Capacity Development

The third edition of Transforming Education Conference for Humanity (TECH) will take place in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, India on 10-12 December, 2019 and is organised by UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) in partnership with the Government of Andhra…

The Southeast Asian Geography Association (SEAGA) Conference 2020, to be held 10-13 March, 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand, has announced a first call for papers. Under the conference theme, ‘Opportunities and challenges for Sustainability in the 2020s: Understanding environments, societies, and…

Universitas Gadjah Mada are currently accepting registrations for their 2019 Summer Course programs. Topics include ‘Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development’, ‘Smart Integrated Farming for Sustainable Agriculture’, and ‘Integrated Food Security in ASEAN’, among others. Take a look at the flyer for…

The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) in cooperation with the UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education are pleased to announce the 2019 SEAMEO-Japan Education for…

The Plastic Initiative Award, developed by UNESCO Bangkok, is an opportunity for schools, universities, and other institutions to be recognised for their work related to plastic waste management. The winner will have their work presented at a Donor/Fundraising event, in…

UNU-IAS is currently accepting applications for its four-week UNU Intensive Core (UNU-IC) Courses at UNU Centre in Tokyo, Japan, from 2-27 September, 2019. The courses are designed to provide analyses of global issues from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, and…

Applications for nominations for the 2019 Wenhui Award are now open. The theme of this year’s award, Promoting University and School Partnerships in Advancing the Education 2030 Agenda, aims to recognise successful university-school partnerships that have contributed to quality education…

Entries for the ‘ESD Okayama Award 2019’ are now open. Conducted by Okayama City and the ESD Okayama Award Steering Committee, the award rewards outstanding ESD practices in local communities around the world to showcase ESD and to support organisations carrying out ESD activities….

Nominations are now open for the fifth edition of the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Funded by the Government of Japan, the Prize honours outstanding projects and programmes promoting ESD, with three annual awards of US $50,000…

The International Symposium on ‘Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development’, to be held at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, from 7-8 March, 2019, is currently calling for abstracts. The objective of the International Symposium is ‘to inculcate the integration…