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York University and partners are looking for contributors for the Sustainable on the Go Conference 2022

York University and partners are looking for contributors, such as moderators, speakers, rapporteurs, artists, and volunteers, to contribute and to support the Sustainable on the Go 2022. The conference will be co-organized by York…

Charles Hopkins 1 out of 5 Honourees for 2022: Canada’s Top Sustainability Award releases lists of Lifetime Achievement Awards for 2022

Today, Charles Hopkins was officially inducted into the 'Hall of Fame' of Sustainability Leaders in Canada. As one out of five award winners of the…

The Promise of Higher Education – Essays in honour of 70 years of IAU

The International Association of Universities has virtually launched the book “The Promise of Higher Education: Essays in Honour of 70 Years of IAU”. IAU SDG…

Statement of the UNESCO Chair on the discovery at the Kamloops Indian Residential School

In recent days, Canada has been shaken by a gruesome discovery. On the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, located on the Tk'emlúps…

UNESCO Chairs for Sustainable Futures Special Live Session at the UNESCO World Conference on ESD (17-19 May 2021)

Join us on ZOOM on Monday, May 17 at 5.30 pm CET / 11.30 am EST UNESCO Chairs Special Live Session: UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs promoting ESD…

Transformative education for the 21st century – transatlantic perspectives

York partners with the Ban Ki-Moon Centre and the Austrian Cultural Forum for an event on transformative education for the 21st Century: Quickly changing environments,…