 Ruppin Academic Center's green campus is much more than sprawling lawns and abundant flora. Ruppin Academic Center's green campus is part of a world view that includes social involvement for the benefit of the community and of the environment in which we live.
In order to translate our environmental vision into action, it was decided that both of Ruppin's learning centers would become green campuses. The new campus that is to be built in Michmoret will be based entirely on bio-climatic principles and will embody clear environmental principles. Comprehensive conservation work is already being practiced at the Emek Hefer campus, including comprehensive electricity saving actions (the institution's electricity consumption has decreased by 27% despite a 40% increase in the number of students), recycling, including economical utilization of paper and water and preservation of ground water (all lawns are watered with purified water which is reabsorbed into the ground).
 The student body has embraced the challenge and implements environmental principles. Thus, for example, the students have initiated widespread recycling activities and established a branch of "The Green Course" students' environmental organization. Green principles have also trickled into the study content. The School of Social Sciences, for example, offers courses such as "Green Industry" and the Business Administration Department holds prize winning contests encouraging students to think creatively in the realm of clean-tech.
The Economics and Accounting Department emphasizes the accounting aspects of clean-tech industries. There is vast activity in the realm of environmental protection and conservation within the School of Marine Sciences, such as beach cleaning campaigns, care for injured sea turtles and educating the next generation through the "Marine Science Youth Advocates" program.
 Students play an active role in all of these activities, supported and encouraged by the academic faculty. Ruppin's objective is to shape a generation of graduates who are not only conscious of climatic problems and environmental solutions, but who are also aware of the immense business leverage that exists in the development of environmental solutions.
Ruppin's campus was recognized by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Council for Higher Education and the "Green Course" organization as a "Green Campus for the year 2006/2007".
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