National University of Rosario

Sustainability

The most important activity of the National University of Rosario (UNR) has been to provide seminars and courses on sustainable development issues to its teaching staff thus enabling them to work with students and administrative and auxiliary staff. In addition, offi cials from regional institutions and governments have signed agreements to discuss and to spread awareness of sustainable development within communities.

One notable ESD achievement was UNR’s course for teachers on the Internet. In March 2003, the course “Education for Sustainable Development” was uploaded to UNR’s Virtual Campus (www.puntoedu.edu.ar or www.puntoedu.net). More than a hundred students, mainly primary and high school teachers from different regions of the country have enrolled in the online course.

The National University of Rosario hosted many events related to SD, for example:

• III Foro Latinoamericano de Desarrollo Sostenible
• Foro Global para el Desarrollo Sostenible en Rosario

For more information 

Guidelines and Recommendations for Reorienting - Teacher Education to Address Sustainability (UNESCO, 2005)