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 May 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 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 […]
Welcome to the York UNESCO Chair April 2024 Newsletter! April is always an exciting month with Earth Day taking focus on 22 April 2024. For large parts of North America, from Mexico through regions in the United States and Eastern Canada, 8 April 2024 will be a special day with a rare total solar eclipse […]
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 […]
Welcome to the York UNESCO Chair March 2024 Newsletter! With the Global SDG Action & Awareness Week as well as the national SDG Week Canada on 4-8 March 2024, many universities and other education institutions will showcase achievements and discuss opportunities for new and renewed SDG action. Check out the calendar for events near you […]
Welcome to the February 2024 newsletter! We hope 2024 has begun on a positive note for you and we wish all the best to those who will be celebrating Lunar New Year in just a few days. While it is easy these days to drift into hopelessness in light of the multitude of complex global […]
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.
Welcome to the December edition of our UNESCO Chair newsletter! With COP28 in full swing, many colleagues are currently engaged on the ground in Dubai and we hope you will create a huge global handprint for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) while you are there! For the first time, a dedicated Greening Education Hub will […]
Welcome to the November edition of our UNESCO Chair Newsletter! Greetings from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) where the 13th Global Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) Conference (31 October - 2 November 2023) with more than 150 participants from 39 countries in-person and online is currently underway. With a focus on the whole-community approach in embedding Education […]
Welcome to the October edition of our UNESCO Chair Newsletter! Following the SDG Summit in New York with 193 member states renewing their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), lots of events are lined up for the months ahead. Many of our partners have already championed ways of accelerating action towards sustainability, such as […]