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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…

The ProSPER.Net Secretariat would like to invite members to submit self-nominations to host the upcoming ProSPER.Net programmes and events for 2022. Over the years, the network members have taken turns in hosting ProSPER.Net General Assemblies, Board Meetings, the Young Researchers’…

Applications are now open for membership to ProSPER.Net for 2022. Membership is limited to higher education institutions located in the Asia-Pacific region that offer postgraduate education and research in sustainable development (SD) and in fields related to education for sustainable…

The ESD Okayama Award rewards outstanding ESD practices in local communities around the world to support organisations carrying out ESD activities and to promote ESD to local communities globally through showcasing their initiatives. The Award has been presented annually since 2015. This…

The UN University (UNU) has begun developing a new postgraduate degree specialisation on the Paris Agreement on climate change, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It will be the first of its…

(Written by Mariamme D. Jadloc, UP Diliman Information Office, edits by ProSPER.Net Secretariat) Are there lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic that can help us deal with global climate change? What is the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in building…

The ProSPER.Net 15th General Assembly, hosted by UNU-IAS, was held on 13 October, 2021. Over 40 representatives from the network attended the online meeting. Following opening remarks from Prof. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi, (Director, UNU-IAS) and a message from Mr. Takeo Sugii (Director, Office…

(Report submitted by Chulalongkorn University, edits by ProSPER.Net Secretariat) The SDGs conference took place virtually on 18 August 2021 (11.00–13.15), hosted by HuSE-Chulalongkorn University, Keio University, TERI School of Advanced Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universitas Gadjah Mada, University of the…