Welcome to the June 2025 edition of the York University UNESCO Chair Newsletter! As World Environment Day approaches on 5 June, we join the global call to take action against plastic pollution and protect our planet. Yet sustainability goes far beyond environmental issues - it also includes social well-being, economic justice, and cultural diversity. In […]
Co-organized by Okayama University with support from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), this collaborative initiative was developed in partnership with the international network of the UNESCO Chair for Education for Sustainable Development: Recommendations for Innovating Teacher Education for Sustainable Development: An International Perspective. The recommendations presented in this new publication reflect […]
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 for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Check out the May 2025 […]
Welcome to the May 2025 edition of the York University UNESCO Chair Newsletter! We just returned from Saudi Arabia where we supported facilitating a unique leadership workshop under the title Leaders in Higher Education Alliance and Programme – For Accelerating Sustainability Transformations (LEAP-FAST) in collaboration with UNITAR and UNESCO and in academic partnership with Majmaah […]
The Association of the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) has recognized Charles Hopkins, who has served as the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability at York University since 1999, for his remarkable contributions to sustainability in education. With a career spanning decades, Hopkins has made lasting impacts through his leadership in experiential […]
“Policy Perspectives on Education for Sustainable Development” As the world reflects on momentum from the Summit of the Future and the remaining five years of the SDG timeline, we find a moment to contemplate the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and its emerging tensions and opportunities. Although ESD has become a priority in […]
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 for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Check out the April 2025 […]
Welcome to the April 2025 edition of the York University UNESCO Chair Newsletter! Greetings from Toronto. April is Earth Month with the well-known Earth Day to be celebrated on 22 April! Following the Canada-wide SDG Month in March, we continue to promote sustainability through events, webinars and publications. At the core stands Education for Sustainable […]
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 for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Check out the March 2025 […]