
What’s happening in the world of Transformative Education?

APRU SDG Education for Global Citizenship
The APRU SDG Education for Global Citizenship (SDG4GC) is an intercultural, transdisciplinary, and interactive program that fosters global citizenship among students across the Pacific Rim. APRU SDG4GC 2025 will conduct a hybrid program under the umbrella theme of “Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity: Actions for Sustainability”.

Exhibition on International Cooperation in Education in Geneva
The exhibition also highlights how NORRAG’s research has benefited from meaningful collaboration with Geneva’s multilateral actors—turning academic insights into accessible, action-oriented knowledge products for the public.

Asian Undergraduate Symposium
The Asian Undergraduate Symposium (AUS) is a two-week programme that brings together undergraduates from Singapore and Asian regions, with a special focus on ASEAN participants, for cultural exchange, networking, and capacity development.

2025 Eco Ambassadors Solutions Lab
This year’s workshop explores humanity’s 70,000-year journey through the economy and environment using the seven Ages of Globalization from Professor Jeffrey Sachs’s book. By tracing globalization’s evolution—shaped by geography, technology, and institutions—students will gain insights into today’s global challenges.

Globalizing Sustainability: Training for Green Jobs Through the Ages of Globalization
Drawing inspiration from Ages of Globalization, the discussion will highlight the role of youth-led volunteerism, AI, and sufficiency-based practices as practical strategies for advancing SDG targets, particularly in vulnerable communities.

Future Education 2025 Conference
Future Education 2025 Conference is dedicated to revolutionizing education by merging essential knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values with the latest technological advancements.

3rd International Seminar on Climate Change Education
This seminar aims to accelerate the integration of effective climate change education into the education system, guided by the Greening Education Partnership framework.

Global Higher Education Symposium
Held on the sidelines of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) under the theme “'Advancing sustainable, inclusive, science- and evidence-based solutions for 2030”, this Symposium aims to address the critical role and potential of as well as trust in higher education institutions (HEIs).

Exploring the potential of tools and frameworks for ESD
Join the European network of Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) in Education for Sustainable Development for the third in our 'Exploring the potential of...' webinar series.

A Celebration for an International Day of Education for Global Citizenship
In an increasingly interdependent world, a prosperous future requires education systems that educate for global citizenship. Join us for this celebration event to promote the creation of an International Day of Education for Global Citizenship through the United Nations system.

2025 HESI Global Forum
As part of the 2025 HLPF, this special event will discuss how higher education can foster science-driven solutions for sustainable development.

Teaching the Change: Inclusive, Evidence-Based Learning for the SDGs
Join Sulitest at HLPF 2025 for a dynamic panel discussion with voices from higher education leadership, faculty, and students—exploring how education can remain science-based, inclusive, and empowering in today’s fast-changing world.

5th Annual Futures Festival
As education systems around the world face mounting pressure from shifting financing priorities and intersecting crises, the Futures Festival will spotlight bold youth voices calling for sustained investment in education as a foundation for opportunity, equity, and resilience.

Accelerating SDG 8 Implementation: How Academia Can Support Policies and Partnerships that Provide Decent Work for All and Sustainable Economic Growth
Join the SDG 8 Initiative for an official HLPF side event exploring how academia can support policies and partnerships that promote decent work for all and sustainable economic growth.

Education for sustainable development and the SDGs in higher education: Informal discussion on top-of-mind issues for SDSN AusNZPac & ACTS members
Building on the "ACTS/SDSN AusNZPac 2025 Regional Forum: Putting Education for the SDGs into Practice in Higher Education", this session aims to provide an informal and friendly space for members to raise and discuss related issues or questions that are top of mind for them.

Innovating across higher education space for more inclusive and sustainable future for all
How can higher education become a true driver of sustainability transformations? Who are the people in your institution that will take leadership towards a whole-institution transformation?

Greening STEAM Education
Learn how to integrate the SDGs into your STEAM lessons with hands-on strategies from educators worldwide!

How can non-formal and informal learning be harnessed to foster green skills for work and life at the local level?
The third webinar of this series will zoom in on how non-formal and informal learning opportunities can be harnessed to foster green skills for work and life in local communities.

Critical Conversations in Peace Education: Sustaining Hope and Nurturing Resilience
In the face of contemporary challenges, how do we as peace educators sustain hope and nurture resilience in ourselves and in the students and communities we serve?

ASEAN TVET Conference
Explore strategies, best practices and challenges in the world of technical and vocational education and training (TVET).

Navigating Tomorrow: Revolutionising Education for Future-Ready Education
This intimate fireside chat explores how education systems can be reimagined to prepare learners for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.

12th World Congress on Education
The 12th World Congress on Education is an international refereed congress dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education.

10th International Conference on Global Citizenship Education
The International Conference on GCED engages members of diverse sectors to exchange experiences and practices, build partnerships and vitalize GCED.

2025 AUN-EEC Conference on Ecological Education & Culture
This year's theme, “Current Response and Action in Climate Change Education,” looks into the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to communicating the urgent issue of climate change as the definitive environmental crisis of our times.

How can change agents, including youth and indigenous communities, be supported in their efforts to build greener communities?
The fourth webinar of this series will consider the crucial role of change agents in nurturing greener communities through a lifelong learning approach that counts on close collaboration between key stakeholders.

Earth Charter 25th Anniversary
Join us in this time of social, ecological, and spiritual urgency in bringing a renewal of hope to the heart of Vermont as we celebrate and rekindle the values and principles of the Earth Charter.

Digital Universities Arab World 2025
This event will delve into the future of hybrid and online learning, examine the impact of AI on universities, explore governance models and assess university responses to technological advancements impacting post-university life.

Early Childhood and Care Education for Sustainability
The session, part of the UNESCO ESD-Net 2030 Learning Webinar series, will respond to the need to integrate sustainable development into ECCE by focusing on innovative approaches and promising solutions to bridge gaps in existing educational practices.

7th International Conference on Sustainability Education
ICSE 2025 aims to delve deeper into the practical integration of sustainability in education and workforce development. This year’s theme, “Sustainability Education for Green Jobs,” emphasizes the vital link between education, environmental stewardship, and the evolving green economy.

Eco-Campus International Conference 2025
The conference will examine the transformative role of Higher Education in advancing sustainability and climate action across teaching, research, governance, operations, and community engagement.

Global Goals Week 2025
An annual week of action, awareness, and accountability for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Regenerative Futures Education & Sustainability Leadership Conference 2025
Following Otto Scharmer’s “Theory U”, the conference experience will reflect First Nation Learning Principles and engage with sustainability and systems thinking through the connected lenses of Indigenous Knowledge, Regenerative Leadership & Sustainable Systems.

Alliance for International Education World Conference
The International School of The Hague, originally known as Het Nederlands Lyceum, has a rich history in the city of peace and justice. Growing alongside the city’s diverse community, it is an ideal location for our conference themed "Educating for peace and social justice: the role of international education."

Exploring learning through culture: Leveraging the arts to empower cities
This webinar will delve into the potential of culture and artistic practices to shape urban learning experiences.

Inner Development Goals Summit 2025
Join global business leaders, policymakers, visionary thinkers and grassroots innovators to experience how inner development can drive sustainable, lasting change across sectors for a more equitable, flourishing world.

14th Global RCE Conference
The 14th Global Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Conference will bring together RCE members and key stakeholders to exchange knowledge, celebrate achievements and shape the future of ESD.

Getting ready to promote greener communities at COP 30
The fifth webinar of this series will provide a space to explore key messages and strategies to promote greener communities, particularly around COP 30 in Belém, Brazil.

IAU 2025 International Conference
Given the inextricable relationship between universities and trust afforded to them over time, this conference wishes to ask what it is that creates trust in higher education? What must universities do to retain it across all their missions?

Global Skills Forum 2025
The Global Skills Forum (GSF) is a global platform for discussions on shaping skills development in rapidly evolving economies and societies, emphasising lifelong learning.

NAAEE 2025 Conference: Forward Together
NAAEE’s Annual Conference and Research Symposium is one of the largest professional environmental education gatherings worldwide.

Second World Summit for Social Development
Thirty years after the landmark 1995 World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, the global community will gather for the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD2). In a world facing growing inequalities, demographic shifts, and rapid technological transformation, the need for a renewed commitment to social progress has never been more urgent.

30th ICDE World Conference
The design of inclusive, scalable, and sustainable education is central to the futures of global higher education, a priority for practice around the globe. The conference emphasises the 'ako' of reciprocal teaching and learning as it relates to improving educational inclusivity, scalability, and sustainability across all delegates.

COP30
The 30th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 29) to the UNFCCC will convene from 10-21 November 2025 in Belém, Brazil.

International Conference on Transformative Education 2025
The International Conference on Transformative Education 2025, themed "Transforming Education for Human and Planetary Flourishing" is focused on bringing together thousands of education leaders, policymakers, practitioners, and educators from more than 70 countries to share their experiences garnered in the education field.

Conflict and Peace (Primary): Teaching controversial issues
This interactive workshop will explore approaches to teaching peace building to address conflicts ranging from polarised views to warfare.

2025 Higher Education Summit
The 2025 Higher Education Summit aims to be a space for collective reflection, discussion, and co-creation for those engaged in transforming higher education into a more sustainable, regenerative learning environment.

Charting New Horizons for Education for Sustainable Development
This conference will bring together researchers, educators, administrators, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to ESD.

What’s next for greening communities?
The final webinar of this series will close Season 4 by looking back at COP 30 and its key takeaways related to greening communities. It will unpack possible ways forward for promoting climate change education for social transformation through whole-community approaches.

21st Education and Development Conference
The Education and Development Conference (EDC) offers a unique platform for exploring innovative educational practices and developmental strategies. EDC is the premier international interdisciplinary academic conference for exploring transformative ideas in education, global collaboration, and innovative solutions to today’s educational challenges.

FOBISIA Student Sustainability Conference 2026
Join FOBISIA students from across the region for two inspiring days of hands-on workshops, student-led sessions, and shared learning.

CIES 2026: Re-examining Education and Peace in a Divided World
The theme "Re-examining Education and Peace in a Divided World" for the CIES 2026 conference aims to address pressing global and local concerns that resonate across regions experiencing division and conflict.

7th MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum
This 7th edition of MENA-HELF will serve as a platform to explore bold ideas, exchange best practices, and foster collaboration to ensure HEIs remain resilient, innovative, and impactful in shaping knowledge economies and driving social progress.

18th International Sustainable Campus Network Conference
The 2026 ISCN Conference will bring together sustainability leaders from around the world to share insights, foster collaboration, and explore innovative solutions for a more sustainable future.

13th World Environmental Education Congress
The WEEC is a premier international congress dedicated to the progression of environmental education and advancement of education for sustainability. It serves as a platform for global dialogue, learning, and the exchange of ideas on environmental education programs.

Understanding the UNESCO Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights, and Sustainable Development and Its Implications
This webinar brings this important conversation on the Recommendation concerning Education for Peace, Human Rights, International Understanding, Cooperation, Fundamental Freedoms, Global Citizenship, and Sustainable Development to Latin America.

World Youth Skills Day
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution reshapes economies through Artificial Intelligence (AI), Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) must evolve to equip youth with future-ready skills.

Empowering Teachers for Transformative Education Through ESD
Join Global Schools Advocates in Nigeria for an inspiring webinar on “Empowering Teachers for Transformative Education Through ESD.”

2nd Chinese Society of Education Annual Conference
With the theme “Whole Person Development in the Digital Era: Chinese Perspectives and Practices in a Global Context,” CSE2025 explores how technologies are being incorporated into China’s education system and their role in promoting whole person development.

Greening Education: Transforming Circular Economy Education for Future Generations
A parallel session at the 20th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology, Greening Education represents an important global dialogue on reimagining sustainability education across Higher Education Institutions.

Earth Charter+25 Event
The three-day event, titled “Planetary Consciousness, Ethics of Care, and Intergenerational Justice,” will strengthen the Earth Charter’s position as a vision of radical hope and ethical guide in uncertain times.

Curriculum for Climate: Greening Education at Scale
Join the conversation as we bring education and environmental stakeholders together to green education—for a fairer future.

Time to Act: Embedding Sustainability in Higher Education
Learn about ways of embedding sustainability in teaching and learning across the university, in a free webinar with international experts.

What innovative approaches can educational and cultural institutions adopt to nurture greener communities?
This session will zoom in on how diverse educational and cultural institutions targeting learners of all ages - from early childhood education centres and universities to community learning centres and libraries - can help to build greener communities through adopting innovative tools and practices.

Advancing Education Policy for Sustainability
Join the Global Schools Program to learn strategies for embedding human rights into education systems and school curricula.

RECI Education Forum 2025: Education in Turbulent Times
The RECI Education Forum is an innovative day of reflection that brings together visionary thinkers, field practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to explore new approaches to the overlapping challenges of our time.

From Footprints to Mindsets: Sustainability Transformation in Universities
The Pentland Centre at Lancaster University is hosting a seminar exploring how universities can reimagine their role in sustainability amidst growing challenges and opportunities for transformation.

Urban upskilling: Cultivating future skills in learning cities
This webinar will explore how cities can cultivate future skills within their communities, examining how urban environments can become hubs of innovation, collaboration and lifelong learning.

International Green Skills Summit
As part of the Global Sustainable Development Congress, the International Green Skills Summit is an exciting chance to join business leaders, governments and education institutions from across the globe to explore the opportunities and challenges for progressing green skills and the wider sustainability agenda.

Global Sustainable Development Congress 2025
The Global Sustainable Development Congress brings together 3,000 global thought leaders and innovators to discuss urgent solutions to the sustainability emergency.

24th Asia-Pacific Training Workshop on EIU/GCED: Empowering Educators to Shape Futures with Action-Oriented GCED
Designed to be a Training of Trainers (TOT), the Asia-Pacific Training Workshop on EIU annually invites teacher educators from the Asia-Pacific region to a comprehensive training session to strengthen their motivation and capacities to implement EIU and GCED.

Sustainability Research and Innovation (SRI) Congress 2025
This year’s Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress will spotlight Pathways to Sustainability, sharing implementation strategies and legacies of successful approaches to critical sustainability concerns.

Pathways to a Circular Economy: Adapting VET training to market needs
Discover how Vocational Education and Training (VET) can equip workers with circular economy skills to meet new EU sustainability standards and industry demands.

Summit for Future Generations
How can we contribute to a sustainable future, for the city of Amsterdam and its inhabitants, and beyond? Join experts as they share their insights on climate transition, the future of young people, and international cooperation for peace and security.

2025 IAHRE Conference
The 2025 IAHRE Conference Human Rights Education and Youth Empowerment is an interdisciplinary conference that will review and critically reflect on human rights education policy and practice, child rights education and the wider area of education and human rights.

Critical Conversations in Peace Education: Building Solidarity and Community
This session invites us to explore how community and solidarity can serve as the foundation of our peace education work, creating spaces of mutual care, shared responsibility, and collective action toward a more just and peaceful world.

Sustainable Finance, Skills & Green Competitiveness
This high-level event will bring together EU policy-makers, financial institutions, business leaders, academia and civil-society partners to explore how Europe can finance a fair, just and competitive green transition.

Strengthening education for sustainable development and the SDGs through cross-sector partnerships
The aim of this session is to share inspiring examples of cross-sector partnerships for ESD from our region, and explore the benefits of pursuing such partnerships, good practices for making them work, and opportunities for scaling them up.

Sustainability Leadership Conference 2025
The Sustainability Leadership Conference, co-delivered by Sustainable UCL and Students' Union UCL, will bring together students, experts, and organisations to discuss the biggest issue facing the world today, and how to tackle it.

PRME Global Forum 2025
Under the theme "Community and Commitment to Advance Global Responsibility," this year’s Forum will focus on fostering collective action and dedication to sustainable development through business and management education.

ProSPER.Net Sustainability Forum 2025
This event will discuss greening strategies for universities, from sustainable campus operations to integrating environmental consciousness into education.

Innovative Practices for Advancing Green Schools
On the occasion of World Environment Day, the webinar will feature good practices and innovative activities that advance green schools and under score education as the most effective long-term solution to the climate crisis.

Sustainability Education Forum 2025
We are living in a moment of extraordinary change. With sustainability under pressure across sectors – educators and practitioners face both crisis and opportunity. Together, we’ll share strategies, strengthen our schools and institutions, and shape the future of sustainability education in practical ways.

Climate Anxiety in the Classroom: A Global Citizenship Approach
This session will develop your confidence to support your learners navigate the increasing anxiety around the climate and ecological crisis.

Enhancing University Lifelong Learning culture in Europe
During the conference we will explore how universities can contribute to the creation of lifelong learning ecosystems that can seamlessly link all stakeholders, from private and public organisations, to national and regional authorities, companies, educational systems, learners, citizens and beyond. We will focus on the main strategies developed at national and European levels, including those accessible and equitable education for all throughout Europe.