Sustainability: a case study of a Malaysian public university

DOI: 10.5176/2251-2098_EMG04

Authors: Jayaeswari Sangaralingam, Dr. Filzah Md Isa

Abstract This paper briefly introduces the scene of tertiary education around the world and in Malaysia particularly. An analysis was carried on a public university in Malaysia and the findings focused on a major issue: cost containment and sustainability. The paper discusses the issue and provides recommendation on how the university is able to be sustainable in the following areas: traveling and subsistence; communication and utilities; and consumable

Keywords: component: sustainability; higher education instituition; lean management.