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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…

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…

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…