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Highlights: Twenty-four participants from ten countries across the Asia-Pacific region participated in the 2021 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme. Over the 11-day programme, participants attended lectures and workshops, built leadership skills and explored interdisciplinary solutions to the climate crisis. The design thinking…

The 9th World Sustainability Forum took place virtually from 13-15 September, 2021, in which UNU-IAS presented in a session organised by IAU, ‘Higher Education and Research – How universities around the world engage with Sustainability and build partnerships for the SDGs’. This…

This report, submitted by ProSPER.Net member Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), speaks about the importance of academic alliances within higher education that have been crucial in promoting sustainability paradigms during the pandemic, such as the ProSPER.Net joint project ‘Disaster Education…

Climate Change: Global issues, local actions and transdisciplinary solutions The 2021 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme was held from 14th – 24th September, in a virtual format, hosted by UNU-IAS and Social Innovation Japan. The programme brought together 24 participants from 10…

On 7 July 2021, a Special Event of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development highlighted the critical role of further education in achieving sustainable development and ensuring a sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Organised by…

(Report by HuSE, Chulalongkorn University, edited by ProSPER.Net Secretariat) As part of the ProSPER.Net joint project, ‘Development of A Framework for the Local Implementation of the SDGs – Phase II’, the Human Security and Equity, Social Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University,…

The UNESCO Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, held virtually from 17-19 May, 2021, gathered more than 2,800 participants from 161 countries together, including decision-makers and those in the education for sustainable development (ESD) community across the globe (with an…

Applications are now open for membership to ProSPER.Net for 2021. 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 ownership of the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by local authorities and communities, civil society and the scientific and academic community is vital to the realisation of goals. Many countries promote partnership and local implementation at…

On 15 October, 2020, the ProSPER.Net Joint Meetings – the 14th General Assembly and 20th Board Meeting were held online, hosted by UNU-IAS. Close to 50 representatives from the network attended the annual meeting, held virtually this year due to the ongoing pandemic.   The meeting began with opening remarks from Prof. Shinobu Yume Yamaguchi, Director,…