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A total of 159 researchers participated in the 8th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development (ICERD) “Approaches to Environmental and Sustainable Development”, hosted by Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) in Thailand on 25-26 February 2017. The United Nations University…

The 9th ASEAN+3 Leadership Programme is a collaboration of the ASEAN Secretariat, three UN agencies (UNU-IAS, UNEP and UNIDO), and the Hanns Seidel Foundation, and hosted by the Vietnam Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam. In…

Since its inception, ProSPER.Net members have launched a wide variety of joint projects ranging from the creation of an online postgraduate programme in public policy and sustainable development practice to the integration of sustainable development in business school curricula. Joint…

Since Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) educate current and future decision makers, they play a key role in building more sustainable societies and creating new paradigms. As educational institutions, they have the mission to promote development through research, teaching, outreach and…

The following institutions have shared with us a variety of opportunities for collaboration between member universities. We would like to share some of these promising opportunities below. Are you interested in recruiting post-graduate students from around the Asia-Pacific Region? Would…

The UI GreenMetric World University Ranking is an initiative of ProSPER.Net member Universitas Indonesia which was launched in 2010. The aim is to show the current conditions and policies related to Green Campus and Sustainability in the Universities all over the…

The 4th ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme was held in Labuan Island and Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia from 7 to 14 August 2016 under the theme of “Nurturing Local Leadership toward Sustainable Development”. Jointly organized by ProSPER.Net and the Higher Education Leadership Academy of…

Apply now for the 2017 ProSPER.Net Young Researchers’ School, ¨Water Security for Sustainable Development in a Changing Climate¨, to be held at ProSPER.Net member International University – Viet Nam National University in Ho Chi Minh City (HCM-IU), Vietnam, 6-15 March,…

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Annual Conference and Expo was held in Baltimore, USA, 9-12 October. The theme of this year’s conference Beyond the Campus emphasized the service role higher education institutions play in…

The Regional Centre of Expertise on ESD Greater Western Sydney organized a two-hour Roundtable on ProSPER.Net at Western Sydney University (WSU) on October 4, 2016. Prof. Mario Tabucanon, Researcher at UNU-IAS, provided an overview on ProSPER.Net development, its progress and networking activities….