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The linear economy has recognised limitations in supporting the decoupling of economic growth from finite natural resources. In contrast, the circular economy offers a promising model to overcome these limitations and assist in achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). One…

The global call to action on sustainable development transitions higher education from the traditional ‘ivory tower’, discipline-oriented paradigm into one of innovative problem solving and creating sustainable solutions. The new paradigm takes on the interplaying sustainability issues in an inter-trans-disciplinary,…

On 4 March 2023, UNU-IAS organised a special session at the 14th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development (ICERD) in a hybrid mode. Under the theme ‘Circular Economy Education for Sustainable Development in Local Communities‘, this event explored the…

Highlights: Twenty-one participants from 10 countries across the Asia-Pacific region participated in the 2022 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme on shifting to net zero. Throughout the programme, participants attended online lectures and workshops, built climate leadership skills, and learned about strategies towards…

The ProSPER.Net 16th General Assembly and 23rd Board Meeting, hosted by UNU-IAS, was held on 19 October, 2022. Over 35 representatives from the network attended the online meetings. Opening remarks were given by Prof. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi, (Director, UNU-IAS) followed…

On 28 July, 2022, a webinar related to the joint research project between RMIT and four universities (University of Peradeniya, TERI School of Advanced Studies, Asian Institute of Technology, and Arabaev Kyrgyz State University) was held. The two-hour webinar underscored…

A virtual side event as part of the UNESCO WHEC2022 Conference was held by the International Association of Universities (IAU) on 12 May, 2022. Following on from the Second IAU Global Survey Report on the Impact of COVID-19 on higher…

The International Association of Universities (IAU) has launched a report ‘Higher Education One Year into the Covid-19 Pandemic’, following the second edition of a global survey conducted on the impact of COVID-19 on higher education. The survey gathered institutional responses…

The ProSPER.Net Report, ‘Enabling Higher Education for the Sustainable Development Goals 2015-2021’, released today, compiles ProSPER.Net projects, programmes and events undertaken during the seven-year period from 2015-2021. As a network of higher education institutions in the Asia-Pacific region, ProSPER.Net’s work…

On 5 March, 2022, over 100 participants joined the 13th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development online, organised by the International Society of Environmental and Rural Development, the Bohol Island State University, Philippines, and the Institute of Environmental Rehabilitation…