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UNESCO Chair celebrating 2 years as Global Focal Point for SDG 4

Two years ago, on 4 March 2020, York University became the Global Focal Point for SDG 4 on Quality Education in the Higher Education and…

York University answering the call for a sustainable future for all

On 24 January 2022, the International Day of Education, York University launched a voluntary report on their progress towards the SDGs on a brand new website.…

Striving Towards Education Quality During Pandemics

Furthering ESD through scenario-thinking for the whole school COVID-19 has challenged education systems in unprecedented ways and demanded a new level of readiness. Schools needed…

Long journey home - great discovery: when UNESCO thinking turns into action

Many of you followed the story of the Lithuanian treaties, rescued by our UNESCO Chair Charles Hopkins. Why did a diplomat bring the original Lithuanian…

The Sustainable on the Go 2021 Publication is now available online!

The Sustainable and Inclusive Internationalization Conference Publication is now LIVE! York International and the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainabilitywith their strategic partners, the…