In addition to this, high efficiency LED Lighting accounts for 92 percent of the whole campus lighting in UOS. Compared to general light, this can save 2,710 Mwh annually. And this ratio is already much higher than any other public institution?s goals. With these efforts, UOS could reduce amount of electricity used steadily and achieved three percent energy self-sufficiency. In future, UOS sets a goal to achieve six percent energy self-sufficient.

In fact, energy consumption at universities has emerged as a major issue recently. According to the Seoul Institute, energy consumption by the city was down 1.8 percent but universities in Seoul increased 32 percent during the period from 2007 to 2011.

That is why UOS is playing an active and leading role with the city of Seoul by creating a Green Campus. Making a Green Campus involves not only renovating or changing facilities but also encouraging the participation of the university community.

Ahn Jong-kyeong (Dept. of Public Administration, '11) said, “On first floor of the University Center, I saw a graph depicting energy consumption. However, except for this, I could not see any other facilities or understand how UOS pays attention to energy consumption. I think that posting a graph of energy consumption in every building is good thing for students.” Now it is our turn to show what we can do.

By Noh Yo-been