Find all the news and events to stay up to date in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), a crucial education concept to transform societies and recognized as an integral element of quality education as well as a key enabler of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Check out the April 2024 issue […]
Find all the news and events to stay up to date in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), a crucial education concept to transform societies, recognized as an integral element of quality education and a key enabler of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Check out the March 2024 issue and sign up […]
Join us for two exciting virtual conversations during SDG Action & Awareness Week on 6 and 7 March 2024! This event will explore how adopting a whole-institution approach in higher education including training can lead to positive changes. Panelists will discuss how sustainability principles can be seamlessly integrated into, and strengthen, the academic-community relationship. They […]
The 2024 UN Summit of the Future, to be held in September 2024, aims to enhance collaboration to overcome complex challenges and to reaffirm existing commitments to the SDGs, as well as the UN as a global governance system. An action-oriented outcome document, A Pact for the Future, is expected to be agreed by Member […]
York´s UNESCO Chair Charles Hopkins and Chair Coordinator Katrin Kohl are invited to speak at a commemorative symposium at Sophia University (Japan) to take place online and in person on 28/29 February 2024. Charles Hopkins is designated as the guest of honour for the ceremonial opening of the UNESCO Chair. Sophia University has recently been […]
Find all the news and events to stay up to date in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), a crucial education concept to transform societies, recognized as an integral element of quality education and a key enabler of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Check out the February 2024 issue and sign up […]
Our UNITWIN Network on ESD & Societal Transformation is pleased to present a new webinar: Join us for a dialogue on the revised 1974 Recommendation concerning education for international understanding, co-operation and peace and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms. Four experts from Costa Rica, Germany, and South Africa will discuss the significance […]
The new Stephen Sterling Reader Learning and Sustainability in Dangerous Times received one of the rare endorsement from UNESCO Chair Charles Hopkins. The well-curated selection of articles reflects on a lifetime of integrating sustainability principles into all aspects of education and will serve as a wonderful read for those who wish to deepen their understanding […]
York University UNESCO Chair Charles Hopkins and Adjunct Professor Mark Terry will represent the University by joining the international team of judges evaluating applications for the annual QS ImpACT Awards, which honour the sustainability efforts of young changemakers from across the globe. Find out more.
During the ESD-Net Global Meeting in Tokyo (Japan) on 18-20 December 2023, the UNITWIN Network on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Societal Transformation published their shared vision on ESD that goes beyond the current role in the ESD for 2023 Programme for the SDGs. Based on research evidence, UNITWIN Members acknowledged the crucial function […]