Green University: The Strategies of Resource Management and Sustainable Development at Birjand University of Medical Sciences

The term "Green University" is commonly known as activities that have a vision for sustainable development. The term also indicates the important responsibility of higher education in developed countries to educate about the environment. In green universities, strict measures should be taken to control and remove environmental pollutants, such as organizing the university sewage, controlling produced solid waste, and even reducing air pollutants. An important solution proposed is to reduce energy consumption and use new, renewable, and bio-compatible energies, such as wind, water, and biomass energies instead of fossil fuels. Students should take advantage of the nature of green buildings or environmentally-friendly buildings in green universities so that, in addition to respecting environmental issues, they can be well-acquainted with the principles of environmental protection in a healthy environment. Accordingly, in addition to the use of books and articles, this study has referred to the internet databases of official authorities and green universities of the world to introduce part of the criteria, indicators, activities, programs, views, and successes of the pioneers of the sustainable development of the green university. This study aims to examine the criteria and models of green management and to examine the related actions and measures of Birjand University of Medical Sciences until 2021.