Greening Education: Transforming Circular Economy Education for Future Generations (2025 Waste Global Forum)

DATE / TIME

7 July 2025 / 10:00–11:40 (CST)

VENUE

Beijing, China / Online

DESCRIPTION

A parallel session at the 20th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology (20th ICWMT 2025 / 2025 Waste Global Forum), Greening Education represents an important global dialogue on reimagining sustainability education across Higher Education Institutions. It will articulate on the integration of circular economy principles – including resource efficiency, waste minimization and value retention throughout product lifecycles – into business education. By considering economic, environmental and social perspectives, the session will help educators and students understand and apply circular-economy business models in real-world contexts – preparing them in their roles as future business leaders and decision makers who will foster innovation and advance sustainability goals.

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Meeting ID: 942 9751 8372

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Greening Education (2025 Waste Global Forum)

PROGRAMME

Facilitator / Moderator		Dr. Anupam Khajuria United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability
Opening Remarks		Prof. Jinhui Li Basel Convention Regional Center for Asia and the Pacific (BCRC), Tsinghua University
Presentations
Circular Economy and Sustainable Resource Management in University Grounds Operations		Dr. Emmanuel D. Delocado Director, Ateneo Institute of Sustainability Ateneo de Manila University Assistant Professor, Department of Biology Ateneo de Manila University
Green Education: Development and Practices in China		Dr. Zhu Zhenxu Director, Centre for Environmental Education and Communication (CEEC) Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing, China
Greening Higher Education to Prepare Graudates for Jobs of the Future		Dr. Subarna Sivapalan Associate Professor of Education Associate Dean, Research and Knowledge Exchange Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University of Nottingham Malaysia (UoN) UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development, Malaysia
Connecting Research and Industry for a Systemic Approach to Circular Economy: The Case of Circular Economy Research Network Asia-Pacific (CERN-APAC)		Dr. Usha Iyer-Raniga Professor, Sustainable Built Environment RMIT University, Australia Co-lead of the Circular Build Environment Group, Global ABC hosted by UNEP, Australia Chair, ProSPER.Net Expert Advisory Panel on Circular Economy
Eco-Clubs as Cornerstone of Environmental Education, Sustainability and Eco-Conscious Living		Dr. Kulbir Singh Bath Joint Director, Punjab State Council for Science and Technology RCE Chandigarh
Introductory Changes to Curricula in the Krygyz Republic		Dr. Sadykova Chinara Director of the Institute of Natural Sciences and Tourism Arabaev Krygyz State University (AKSU), RCE Kyrygyzstan
Construction Waste as a Circular Economic Business Model		Ms. Kamani Sylva Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering University of Peradeniya
The Role of Thai Higher Education in Promoting Circular Economy		Ms. Nuntinee Malanon Deputy Director, Centre for SDG Research and Support Thammasat University Country Manager SDSN Thailand
Panel Discussion
		Dr. Daniela Zanini-Freitag Environment Agency Austria (Umweltbundesamt)
		Dr. Jatinder Kaur Aurora Northern Region Science & Technology Cluster-PI-RAHI Panjab University, IIT Ropar Accelerator for Holistic Innovations
		Dr. Zhu Zhenxu Director, Centre for Environmental Education and Communication (CEEC) Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing, China
		Dr. Usha Iyer-Raniga Professor, Sustainable Built Environment RMIT University, Australia Co-lead of the Circular Build Environment Group, Global ABC hosted by UNEP, Australia Chair, ProSPER.Net Expert Advisory Panel on Circular Economy
		Dr. Subarna Sivapalan Associate Professor of Education Associate Dean, Research and Knowledge Exchange Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University of Nottingham Malaysia (UoN) UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development, Malaysia

Closing Remarks		Dr. Prabhat Verma The University of Osaka