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Call for Nominations: Wenhui Award for Educational Innovation 2012

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April 30, 2012 by Anna Dirksen Comments (0)

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The theme of the 2012 Wenhui Award, Innovation in Education for Sustainable Development, focuses on innovations in education that have led to noticeable changes in values, mindsets, behaviours and practices in line with the concept and principles of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Two winners will be selected by a jury of distinguished educators. Each winner will receive US$ 20,000 [Read more...]

Call for Nominations: Wenhui Award for Educational Innovation 2012

Anna Dirksen

April 30, 2012 by Anna Dirksen Comments (0)

award, esd, rce, asia-pacific

The theme of the 2012 Wenhui Award, Innovation in Education for Sustainable Development, focuses on innovations in education that have led to noticeable changes in values, mindsets, behaviours and practices in line with the concept and principles of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). Two winners will be selected by a jury of distinguished educators. Each winner will receive US$ 20,000 [Read more...]

7th Global RCE Conference in Tongyeong, 21-24 September 2012!!

Anna Dirksen

February 24, 2012 by Anna Dirksen Comments (0)

Thanks to all of you, the network of global RCE family has expanded to one hundred (100) RCEs as of February 2012, and at the same time, collaborative relationships within and across RCEs have been strengthened dramatically in the past few years. It is our great pleasure to announce that the 7th Global RCE Conference will be organised in Tongyeong, Republic of Korea from 21 to 24 September 2012. [Read more...]

RCE Yogyakarta Empowers Youth in Rural Indonesian Villages

Anna Dirksen

December 27, 2011 by Anna Dirksen Comments (0)

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Research Associate Aurea Christine Tanaka writes about her experiences visiting the Regional Centre of Expertise in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The challenges there are diverse — ranging from environmental degradation and pollution to economic gaps and poverty, disaster risks and management, among others. Read about the ways in which RCE Yogyakarta is tackling those issues by clicking [Read more...]

6th Global RCE Conference and UNU-IAS Programme Director featured in Huffington Post and more

Anna Dirksen

December 7, 2011 by Anna Dirksen Comments (0)

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UNU-IAS Programme Director and Senior Fellow, Kazuhiko Takemoto, is featured in the Huffington Post, Our World 2.0 and on the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs websites. Read the features by clicking here or visiting: http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=108&ddlID=1855.

RCE Delhi hosts Youth Unite for Voluntary Action (YUVA) Meet 2012

Anna Dirksen

November 16, 2011 by Anna Dirksen Comments (0)

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30-31 January 2012 in New Delhi, India Keeping in line with the commitment to create an informed future citizenry,RCE Delhi is organizing YUVA Meet 2012 from 30-31 January next year. YUVA, which stands for ‘Youth Unite for Voluntary Action’ is a special event of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) 2012. The objective of the meet is to enable youth to voice their opinion [Read more...]

From Devastation to Recovery in Earthquake Hit Kashmir: Linking Relief and Rehabilitation to Development

Anna Dirksen

November 15, 2011 by Anna Dirksen Comments (0)

October 8 2011 marked the six year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in the Kashmir Valley. Reconstruction is now nearing its end and the rehabilitation efforts are well on their way.The Centre for Environment Education (CEE) Himalaya has been a part of the rehabilitation process since 2005, through its integrated earthquake response programme ‘Rebuilding Trust’. Implemented [Read more...]

International Symposium on The Role of Higher Education for Sustainable Development in Africa, 13 October 2011 in Tokyo, Japan

Mitch Albert (administrator)

November 3, 2011 by Mitch Albert (administrator) Comments (0)

An international symposium entitled “The Role of Higher Education for Sustainable Development in Africa” will be held at UNU Headquarters in mid-October. Since October 2008 the United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace has teamed up with a number of leading African universities to develop a postgraduate education program for sustainable development in Africa. [Read more...]

New Multimedia Teacher Education Programme on Sustainability Available

Mitch Albert (administrator)

November 3, 2011 by Mitch Albert (administrator) Comments (0)

New Multimedia Teacher Education Programme on Sustainability AvailableUNESCO has recently posted a new multimedia teacher education programme entitled “Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future”. To access the programme, visit: http://www.unesco.org/education/tlsf/dtt/dtt_smpl_02.html

5th Beijing International Forum on Education for Sustainable Development, October 16-18, 2011 in Beijing, China

Mitch Albert (administrator)

November 3, 2011 by Mitch Albert (administrator) Comments (0)

The 5th Beijing International Forum on Education for Sustainable Development will be held from Oct. 16th – 18th in Shijingshan District of Beijing Municipality on the theme: Philosophy and Educational Reform for Sustainable Development. The forum will highlight national and global progress towards the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and will explore opportunities to [Read more...]


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