In 2025, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) promoted awareness of economical and responsible water use through educational communication programs, awareness-raising campaigns, and activities that encourage behavior change. Among these, the Green Monday Series is a public communication channel that helps disseminate knowledge about water resources and encourages sustainable water-use practices among readers both inside and outside the UEH community.
In addition, UEH implemented the programs “Giữ nguồn nước – Gieo nguồn sống” (Protect the Water Source – Sow the Source of Life), “Save Water – Save Future”, and “The Blue’s Call – Tiếng gọi của nguồn nước” (The Call of the Water), combining online activities with interactive education and hands-on experiences. These activities help raise awareness of the value of clean water, encourage water saving in daily life, and promote personal responsibility for conserving water resources.
1. Commitments, policies, and implementation basis
UEH regards the practice of saving water resources as part of its orientation toward building a green and sustainable university. This commitment is reflected in the Green University Practice Regulations – Green Campus, issued together with Decision No. 2059/QĐ-ĐHKT-CSVC in 2022, along with regulatory content published and updated by UEH on the Green Campus website.
The provisions directly related to conservation, economical water use, and water-awareness education include:
| Provision | Main policy content related to water use |
| Article 2, Clause 1 – Green University approaches | UEH orients and encourages the practice of a green lifestyle, identifying resource saving, including electricity and water, as one of the action groups of the UEH community. |
| Article 5, Clause 4 – Practicing the Green University principles | UEH requires staff, employees, learners, and visitors to the university to practice resource saving, including water used for sanitation, daily activities, and drinking. |
| Article 21, Clause 4 – Water reuse policy | UEH encourages research and innovation in water treatment and reuse, and incorporates this content into education and community awareness-raising campaigns. |
| Article 22 – Water-saving construction standards | UEH stipulates design solutions, the use of water-saving equipment, and the collection and reuse of water in construction and facility renovation projects. |
Of these, Articles 2 and 5 provide the basis for forming water-saving habits, while Article 21 reflects the orientation of bringing knowledge about water treatment and reuse into education and community awareness communication. Article 22 adds a foundation for effective water management in UEH’s operations and facilities.
Article 2, Clause 1 – Green University approaches
Article 5, Clause 4 – Practicing the Green University principles
Source: UEH Green Campus, Green University Practice Regulations, Decision No. 2059/QĐ-ĐHKT-CSVC, 2022, Article 2 and Article 5, Clause 4. https://gogreen.ueh.edu.vn/quy-dinh-thuc-hanh-dai-hoc-xanh
Article 21, Clause 4 – Water reuse policy
Article 22 – Water-saving construction standards
Source: UEH Green Campus, Green University Practice Regulations, Article 21, Clause 4 and Article 22. https://gogreen.ueh.edu.vn/quy-dinh-thuc-hanh-dai-hoc-xanh
These regulations are the basis on which UEH promotes responsible water use in university activities, while also developing education and communication programs that encourage awareness and action to protect water resources.
2. Policy continuity and development of activities in 2024–2025
Building on the UEH Green Campus Project 2021–2030 and the Green University Practice Regulations, UEH continued in 2025 to maintain its commitment to economical, efficient use and protection of water resources. Whereas in 2024 UEH focused on activities to protect water sources, green-practice education, and raising awareness of resource conservation, by 2025 education activities on conscious water use were implemented in a more thematic way and through more diverse approaches.
Specifically, UEH recorded 4 main programs/activity series in 2025: the Green Monday Series and three water-themed campaigns, combining public communication, online challenges, infographics, educational games, workshops, and action commitments. These activities demonstrate policy continuity while placing greater emphasis on encouraging responsible water-use behaviors in everyday life.
3. Practical activities promoting conscious water use in 2025
In 2025, UEH implemented programs aimed at educating people about the role of clean water, the challenges facing water resources, and the responsibility of using water consciously. Each program was carried out with specific content, format, and interaction methods, helping to turn knowledge about water into practical action.
| No. | Program, time | Implementation content, results, and impact |
| 1 | Green Monday Series – Community communication on water resource conservation. March–April 2025. | Within the Green Monday Series, UEH published educational themes on sustainable development on the UEH Green Campus platform, including content directly related to water resources and responsible water use.
The March 2025 theme responded to the International Day of Action for Rivers (March 14) and World Water Day (March 22), introducing the role of river systems and water sources and the challenges facing aquatic ecosystems. The activity contributed to raising awareness of the importance of conserving water sources and the responsibility of using natural resources sustainably. Following this, the April 2025 theme addressed challenges related to clean water sources, freshwater scarcity, drought, saltwater intrusion, and the impacts of unsustainable resource exploitation. Through educational content published online, UEH contributed to promoting awareness of water resource conservation and the need for reasonable water use in daily life. The themes were publicly posted on the UEH Green Campus website, allowing readers outside the university to access the information without needing to take part in in-person activities at UEH. Result: At least two themes related to water resources were publicly published in 2025. This is evidence of educational communication activities capable of reaching a community broader than the university. |
| 2 | Giữ nguồn nước – Gieo nguồn sống (Protect the Water Source – Sow the Source of Life). September 22–30, 2025. | The program was implemented by the Faculty of Law in coordination with the Dormitory at 43–45 Nguyễn Chí Thanh, in both online and in-person formats. From September 22–28, participants were encouraged to share images, messages, and green actions such as using water economically in daily life. On September 29–30, in-person activities at UEH Campus B included knowledge stations, an infographic on the “journey of a water drop,” the game “Clean Water Wheel” (Vòng quay Nước sạch), and questions related to the use and protection of water sources. The activities encouraged participants to better recognize the value of clean water, learn about water-saving behaviors, and practice a lifestyle that is responsible toward resources.
Participation results: According to the 2025–2026 academic year activity report, the program recorded 1,362 participants, and 150 participants according to the statistics of the coordinating unit. The two figures are presented separately to ensure accuracy and avoid double-counting participants. |
| 3 | Save Water – Save Future. October 30 – November 6, 2025. | The UEH Social Work Team carried out an online communication campaign from October 30 to November 6 on the unit’s fanpage, presenting the current state of water pollution, its causes, consequences, and solutions for sustainable water use. The program also organized an experience booth in the B1 lobby, UEH Campus B, on November 5–6. Through images, data, experience stations, and interactive activities, participants learned about the risk of declining water quality, proposed solutions, and expressed their commitment to protecting water sources. The activity encouraged the formation of habits of economical and efficient water use and raised personal responsibility toward the water environment. |
| 4 | The Blue’s Call – Tiếng gọi của nguồn nước (The Call of the Water). November 26 – December 4, 2025. | The UEH Student Support Group (Nhóm Hỗ trợ Sinh viên) implemented a series of communications and thematic workshops on water scarcity, water pollution, and issues related to responsible water use. The program’s content aimed to raise awareness of the importance of clean water and to encourage participants to care about saving and protecting water sources in daily life. Figures recorded from the activity report: 300 participants. The program helped sustain water-resource educational content in late 2025, expanding the ways of delivering the message through communications and in-person exchange at the workshop. |
Images and evidence sources for the 2025 activities
UEH Green Campus’s public communication activity aimed at raising awareness of protecting water resources and encouraging water-saving action.
Source: UEH Green Campus (2025), Green Monday Series – March activity series at UEH: Spreading environmental protection awareness through education on forests, water, climate, and green technology. https://gogreen.ueh.edu.vn/green-monday-series/green-monday-series-chuoi-hoat-dong-thang-3-tai-ueh-lan-toa-y-thuc-bao-ve-moi-truong-qua-giao-duc-ve-rung-nuoc-khi-hau-va-cong-nghe-xanh
UEH communication theme on the risk of declining clean water sources, the challenges facing water resources, and the responsibility to protect water sources.
Source: UEH Green Campus (2025), Green Monday Series – Educating sustainable development awareness through art and 9 practical green actions to protect the environment and water resources. https://gogreen.ueh.edu.vn/green-monday-series/green-monday-series-giao-duc-nhan-thuc-phat-trien-ben-vung-bang-nghe-thuat-va-9-hanh-dong-xanh-thiet-thuc-bao-ve-moi-truong-va-tai-nguyen-nuoc
Interactive educational activity on the value of clean water, water-saving measures, and actions to protect water sources in daily life.
Source: UEH Green Campus (October 1, 2025), UEH Green Campus 2025 – Together with the Faculty of Law “Protect the Water Source, Sow the Source of Life”. https://gogreen.ueh.edu.vn/su-kien/ueh-green-campus-2025-cung-khoa-luat-giu-nguon-nuoc-gieo-nguon-song
Propaganda and educational program on sustainable water use, protecting water sources, and encouraging individuals to commit to action.
Source: UEH Green Campus (November 7, 2025), Save Water, Save Future – UEH Green Campus 2025 activity series. https://gogreen.ueh.edu.vn/su-kien/save-water-save-future-chuoi-hoat-dong-ueh-green-campus-2025
Communication and knowledge-exchange activity on water scarcity, water pollution, and encouraging responsible water use.
Source: UEH Student Support Group, Activity Report for the 2025–2026 academic year; UEH Youth Union – Student Association, article “Looking back at the UEH Green Campus 2025 program – Student Support Group (SSG) The Blue’s Call”. https://youth.ueh.edu.vn/tin-tuc/phong-trao/cung-nhin-lai-chuong-trinh-ueh-green-campus-2025-nhom-ho-tro-sinh-vien-ssg-the-blues-call/
4. Overall results and impact in 2025
In 2025, UEH implemented four programs or activity series related to education and awareness on responsible water use, including the Green Monday Series and three thematic campaigns. The activities were carried out in many forms, such as online communication, infographics, educational games, experiential activities, and encouragement of personal commitments.
Notable among these was the publication of at least two themes on water resources on UEH Green Campus’s public communication platform, helping to disseminate knowledge on water conservation and sustainable water use to readers beyond the university.
The in-person programs complemented the communication activities by encouraging participants to learn about water-saving solutions, recognize unsustainable resource-use behaviors, and raise their personal responsibility in daily life.
Figures on direct participants and on the level of media reach need to be counted separately, in order to accurately reflect the scale of each form of activity.
5. Conclusion
In 2025, the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City continued to promote conscious water use by combining Green University practice policies with communication, education, and hands-on experiential programs. The activities, with specific content on saving water, protecting water sources, raising awareness, and encouraging action, were carried out through multiple methods suited to the higher-education environment and to public communication platforms.
These efforts demonstrate UEH’s commitment to promoting responsible use of water resources and contributing to raising awareness and encouraging water-conservation behavior in the community, working toward the realization of SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation for sustainable development.