Acerca de Universidad Heliópolis
Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development is a non-profit Egyptian university, established in 2012, was founded with a mission to advance sustainable development in Egypt and to serve as a unique model for transformative education. The university integrates education, research, community development, and applied practice to address environmental, social, economic, and cultural challenges. These efforts are closely aligned with SDGs, while remaining grounded in the Egyptian context and local community needs. While environmental, economic and social sustainability are widely recognized within conventional development models, the university places equal importance on the cultural dimension as a foundation for meaningful and lasting change.
Heliopolis University role in the consortium
Heliopolis University is jointly responsible with Organic Egypt for the Egyptian pilot site in Damietta Governorate, where it compares rice cultivars under organic, biodynamic and conventional systems, assesses water use efficiency, and supports soil, water, plant and greenhouse gas analyses for ecosystem service monitoring. HU also contributes social science expertise to stakeholder engagement, co-creation workshops, the trans-Mediterranean management model and the project’s policy recommendations.
