
What’s happening in the world of Transformative Education?

ECOSOC Youth Forum 2025
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.

UN at Your Doorstep Session 6: Gender Equality & Social Inclusion
Gender equality and social inclusion are essential for building more peaceful, just and sustainable societies. Join us in challenging bias and breaking down barriers with Monika Froehler, CEO of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, and Jerry Azilinon, Gender Equality Youth Activist and #HeForShe Champion from Benin.

Policy Perspectives on Education for Sustainable Development: Launch of the JESD Special Issue
Join the UNESCO Chair in International Education for Development and the SDG Academy in celebrating Earth Day with the launch of the Journal of Education for Sustainable Development (JESD) special issue on "Policy Perspectives on Education for Sustainable Development."

Book launch: Education for Sustainability and Global Citizenship
Namrata Sharma examines her recently published book on addressing teaching for sustainability and global citizenship for social-ecological justice based on alternative paradigms.

Beyond Business as Usual (But Greener) Politics: Global Citizenship Education and the Principles of Degrowth and Interdependence
This webinar offers a critique of dominant ways of thinking about the Anthropocene generation in terms of their innocence/vulnerability, their exceptionalism/heroism, their mental health/eco-anxiety, and their agency/activism.

eLearning Africa 2025
"Re-imagining Education and Human Capital Development for Africa's Future Prosperity" focuses on transforming the educational landscape and developing a skilled workforce to drive Africa's sustainable growth and innovation. In an era marked by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, artificial intelligence (AI), and the urgent need to address climate change, this conference will explore how Africa can harness its vast human and natural resources to lead the world in sustainable development.

SOS-International Summit 2025
This inspiring annual event brings together students, staff and changemakers from across the higher education for sustainability community. This year’s theme, 'mobilizing student leadership for environmental justice', aims to equip and empower students to lead, influence and change in their higher education institutions.

Together|Ensemble
Together|Ensemble is Canada’s national conference devoted to tracking progress on the SDGs.

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”.

ANGEL Conference 2025
The conference will focus on research in the field of Global Education and Learning, with particular emphasis on its relationship to democracy, peace, human rights, sustainability and global social justice, and its importance for practice and policy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

Youth Empowerment & Engagement for Sustainable Development: Lessons Learnt and Policy Insights
The panel will discuss the forthcoming special issue on “Policy Perspectives on Education for Sustainable Development” of the Journal of Education for Sustainable Development. The aim is to garner reflections on how ESD has transitioned from policy to practice and where that will leave the world in 2030, with a focus on the powerful role of youth.

Educating for a Global Future: Insights from The Ages of Globalization
Ages of Globalization by Jeffrey Sachs has been adapted into an online course to bring historical and economic insights into classrooms worldwide. This panel brings together educators, students, course designers, and funders to discuss how the course is impacting learning, its strengths and challenges, and the future of global education.

Role of Higher Education Institutions and Sustainability
This panel will explore the evolving role of Higher Education in advancing sustainability, tracing its historical foundations, geographical variations, and institutional transformations.

Worldwide Climate and Justice Games Day
Do you use games to educate your students about climate change, solutions and justice? We invite you and your students to participate in the first Worldwide Climate and Justice Games Day April 11, 2025 during Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week 2025.

Columbia Climate School’s Wider Community Initiative
By increasing science and data literacy, fostering collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, and encouraging students to integrate climate knowledge into any career path they choose, the Climate School empowers the next generation of changemakers.

Roundtable of the Group of Friends for Solidarity and Inclusion with GCED
APCEIU, in collaboration with the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to UNESCO, is co-organizing a Roundtable on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) at UNESCO Headquarters.

Bridging Global Citizenship Education and Education for Sustainable Development: Case studies from the Asia-Pacific
Join us for an insightful event exploring how Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) can be bridged through mindfulness practices.

Barriers and Potentials in using Social-Emotional Learning towards Climate Justice
This conversation will bring us the ground realities of contextualization of SEL used as a teaching tool. It will explore the current barriers that grip using SEL as a teaching and learning tool, reflect on frameworks and practices that have shown the various pathways of using SEL for environmental education, and discuss using purposeful pedagogy, design for change and collective happiness frameworks.

Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week
Educators in every subject, at every grade level, at every school, college, university and informal educational institution in every community in every country are invited to participate and help their students move from climate despair to climate repair.

Empowering Higher Ed educators to integrate ESD into their teaching
This session will explore approaches Higher Ed institutions in our region are taking to support and empower educators across the institution to integrate ESD into their teaching.

Educating with Impact: Skills and Knowledge for Sustainable Development
From global citizenship to green skills and collaboration, this session presents strong case studies of educating with impact, showcasing how Education for Sustainable Development can empower learners to make a tangible difference in their communities and beyond.

Vatican Youth Symposium 2025
The Vatican Youth Symposium, organized by the SDSN Youth and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (PASS), is an annual gathering of young leaders and experts from around the world, discussing and generating solutions for the most urgent issues of humanity.

AoG Teacher Session
Join fellow AoG teachers to share your comments, questions, feedback, wins & challenges as you bring AoG to your classrooms.

Global Youth Climate Summit 2025
The Global Youth Climate Summit 2025 will bring together 500 youth from across the Global South and beyond, offering opportunities to learn from experts and each other while developing solutions to protect biodiversity across all ecosystems—land, water, and air.

Exploring Contemporary Crises and Issues through Global Citizenship Education: Palestine
Join IDEA as they explore the current war on Gaza but also the long-standing oppression and conflict in Palestine through the lens of peace and justice. What are our responsibilities as educators when we discuss conflict-related violence and displacement. What approaches can we use to do this? How do we ensure dignity and solidarity are central to our practice?

Practical approaches to integrating education for the SDGs into Higher Ed degrees and programs
This session will showcase examples of how Higher Ed institutions are integrating education for the SDGs, including ESD and “green skills”, into disciplinary programs and degrees, to ensure graduates and professionals have the knowledge and skills they need to help our region transition to a sustainable economy and society.

Developing lesson plans and teaching strategies for SDGs
Join Global Schools for their upcoming professional development session on Lesson Planning for the SDGs. Learn about practical strategies, lesson ideas, and real-world examples to help you design impactful, SDG-aligned learning experiences.

The role of higher education in accelerating our region’s transition to a sustainable economy and society
This high-level session will bring together leaders from within and outside the Higher Ed sector to discuss the range of skills the region needs now in order to be able to transition to a sustainable economy and society, the key role the Higher Ed sector plays in providing these, and what more the sector could be doing to accelerate action.

SDG–UP Public Symposium
Join the UNU-IAS public symposium on the future of Japanese universities and their role in achieving the SDGs, focusing on sustainability efforts at member institutions of the UNU–SDG Universities Platform (SDG–UP).

What Are You Breathing Today?
Fifteenth session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Addressing Climate Emotions: A Groundbreaking Toolkit for Educators
Join NEEF and the Climate Mental Health Network for the launch of the first evidence-based, teacher-tested resources for middle school educators to address the emotional impacts of climate change.

Elder Protocol | Protocole pour les Aînées
Fourteenth session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Learning from Practice: How can we better embed sustainability in higher education (Session 2)
Many educators, students, and leaders agree that sustainability needs to be a priority, but the how is not always the same. How do we educate and research? How do we integrate SDGs into the curriculum? How do we transform all activities on campus and take a strategic whole-institution approach for sustainability?

Institutional pathways to mainstreaming education for the SDGs: Perspectives from senior Higher Ed sustainability leaders
We bring together senior Higher Ed sustainability leaders from our region to chart pathways institutions could take towards implementing the broad and cross-cutting educational agenda presented by SDG 4.7, reflecting on priorities, approaches and changes within and outside the sector.

Let's Talk: Climate Change Adaptation
Fourth session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Learning from Practice: How can we better embed sustainability in higher education (Session 1)
Many educators, students, and leaders agree that sustainability needs to be a priority, but the how is not always the same. How do we educate and research? How do we integrate SDGs into the curriculum? How do we transform all activities on campus and take a strategic whole-institution approach for sustainability?

New research on global education and learning
Hear students on the Development Education Research Centre's Global Learning MA present the exciting new research they have conducted.

11th Asian Conference on Education & International Development
ACEID2025 is a remarkable opportunity to gather to discuss, debate, and develop the ideas that will shape the future of education in line with an important objective of the SDGs, to "leave no one behind".

Language Education for Sustainable Development
This conference aims at providing spaces for scholars and practitioners to discuss the unique contributions that language education, with its focus on literatures, cultures, and languages, can make towards the aspirational project of sustainability in all its dimensions.

A Practical Guide for Teachers: Using Narrative and Visual Tools to Learn about Environmental, Health, and Community Challenges
Fifth session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”