What’s happening in the world of Transformative Education?
BURTYNSKY: Extraction/Abstraction
World-renowned photographer Edward Burtynsky’s work uses stunning imagery to explore how humanity impacts the planet and invites viewers to consider how we can find a sustainable way to live in the future.
RCE Youth Art Challenge Exhibition: From Waste to Art
The third RCE Youth Art Challenge, themed ‘From Waste to Art,’ is being is held at the Global Environment Outreach Centre at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan.
CICan Pre-Conference Forum: Charting a Path to Net Zero – The role of education in delivering a green transition
Join Canadian and international leaders, educators, practitioners, policymakers as we focus on the role of colleges and institutes in meeting the climate change commitments of the Paris Climate Accords.
10th Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED
The Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED, under the theme of "Youth Voices for Transforming Education through GCED,” invites youth leaders spreading the spirit of global citizenship through education to come and gather for active discussion and experience sharing with peer global citizens around the world.
Now or Never: Accelerating Transformative Education through ESD in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand
This webinar is a first in a series that will navigate the multifaceted themes in transformational education through ESD. This first installment will examine progress made on ESD implementation in each country, with particular emphasis on opportunities unique in each country that can be leveraged upon.
Peace Justice Conference 2024: Teaching For Peace
The Peace Justice Conference is an annual event that happens in spring at DNS The Necessary Teacher Training College, on the west coast of Denmark. This year, the 10th Peace Justice Conference will be held under the headline Teaching For Peace.
The Education World Forum 2024
The Education World Forum is the world's largest gathering of education and skills ministers. It comprises three days of insight and inspiration from pioneers, policymakers, and experts, with many sessions given by education ministers themselves as part of an honest assessment of education's common issues and challenges.
Together|Ensemble
Together|Ensemble is Canada’s national conference devoted to tracking progress on the SDGs.
SOS-UK Student Sustainability Summit
Join SOS-UK for their 10th annual flagship sustainability event for students, students' union officers, and the staff who work with them.
UNESCO ESD-Net Learning Webinar: Whole School and Institution Approach
The session of the UNESCO ESD-Net Learning Webinar Series will focus on promising practices and examples of Whole School and Institution Approaches in ESD from the Arab Region.
13th Americas RCE Regional Meeting: Part 1
The 13th Americas Regional Meetings will be co-hosted by three RCEs, RCE Cuenca del Plata (Argentina), RCE Salisbury (USA) and RCE Curitiba-Parana (Brazil), under the theme ‘Building a stronger RCE Americas Network towards ESD for 2030 and the Roadmap for the RCE Community’.
ASCL Conference for a Sustainable Future
Join the ASCL Conference for Sustainable Futures and be inspired to begin or continue your setting’s sustainability journey.
Global Sustainable Development Congress 2024
The Global Sustainable Development Congress brings together 3,000 global thought leaders and innovators to discuss urgent solutions to the sustainability emergency.
Teacher Leadership for Climate Resilience: How to Transform Learning through School and System Pathways for the Future of the Planet
Over the course of the three days, the forum will explore how Schools2030’s model for driving impact through school-led innovation can work to strengthen our collective educational response to the climate emergency.
2024 EAUC Annual Conference
The EAUC proudly presents its 2024 annual conference, marking its 20th anniversary. This event is not just a conference; it's a historic moment, and we invite you to be part of it.
Educator Academy: Rigorous, Relevant, and Rooted in Place
Using Common Ground’s exemplary work around composting, urban agriculture, and food and environmental justice as a case study, participants will delve into a collaborative design process that will create model projects that participants can put into action in their home schools.
17th PASCAL Conference
The 17th PASCAL Conference will take place under the theme New Challenges for Higher Education, Cities and Regions: Addressing SDGs in Changing Contexts. Participants will address the need for new knowledge to cope with the global challenges successfully as we quickly move towards 2030.
2024 International Institute on Peace Education: Nepal
The IIPE invites formal and non-formal educators, students, practitioners, academics, researchers and activists from the fields of peacebuilding, human rights education, international/intercultural/global/global citizenship education, education for sustainable development, anti-racist education, decolonizing education, conflict transformation, community development, the arts, health and faith-based professions, and others with interest in peace education to apply to join the weeklong co-learning community.
International Youth Day
International Youth Day is celebrated annually on 12 August to bring youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrate the potential of youth as partners in today’s global society.
International Conference on Education, Sustainability and Development
International Conference on Education, Sustainability and Development aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Education, Sustainability and Development.
European RCE Regional Meeting 2024
The European Regional Meeting 2024 will be hosted by RCE Ruhr under the overarching theme of Transformative Education, with a focus on ‘Nurturing the competencies for a sustainable world’.
14th African RCE Regional Meeting
The 14th African RCE Regional Meeting will be hosted by RCE North Rift in collaboration with the National Environment Management Authority of Kenya (NEMA), the Eldoret National Polytechnic, and the University of Eldoret under the theme ‘the Role of RCE in Climate Action, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’.
12th International Conference on Sustainable Development 2024
The International Conference on Sustainable Development is organized by the European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with CIT University. The 12th ICSD 2024 is inspired from the critical challenge of human, environmental, and economic sustainability concerning the present and future generations in a global-scale context.
16th Asia-Pacific RCE Regional Meeting
The 16th Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting will be hosted by RCE Kyrgyzstan at Arabaev Kyrgyz State University (AKSU), Institute of Natural Sciences and Tourism, in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic under the theme ‘Expanding Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): Capabilities to Achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: Quality Education’.
International Conference on Sustainable Development 2024
The International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) provides a forum for academia, government, civil society, UN agencies, and the private sector to come together to share practical solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Summit of the Future
The Summit is a high-level event, bringing world leaders together to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future. This once-in-a-generation opportunity serves as a moment to mend eroded trust and demonstrate that international cooperation can effectively tackle current challenges as well as those that have emerged in recent years or may yet be over the horizon.
13th Americas RCE Regional Meeting: Part 2
The 13th Americas Regional Meetings will be co-hosted by three RCEs, RCE Cuenca del Plata (Argentina), RCE Salisbury (USA) and RCE Curitiba-Parana (Brazil), under the theme ‘Building a stronger RCE Americas Network towards ESD for 2030 and the Roadmap for the RCE Community’.
TEESNet Conference 2024
The 14th Annual Teacher Education for Equity and Sustainability conference will be held on September 27, 2024. More information to come.
UNESCO Chairs and Partners Forum: Transforming knowledge for Africa’s future
The UNESCO Chairs and Partners Forum Transforming Knowledge for Africa’s Future aims to strengthen interdisciplinary and collaborative research capacity in Africa, including through more inclusive and effective South-South and South-South-North research partnerships.
AELP Green Skills Summit 2024
The Further Education (FE) sector is vital in meeting the net zero challenge by skilling and reskilling the existing and future workforce. This high-profile event, organised by AELP, will bring organisations from across the FE sector together to transform awareness of green issues into the practical steps needed to drive the economy forward. Attendees will hear from senior decision-makers, employers and leading figures in the green and skills sectors.
THE World Academic Summit 2024
Join some of the world’s most inspiring thought leaders and influential changemakers to explore how higher education, industry and policymakers can work together to ensure that universities can act as drivers of positive change within local, national and international communities.
AASHE 2024 Conference & Expo
The AASHE Conference & Expo is the premiere event for sustainability in higher education.
Sixth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 6)
The title of the conference, ‘Learning Cities at the Forefront of Climate Action’, comes in line with ongoing international engagements in fostering climate action for the global good – with COP29 due to take place just before ICLC6 - as well as regional efforts such as the Green Middle East Initiative.
Language Education for Sustainable Development
The conference will be of interest to foreign/second/additional language education researchers and practitioners on all levels of education primary/secondary/tertiary/ as well as to applied linguists, socio-cultural researchers, literary scholars, policy makers, and many more with an interest in education for sustainable development, global citizenship, social justice, decolonial futures, human and children's rights and language education.
Book Launch: Learning education policy analysis to make the world a better place
Join Prof. Fernando Reimers for the launch of three books in which students in his Education Policy Analysis course tackle how to address inequality and climate change.
Building a Sustainable World: embedding sustainability into the primary curriculum
Hear from Let’s Go Zero, Oasis Community Learning, and World’s Largest Lesson how integrate the Global Goals into a range of subjects and age groups throughout primary school.
Learning and Sustainability in Dangerous Times
Join Emeritus Professor of Sustainability Education Stephen Sterling in discussing his new book with CCCSE's Professor Justin Dillon.
Global Citizenship Community: Inaugural Gathering
Join this inaugural gathering of the Global Citizenship Community in Scotland, a new community of practice where organisations and individuals across sectors unite to advance global citizenship within Scottish society.
Pursuing the Public Good - Special Edition for Earth Day 2024
Pursuing the Public Good is a new podcast from Teachers College, Columbia University, focusing on work in higher education that aims to improve our world. In this episode, TC President Thomas Bailey speaks with Dr. Oren Pizmony-Levy, Director of the Center for Sustainable Futures.
Earth Day Professional Development Session
Join Global Schools and Mereka as they discuss circular economy, waste management and other sustainability driven activities.
Sustainability And Climate Change Across The Curriculum
Are you interested in changing your curriculum toward sustainability issues such as climate change?This conference will introduce participants to frameworks for integrating sustainability into your courses.
Climate Change K-12 Education
This climate change education workshop will be directed at K-12 teachers as part of a collaborative research project.
Environmental History Teaching
Oxford University and UCL researchers and teacher-educators discuss recent ideas in the Environmental Humanities, meeting points for History and environmental themes, and the inclusion of climate and ecological content within the secondary History curriculum.
Integrating Sustainability Literacy Across Your Curricula: Best Practices
This workshop is focused on equipping faculty across the curricula with best practices for embedding sustainability into their respective courses in a way that is engaging, transformative, and that supports existing course learning objectives.
Advancing Sustainability and SDGs: The Role of Universities in Fostering a Sustainable Future
The roundtable discussion on “Advancing Sustainability and SDGs: The Role of Universities in Fostering a Sustainable Future” aims to provide a platform for higher education leaders and decision-makers to exchange ideas, share experiences, and explore innovative approaches to advance sustainability and contribute to the SDGs. The discussion will take into consideration different contexts in which universities operate.
Youth shaping sustainable and innovative solutions for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Youth shaping sustainable and innovative solutions for Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions” Organized by United Nations Development Programme and International Youth Organization for Ibero-America .
Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach
This 2-day workshop is designed by educators for educators. In this workshop, participants will explore the concept of sustainability with a specific emphasis on the role of education and the use of systems thinking to enhance student learning.
Education for Climate Policy Forum 2024
Are you passionate about green education? Join the Education For Climate Policy Forum 2024 on 17 April and engage in the debate on climate resilience.
Earth Day 2024: Panel on US Public Opinion and Climate Change
How do Americans think about climate change and the role of the education sector in addressing this global challenge? Delve into recent research findings from the Center for Sustainable Futures at their hybrid event for Earth Day 2024
Virtual Internationalization: Global, Regional and National Perspectives on Virtual Exchange and COIL
This webinar will bring together practices and debates on the emergent concept of virtual internationalization.
Green Schools Site Summit
Explore Prairie Crossing Charter School's innovative practices in Grayslake, Illinois, winner of the Best of Green Schools award. Learn how they're making a difference for students and the planet.
Climate Ready Schools
Join EcoSchools Canada for an inspiring webinar showcasing the efforts of "climate ready schools" where climate action is seamlessly woven into student learning experiences.
Progressing from poverty to prosperity: Youth as agents of change (SDG1)
The Forum provides a global platform for dialogue among Member States and young leaders from around the world on solutions to challenges affecting youth wellbeing. It also serves as a unique space for young people to share their vision and actions as well as provide an opportunity to advance youth solutions to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.
2024 Planetary Health Summit
The Planetary Health Annual Meeting (PHAM) is a global convening of scientists, policymakers, educators, young leaders, the private sector, and concerned planetary citizens. It aims to connect this global community, seek solutions for the grand challenges facing humanity, and provide tools and drivers to support systemic change.
Towards a New Generation of Engaged Universities: The Need to Act, Adapt and Transform
The 6th MENA -HELF will explore the meaningful prospects that higher education institutions can bring such as innovative learning and teaching practices that will prepare students for future jobs, the overall student experience and how it contributes to student success and to prepare a new generation of leaders, the importance of lifelong learning, the contribution of the sector towards the community and towards achieving sustainable development goals.
ECOSOC Youth Forum 2024
The Youth Forum is an annual initiative of the ECOSOC President, which has evolved into a key platform where young people can contribute to policy discussions at the UN through their collective ideas, solutions, and innovations.
Youth for Sustainability: Cultivating leaders through education, innovation, and partnerships
Join Global Schools at the ECOSOC Youth Forum for a side event on cultivating young sustainability leaders through education, innovation, and partnerships.
Empowering Change: Teaching Social Entrepreneurship in MENA
Join Catalyst 2030 for an enriching session where MENA educators will share their experiences and insights on teaching social entrepreneurship.
YECAP Climate Action Week
The Youth Empowerment in Climate Action Platform (YECAP) Climate Action Week returns from 15 to 19 April 2024, and you are invited to join for a week-long series of virtual climate activities.
UNGA Sustainability Week
The President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) will host a series of back-to-back events as part of a ‘Sustainability Week’.
Justicia Climática Acción Global Nueva York - Latinoamérica
Únete a este evento climático con The Wei LLC, un equipo de comunicaciones multicultural que ayuda a emprendedores y comunidades de color a acceder al conocimiento, información y herramientas para empoderarse cívica, social, tecnológica y en relación con problemas de sostenibilidad ambiental y del mundo natural.
Climate LIVE K12: An Introduction to Green Spaces
There is an important connection between green spaces and environmental justice. Join this session to learn about the many benefits of green spaces and how you can build your own with houseplants!
Africa Climate Justice Education Week
Join this climate week event led by the African Environmental Network.
2024 Earth Charter Conference
This three-day conference builds on four previous Earth Charter Conferences focused on education for sustainability and global citizenship, and for planetary well-being. It will bring together a global diversity of educators, activists and Earth Charter educators, affiliates and partners, to share good practices and research.