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Drinking fountain unveiled in the courtyard of the Babits Mihály Teachers' Training Practice School of the University of Pécs

On the International World Environment Day, 5th June, an outdoor drinking fountain was inaugurated at the Babits Mihály Teachers' Training Practice School of the University of Pécs in the framework of the project "Wet City - Conscious Water and Sewer Use".

Challenge Day 2023 - Green steps for health – Come and take the stairs with us!

The Challenge Day filled the Chancellery building with great fun on 31st May 2023. Enthusiastic colleagues opted for early morning exercise and were rewarded with a cheerful mood and a delicious apple.

Ecofriends Talent Program

Thanks to the National Talent Program, a science talent workshop has been established in the spirit of the Green University Program of the UP for the 1st and 2nd grade students of the No.1 Practical Primary School of the University of Pécs and the Deák Ferenc Primary School of the University of Pécs in the academic year 2022-2023. The aim was to shape and form an environmentally friendly and sustainable attitude.

Our environment - our health - our future competition

The second round of the 6th edition of the Our environment - our health - our future competition, the Ecogame, took place on 27th April in the Botanical Garden of the University of Pécs, with 324 children from six institutions from three cities participating in the first online round. 25 kindergarten and first-grade students and 64 primary school students took part in the Ecogame.

Volunteering is cool!

Climate protection and carbon neutrality

The European Commission has selected Pécs - together with Budapest and Miskolc - to join the European Union's program under which the City of Pécs commits to becoming net zero carbon by 2030. The target is ambitious and can only be achieved in partnership. The University of Pécs will now be one of these partners, which is not surprising, given that the above-mentioned ambition is an integral part of the Green University Program of the University of Pécs.

UP Innovation Days 2023

In the spirit of the Green University Program of the UP, the UP-Affiliated Practical Schools participated and collected garbage in this year's "YouPick! - Voluntarily for a clean Hungary!"

Organized for the 11th time this year "YouPick! Voluntarily for a clean Hungary" program, is the largest voluntary garbage collection campaign in Hungary. As in previous years, the UP-Affiliated Practical Schools participated in this noble initiative, following the philosophy of the Green University Program of the UP. The main aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of the importance of environmental protection among children, parents and teachers alike.