
What’s happening in the world of Transformative Education?

International Conference on ‘The Role of Higher Education in Peacebuilding’
This 5-day international conference on “The Role of Higher Education in Peacebuilding” aims to contribute to future research, theory, and practice on how higher education institutions can be drivers of conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and sustainable development.

Symposium on Qualifications, Trainings, Micro-Credentials and Sustainable Development
There is a perceived need to foster the use of micro-credentials in the context of sustainable development. It is against this background, that the "Symposium on Qualifications, Training, Micro-Credentials and Sustainable Development" is being organised.

Discover Why Forest Herbicide Spraying on Public (Crown) Land is a Problem and Explore Alternative Solutions
Third session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Utilisation des outils narratifs et visuels pour faciliter l'apprentissage interdisciplinaire des défis environnementaux, sanitaires et communautaires dans les écoles
Fifth session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Why is climate education not mainstream?
Join the Ministry of Eco Education to discuss perceived barriers to climate education and what we can do about it.

An Introduction to Sustainability and the SDGs
Sixth session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Global Education and Learning in the Asia Pacific Region
This short online event aims to bring together academics, policymakers, and practitioners with an interest in Global Education and Learning and Global Citizenship Education who are working in or on the Asia Pacific region.

UN at Your Doorstep Session 5: Simon Kofe & Yurshell Rodríguez
In this fifth session, engage in a dynamic discussion on drivers of global scale change and youth leadership for climate action with Simon Kofe, Minister of Transport, Energy, Communication and Innovation, Tuvalu, and Yurshell Rodriguez, Environmental Engineer & Climate Activist, Raizal Community, Colombia, in addition to Young Leaders for SDG 13.

La science participative à la rescousse de l'eau!
Seventh session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Making Waves: Participatory Science in Action!
Seventh session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Ka ara ake te akoranga i tewhenua: climate action and history teaching in Aotearoa (New Zealand) with Michael Harcourt and Haimana Hirini
In this talk, we will hear about a project which integrates Indigenous and ecological histories and leads to local climate action.

Learning from the Future, Leading for the Future: A Roundtable Discussion on the Futures of Educational Leadership
Join the Lily Gokongwei Ngochua Leadership Academy (The Lily) of Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) for a roundtable discussion on the futures of educational leadership in Asian higher education.

20th Education and Development Conference
Whether you are an educator, researcher, or policymaker, EDC2025 is the place to gain insights and contribute to the field of education and sustainable development.

Classroom to Career: Empowering Students for Green Jobs
Eight session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Creating smart, innovative campuses for a sustainable future
Join this interactive session to gain actionable insights and explore how universities can harness digital transformation to sustainable outcomes and achieve their strategic objectives, creating smarter campuses that deliver measurable outcomes.

Fish Habitat Improvement | Amélioration de l'habitat des poissons
Ninth session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Teachers for Sustainable Future: Global Education and Teacher Training in Visegrad Countries
This webinar will present the research results of the international project "Teachers for a Sustainable Future," which examines the role of higher education institutions in integrating Global Education (GE), with a particular emphasis on teacher education.

Greening Education Through Ocean-Climate Action
Tenth session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

GEEF 2025
The Global Engagement & Empowerment Forum on Sustainable Development (GEEF) is an annual international event where all stakeholders, including global leaders and experts, convene to collaborate towards accomplishing the SDGs. GEEF 2025 will be held under the theme “Time for Action: Bridging Divides for a Sustainable Future.”

Une introduction à la durabilité et aux ODD
Sixth session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

De la classe à la carrière : Donner aux élèves les moyens d'accéder aux emplois verts
Eight session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

An Introduction into Two-Eyed Seeing
Eleventh session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Water Is the Teacher, Change Is the Lesson | L'eau, notre enseignante, le changement, notre leçon
Twelfth session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Great Minds Think Outside: Take the Curriculum Outdoors | Les grandes penseureuses se rencontrent dehors: Sortir le programme scolaire à l'extérieur
Thirteenth session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

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.”

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

Education in Countries' Nationally Determined Contributions on Climate Change
This webinar will provide guidance and opportunity for exchange around education’s inclusion in NDCs.

Learning without limits: Empowering urban communities through non-formal learning spaces
This webinar will explore the rich landscape of non-formal learning spaces, examining how cities can design inclusive educational ecosystems.

Eco-anxiety: How to Discuss Ecology with Children and Teenagers?
First session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

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

Explorons la flore et la faune de la forêt acadienne, avec image et sons
Second session of the free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.”

Reimagining the Education of Humanity for the Third Millennium
To explore the themes and principles set out in the Global Declaration on Educating Humanity in the Third Millennium, this conference will bring together educators, academics, researchers, practitioners and students to explore a reimagining of formal and informal education and to build a community in that quest.

Activism in Global Education: From Theory to Practice in Higher Education Context
This webinar will explore the role of activism in global education, drawing on recent case studies and research. The session will discuss the intersections of education, social justice, and activism, with insights into how educators and researchers can foster activist engagement in their work.

Exploring Collaborations in the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)
In this presentation, we will explore collaborations within the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)—a backbone organization in the U.S. whose goal is to connect and support a community of individuals and initiatives to improve climate and energy education.

Future Learning Summit 2025
The Future Learning Summit 2025 is a two day, face-to-face event in Bahrain connecting students, parents and global educators with thought leaders who are passionate about the future of education. With an ever changing social, economic, and environmental global landscape, children and young people have a lot to navigate in their futures and education is the catalyst for innovation.

Improving Health of Our Children & Future Generations through Education
The aim of this ECOSOC Partnership Forum Side Event is to understand the potential of social and economic impacts that quality education and improved health can bring in achieving peaceful co-existence.

Public-Private Inclusive and Sustainable Knowledge Partnerships
This side event at the 2025 UN ECOSOC Partnership Forum will focus on Public-Private Partnerships that are needed to curate and use SDG knowledge as a Global Public Good.

Inclusive Partnerships & Digital Global Citizenship Education
The goal of the event is to deliver insights on how Global Citizenship Education (GCED) fosters social cohesion, empathy, and action on global challenges through amplifying youth-led solutions leading to strengthened networks and improved implementation of digital learning tools to achieve Agenda 2030.

ESD and higher education: Reflections on an evolving field
This ECOSOC side event will focus on the relationship between ESD and higher education. Speakers will question if we are truly progressing towards our global goals in effective, efficient, and transformative ways within higher education.

Exploring the potential of...whole-school/institution approaches to Education for Sustainable Development
Join Learning for Sustainability Scotland, and our colleagues from across the European network of Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) in Education for Sustainable Development, for our very first in our ‘Exploring the potential of…’ webinar series.

CCREDO – Co-creation of teaching and learning materials for education for sustainable development
Lise Janssens (UGent/UHasselt) will introduce the CCREDO initiative, explain what a lesson design workshop is and illustrate how you can organize lesson design workshops and co-creation initiatives to support education for sustainable development yourself.

Columbia Climate School’s Earth Resilience Network: Role of Higher Education Institutions
Join the Columbia Climate School’s Earth Resilience Network as we explore the pivotal role of higher education institutions in fostering climate action and resilience. This event will highlight innovative programs and strategies developed at Columbia University’s Climate School to advance climate education across multiple levels – from K-12 students to teachers and community organizations.

#LeadingSDG4 together: Realizing the Fortaleza Declaration
A youth- and student-led online event on International Day of Education 2025, as part of Learning Planet Festival.

Global Challenges, Local Solutions: Advancing Equity, Innovation and Sustainability in Education
Graduate students in the course “Education Policy Analysis and Research in Comparative Perspective” at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, will share the result of their work with government leaders around the world examining how education policy reform can address emerging issues in education systems around the world.

International Day of Education
Under the theme “AI and education: Preserving human agency in a world of automation”, the 2025 International Day of Education inspires reflections on the power of education to equip individuals and communities navigate, understand and influence technological advancement.

OECD Launch of Trends Shaping Education 2025
The 2025 edition of the Trends Shaping Education report explores the social, technological, economic, environmental and political forces impacting education systems worldwide. Introducing a range of futures thinking tools, it aims to inspire reflection on how these global trends might transform education and how education can shape a better future.

6th LearningPlanet Festival
This annual gathering continues with 3-days dedicated to reinventing learning in the 21st century. The aim is to foster human flourishing and a thriving environment.

UN at Your Doorstep on Quality Education: Opening of the Learning Planet Festival
In this fourth session, which serves as the opening to UNESCO's Learning Planet Festival, young people will have the opportunity to enter into a dynamic discussion on Quality Education with Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait, and Aya Mouallem, Founder of All Girls Code, in addition to young leaders for SDG 4.

Unlearning and a Culture of Peace
Learn from Daniel Bryan of Ecuador-based Pachaysana, which promotes education and restoration for collective liberation, about Pachaysana’s approach to unlearning retreats, which are designed for educators, researchers, organizers and activists who are eager to challenge dominant paradigms, explore relational practices with nature, and reimagine education and activism through collaborative and intercultural learning.

International Conference on Educating for Sustainability Action
The years 2025 to 2030 are crucial for SDG progress. This period presents an opportunity to fully harness the power of education for sustainability action, especially to highlight pedagogy and resources and identify the need to develop strategic education interventions. This international conference is a crucial platform in this regard.

International Conference on Lifelong Learning for a Sustainable Future: Environment. Economy. Society
The International Conference on Lifelong Learning for a Sustainable Future: Environment. Economy. Society aims to explore the interconnectedness between Lifelong Learning, and different aspects of sustainability — namely the environment, the economy, and the society.

Whole-School Sustainability: Concept, Effectiveness, and Transformation Pathways
Drawing on recent research, this lecture by Jorrit Holst from the Institute for Future at Freie Universität Berlin will provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of whole-institution sustainability and offer actionable pathways for change.

International Forum on Education and Climate
The forum will again bring together key decision-makers and knowledge experts to exchange opinions and share best-practice examples on the role of global citizenship education (GCED) and education for sustainable development (ESD) in addressing the climate crisis.

Education for sustainable development beyond nature // culture
Join the German Rectors’ Conference, great speakers, and rich discussions on ESD in the Anthropocene, on how to transcend the nature-culture divide, traditional ecological knowledge and how we can create the futures we want!

Reframing Global Citizenship: Confucian values and Chinese characteristics
This webinar consists of two presentations, from Doctoral researchers at IOE, which will explore this challenge of combining a global and a Chinese perspective in relation to notions of citizenship in two different educational contexts.

7th International Conference on Future Education
The World Academy of Art and Science, the World University Consortium, Istinye University, Istanbul, UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition and Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University are collaborating to conduct the 7th International Future Education Conference bringing together leading thinkers from a wide range of fields to give shape to a future education system fit for purpose in these challenging times of rapid social evolution.