The ULL strengthens its sustainability and research agenda after the visit of the National University of La Plata

The University of La Laguna recently received a visit from María Luisa Cerutti, representative of the National University of La Plata (UNLP, Argentina), as part of the staff exchange program of the university environmental network MetaRed S. The main objective of this working visit was the exchange of experiences, methodologies, and pioneering initiatives in environmental management, university sustainability, and research development. The Argentine academic held several strategic meetings with representatives from different areas of the Canary Islands academic institution.

In the area of promoting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the agenda included a working meeting with the Juan Antonio Rodríguez Hernández, the doctoral candidate Marta Delgado Oliva and Daura Ramos Nazco, the INGENIA project technician, whose work focuses on the analysis and transfer of methodologies from the Ingenia SDG program, funded by the Employment, Education, and Youth Department of the Tenerife Island Council. These meetings aimed to explore options for developing this project at the Argentinian university, building upon the experience of the Canary Islands center.

Biodiversity and green infrastructure also played a significant role in the technical itinerary. Together with Borja Arizón González, representative of the Parks and Gardens Service, working sessions were held focusing on policies for renaturalization, biodiversity regeneration, and the management of campus-city green spaces.

Likewise, the institutional dimension of the environmental agenda was analyzed in a meeting with the director of the Secretariat for Sustainability, Cintia Hernández Sánchez, with whom he addressed the conceptual frameworks and tools applied to the diagnosis in university sustainability, a key area for evaluating the impact and ecological footprint of higher education campuses.

Finally, the visit included a meeting with the Knowledge Transfer Office, facilitating the exchange of best practices between both universities.

This institutional stay reinforces international cooperation between the University of La Laguna and the National University of La Plata, consolidating the commitment of both entities to the 2030 Agenda, sustainability and efficiency in university management through the MetaRed S network.