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Calling Students to take part in Unesco Transforming Education Survey
Contribute to the discussion and make your voice heard for transforming education for a sustainable future! Share and support students if you are a teacher.
Call for Universities to get involved in the Unesco Mondiacult Conference
Find out how Higher Education is represented at MONDIACULT, UNESCO 2022 - Mexico City on September 26-27, 2022, and get involved
International Green Gown Awards 2022 - winners announced
Find out about the winning institutions and projects that made an impact for Sustainability in higher education!
IAU General Conference 2022 - UCD Dublin
Register now and join the discussion on Relevance and Value of Universities to Future Society
Transforming Education Youth Declaration 2022 & TES follow up
Read the Youth Declaration launched on 19 September for the UN Transforming Education Summit in NYC and explore the Transforming Education Hub
Travelling differently for a sustainable internationalisation
On 21st of October the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) will host the in-person conference presenting the outcomes of the Erasmus Goes Green project
Youth Consultation Report: What do youth say about higher education in the future?
An in-depth consultation with more than 100 young people from 43 countries defined the challenges, improvements, and opportunities for higher education in 2050 in a new report by UNESCO (2022)
IAU at the HEInnovate – Embedding SDGs in HE practices
IAU was invited to speak at a webinar on how innovation can foster practices for the SDGs - article and recording available now
COP27 - Climate Action and Education
Education will play an important role at the 2022 COP in Egypt
MECCE Interactive Data Platform
Just on time for COP27, the MECCE project launched a data platform to explore climate communication and education (CCE) and ACE actions from different countries
Register now- HER conference Glasgow June 2023
HER2023 invites the research and teaching community to answer this question in analysing the place and work of Higher Education in and beyond the SDGs period to 2030
Join World Climate Day 8 December 2022
IAU joins World Climate Day on 8th December at 14h CET, organised by the Green office at the University of Liège (Belgium), in partnership with AUF
Accelerating Action for the SDGs - Read the Report of the 3rd IAU Global Survey on HESD now
IAU and partners launched the Report with data from 464 HEIs in a webinar on 31 January
MECCE - Funded Case Studies: Call for Proposals
Could your university or project be a case study of a climate change communication and education initiative? Learn more and apply- deadline extended to 26 February
Watch the EWORA & IAU webinar on Higher Education, Gender and Equity
A day before International Women's day 2023, IAU and EWORA have partnered for a discussion on higher education's role for SDG 5 and equity
ESD-Net 2030 Learning Webinar on ESD Pedagogies - Recordings Available!
To promote knowledge sharing, collaboration, and mutual learning ESD-Net 2030 is organizing a series of learning webinars in March, May and September 2023 on ESD pedagogy to highlight and promote innovative practices in ESD. This interactive learning series will focus on sharing and strengthening pedagogical approaches and key competencies in ESD through a broad range of topics and issues.
Nominations open for 2023 UNESCO-Japan ESD Prize
Do you know of an innovative and established project for ESD? Consider suggesting it for nomination for the UNESCO-Japan ESD Prize!
Higher Education at UN Water Conference 2023
Higher Education and Research are crucial for SDG 6 and all SDGs
TASK™ – The Assessment of Sustainability Knowledge – has officially launched!
Sulitest launches TASK™️ - The Assessment of Sustainability Knowledge - with the ambition to transform education by making sustainability the universal language.
A Guide to Help Organize Responsible and Sustainable Events
The Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique - National Institute for Scientific Research (INRS), has introduced a new guide for community members who wish to organize events that are inclusive, accessible, zero waste, and low carbon.
2023 Global University Climate Forum
Students can apply until 30 March 2023 to be part of this year's Global University Climate Forum and actively learn and contribute to the discourse around COP28
Students Reinventing Cities Competition
After the success of the past edition, C40 has launched a new round of Students Reinventing Cities in 12 cities globally. Students Reinventing Cities provides a unique opportunity for academics and students to collaborate with global cities to imagine a more sustainable and inclusive urban future, by rethinking how neighborhoods identified by cities are planned and designed and developing transformative solutions aligned with the 15-minute city concept.
AUF International Consortium for Gender Equality
Two years of collaborative work in favor of Gender Equality at the University: experience the workshop of the International Consortium initiated by the AUF
The #ARC9 Report on “Asia-Europe Higher Education Mapping: Working Towards the SDGs" and the recording of the launch are now available online!
The 9th edition of ARC (ARC9) explores and maps both higher education policies and higher education institution practices across Asia and Europe that contribute to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Launch of Net Zero on Campus: A guide and accompanying toolkit for universities and colleges to accelerate climate action worldwide
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network, the Climateworks Centre, and Monash University have come together to leverage their expertise and networks of academic institutions around the world to develop a guide to net zero campuses and this accompanying online toolkit. Both serve as timely and valuable resources that build on frameworks and tools developed by universities at the forefront of climate action around the world.
2023 HESI Global Forum
Don't miss the 2023 HESI Global Forum which will take place on Monday, 17 July 2023! Registration is now open both in person and virtually!
University of Manouba Networking Day: Heading to SDGs Achievement - The 4th Edition
The University of Manouba is organizing the fourth edition of the "Manouba Networking Day" event on May 10 and 11, 2023 under the theme: "Manouba Networking Day: Heading to SDGs Achievement".
ESD-Net 2030 Learning Webinar on ESD Pedagogies
The third edition of the ESD-Net learning webinar which will take place on Wednesday, 31st of May 2023, 13:00-15:00 CET. This will be the occasion to take part in distinct workshops that will highlight innovative practices and key competencies in ESD through a broad range of topics and issues. You will be invited to contribute to knowledge-sharing activities, collaboration, and mutual learning to strengthen your knowledge of ESD pedagogical approaches and capacity to implement ESD in your local context.
ESD Okayama Award 2023 - Open for applications!
Okayama City and the ESD Okayama Award Steering Board are calling for initiatives that contribute to the spread of ESD in local communities in Japan and abroad and serve as models for the world. The award is looking for projects that educate and develop people to learn from each other and take action toward the creation of a sustainable society from various perspectives, such as environmental conservation, community development, inheritance of traditional culture, and diversity and inclusion, and more. Be sure to send your applications!
Arctic Congress Bodø 2024
Join us at Arctic Congress Bodø 2024 for a unique event that combines the International Congress of Arctic Social Sciences (ICASS) XI, UArctic Congress 2024, and High North Dialogue 2024.