionally, UEH integrates sustainable practices into university governance and fosters a green culture as part of daily operations, contributing to SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 15 – Life on Land, and SDG 16 – Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions. Operations: UEH has implemented a green campus model under the UEH Green Campus project. To date, 5 tons of landfill waste have been reduced by thoroughly applying the source separation model, increasing waste lifecycle, and promoting responsible consumption, which aligns with SDG 12 and SDG 15. Community: UEH continuously connects with organizations and communities interested in sustainability to share and discuss solutions to environmental challenges. Notably, the International Forum on Sustainability (IFS) has made significant contributions to SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals. To sustain and develop the sustainable university strategy in alignment with internationalization, UEH annually integrates the 17 SDGs into all institutional activities. The university consolidates sustainability criteria from three relevant ranking systems - QS Sustainability, THE Impact, and UI Green Metrics - and incorporates them into each unit's annual objectives (OKRs). For more information on UEH’s efforts to realize the 17 SDGs, visit the website: https://future.ueh.edu.vn/ |
