SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 7

Affordable and Clean Energy

Ahlia University Institutional Report

Verified institutional evidence | Education • Research • Operations • Community engagement

Institutional commitment

Ahlia University advances SDG 7 through energy-efficient campus management, sustainable building planning, energy-related teaching and research, carbon-footprint measurement and student-led conservation activity. Energy efficiency is a specific objective and action area in the University’s Climate Action Plan.

Evidence basis: verified public institutional sources and dated activities within 2021–2025. Ongoing policies and services are identified separately from dated initiatives; no single year is treated as the core year.

How Ahlia University applies SDG 7

• Energy-efficient facilities: The University uses LED lighting, automated lighting controls, natural light, timers and switch-off practices to reduce electricity consumption. The Climate Action Plan also calls for regular energy audits and sustainability-led design for new campus buildings.

• Measurement and improvement: Ahlia reports Scope 2 emissions associated with electricity and cold supply within its carbon-footprint framework. The published comparison shows total Scope 2 emissions falling by 16.7% between 2021 and 2024.

• Energy education: Ahlia maps Interior Design, Mobile and Network Engineering, Information Technology and Management Information Systems programmes to SDG 7. Environmental courses and the MSc in Sustainable Interior Design address energy use, thermal comfort, building performance and energy-efficient interiors.

• Participation and awareness: The Sustainability Club leads awareness and projects on energy conservation, waste reduction and water efficiency, enabling students to apply sustainability knowledge and develop leadership skills.

Institutional integration

The University’s contribution is reinforced through four connected functions: academic provision develops knowledge and professional capability; research generates and exchanges evidence; operations apply the goal within institutional practice; and community engagement transfers knowledge and benefit beyond campus. This structure enables the SDG to be addressed as an institutional responsibility rather than as a stand-alone event.

Five-year evidence record: 2021–2025

The following record presents selected verified evidence across the full reporting period. Each entry identifies the activity or framework and the contribution it makes to the goal.

How the contribution is strengthened

• Education: Engineering, IT and design programmes connect technology and built-environment learning to clean-energy goals.

• Research: Sustainability and building-performance research supports innovation in energy-efficient systems.

• Operations: Lighting, controls, natural daylight and auditing reduce energy demand and associated emissions.

• Community: Student-led education and partnerships build a culture of conservation.

Institutional outcome

During 2021–2025, Ahlia University applied SDG 7 through efficient facilities, measured emissions, sustainable building planning, relevant academic programmes and student participation. This aligns campus management with the education and innovation needed for a lower-energy future.

Source register

Original Ahlia University institutional pages and event records used for this report. All links are clickable.

1. Ahlia University — Climate Action Policy

2. Ahlia University — Climate Action Plan

3. Ahlia University — Campus Building and Carbon Footprint

4. Ahlia University — Sustainable Courses

5. Ahlia University — Environmental Courses

6. Ahlia University — MSc in Sustainable Interior Design

7. Ahlia University — Ahlia Sustainability Club

Evidence period: 1 January 2021–31 December 2025.