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The programme “Mobilizing Knowledge to Improve Competitiveness Strategies” intends to mobilize developing country researchers to produce contextualized knowledge on the issue of industrial policies. This evidence-based research conducted by developing country researchers, can make a unique contribution to the understanding…

RCE GWS is seeking university case studies in the global RCE community that engage with ‘powerful assessment’ tasks. Powerful assessment means assessment tasks which are integrated, real-world based and tap in combination the personal, interpersonal and cognitive capabilities we know…

Outcomes from the 2nd International Conference on Learning Cities which took place in Mexico City from 28-30 September such as the Mexico Statement and more information are now available on the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) website.

Deadline is 31 October 2015 Introduction Expressions of interest are sought from ProSPER.Net universities to contribute and participate in the Built environment curricula in the Asia-Pacific region: responding to climate change Phase 2 project.  The ProSPER.Net Board at its July…

Focus of the thematic issue The thematic issue on Non-formal and Community Learning for Sustainable Development will present and analyse a wide range of non-formal ESD activities. A general overview article will be followed by six to eight case studies…

by Preeti Aggarwal, Corporate Social Responsibility Lead, Viom Networks Limited, India preetiagg710@gmail.com  “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” A quotation by John Quincy Adams simply summarises what…

by Sachiko Yasuda, UNU-IAS Building capacities of individuals especially those of the young generation is crucial for the effective and successful implementation of sustainability initiatives. The ESD Programme of the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability…

by Ryoko Suzuki, UNU-IAS The ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme (LP), held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia during the last week of August, was organised by ProSPER.Net and Akademi Kepimpinan Pengajian Tinggi (AKEPT) in collaboration with University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and University…

By Ruchira Ghosh, TERI University Edited by Hanna Stahlberg, UNU-IAS, ESD Communications Associate Young Researchers’ School (YRS), an initiative of ProSPER.Net, provides the distinctive opportunity for doctoral and graduate students in the Asia-Pacific region, to better understand the continuum of…

This new blog series covers all 17 Sustainable Development Goals, with insights from UNU researchers around the world. Please check unu.edu for the full series ahead of the Sustainable Development Summit in New York on 25-27 September 2015. UNU Development…