The University of Sarajevo is participating in LEAP-FAST Edition III – Leaders in Higher Education Alliance and Programme for Accelerating Sustainability Transformations, a global initiative supporting universities in moving from isolated sustainability initiatives towards deeper institutional transformation. 

LEAP-FAST was developed by UNITAR, UNESCO and Majmaah University and applies a whole-institution approach to help higher education institutions embed sustainability across governance, education, research and institutional practice. 

A Global Higher Education Community 

Edition III brings together 106 higher education leaders from 35 institutions across 20 countries, creating a global peer-learning environment focused on turning sustainability commitments into institutional change. 

The programme combines: 

• online learning and peer exchange 
• institutional self-assessment and action planning 
• curriculum and teaching transformation 
• leadership and institutional change 
• an in-person Co-Creation Development Week at Majmaah University in Saudi Arabia 

The 2026 edition is organised in partnership with Majmaah University and CIFAL Saudi Arabia, part of UNITAR’s CIFAL Global Network.

From Sustainability Initiatives to Institutional Transformation 

Many universities already have sustainability projects, research groups or individual courses. LEAP-FAST focuses on the next step: how sustainability can become embedded in the way an institution governs, teaches, researches, collaborates and develops over time. 

Over the programme, participants assess their own institutions and develop institutional action plans aimed at translating sustainability commitments into measurable changes in areas such as strategy, curricula, teaching, research and institutional practice. 

For the University of Sarajevo’s Office for Climate Change and Sustainability, participation supports a clear institutional ambition: moving sustainability beyond individual initiatives and embedding it more deeply across academic programmes, curricula, teaching, collaboration and institutional development. 

The programme also creates opportunities to learn from universities in different regions, exchange approaches to sustainability leadership and strengthen international collaboration around the transformation of higher education. 

Read more about the Office for Climate Change and Sustainability:
https://cir.unsa.ba/ured-za-odrzivost-eng/ 

Learn More 

LEAP-FAST Edition III – official programme information:
UNITAR LEAP-FAST Edition III Certificate Programme 

UNITAR announcement:
LEAP-FAST Edition III launches with 106 leaders from 20 countries 

Contact the Office for Climate Change and Sustainability:
climate.sustainability@unsa.ba