What’s happening in the world of Transformative Education?
Curriculum Development for GCED Educators: Perspectives, Purposes, and Practices
This course provides a comprehensive foundation in curriculum design for Global Citizenship Education (GCED), emphasizing critical pedagogy, transformative learning, and peacebuilding.
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminar 38
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminars are short-term learning abroad experiences that transform how students understand local/global interconnections and their role in addressing complex challenges—from sustainability and social justice to human rights, democracy, cultural competency, and ethical leadership.
Reskilling for the Green Transition: What Erasmus+ Projects can Teach European Policy
Join this upcoming webinar with Green Circle, MASTERY, and the BuildSkills Academy to explore how micro-credentials are shaping the future of VET and workforce mobility.
Assessment in Education for Sustainable Development: History and Future Directions
Aaron Redman will trace the history of existing work on ESD, and Caleb Mandikonza will introduce the framework of "Assessment of Significant Learning." The session will conclude with a panel discussion on future directions for assessment in ESD.
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminar 39
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminars are short-term learning abroad experiences that transform how students understand local/global interconnections and their role in addressing complex challenges—from sustainability and social justice to human rights, democracy, cultural competency, and ethical leadership.
Building Power Together: Coalition Strategies for Climate Education Policy
Whether your state is just beginning its climate education journey or looking to strengthen existing initiatives, you'll leave with practical ideas for building the coalitions and organizing infrastructure needed to win—and implement—meaningful climate education policies.
KLIM MENT: Einflüsse des Klimawandels auf die mentale Gesundheit von Studierenden in Deutschland
Das Projekt „KLIM MENT“ untersucht die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die psychische Gesundheit von Studierenden in Deutschland. Ziel ist es, spezifische Klimafaktoren zu identifizieren, die die mentale Gesundheit beeinflussen und darauf aufbauend präventive Maßnahmen zu entwickeln, die im Hochschulkontext erprobt und implementiert werden.
Reimagining education systems through collaborative research and action: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean
Grounded in Latin American perspectives, the symposium will center Indigenous communities, educators and learners in marginalized contexts, and young people whose experiences offer critical insight into what it takes for children and young people to thrive
Global Future Higher Education Summit
The Summit aims to explore new models of industry–education integration and higher education ecosystems, while jointly charting forward-looking pathways for talent development in the digital and AI era.
12th Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED
The 12th Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED seeks to empower young leaders around the world to drive meaningful change in their communities by critically and meaningfully engaging with the world and exploring how youth can contribute to advancing peace through creative and impactful advocacy.
Global Education Summit 2026
The Multiply Possibility – Global Education Summit 2026 will convene heads of state, ministers, and leaders from international organizations, civil society, philanthropy and the private sector to secure the investments and commitments needed to improve education for 750 million children around the world.
Engaging, Selecting, and Supporting Students in University Social Responsibility & Volunteering Programmes: Criteria, Processes, and Evaluation
This USRN Online Forum aims to bring together fellow USRN member institutions to share insights, best practices, and perspectives on engaging, selecting, and supporting students in university social responsibility and volunteering programmes.
Resilience in International Education: Navigating a Changing World
As Ireland’s higher education sector enters a period of dynamic change, IAIE 2026 conference arrives at a particularly significant moment for reflecting on the sector’s international ambitions.
ESTIVAL 4.7
Te invitamos a un encuentro para fortalecer la incidencia política y social en Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible y Ciudadanía Global.
Sustainability Career Leadership Forum 2026
Explore how to build and grow a career in sustainability. Join experts and peers. Official EU Green Week partner event.
Local Global Citizenship Education policy and actions: rebuilding trust in democracy globally
Explore how local and regional governments, alongside communities, can strengthen democratic engagement through global education.
The Pact for Skills and what new skills will drive the twin transition?
The event serves as a strategic platform for: insightful dialogue on evolving skills intelligence and labour market foresight; exchange of innovative practices in workforce transformation and capacity building; advancing approaches to apprenticeships, lifelong learning and skills recognition; and identifying concrete pathways for large-scale upskilling and reskilling across the European construction ecosystem.
School Conference: Embedding climate change, nature and sustainability across the curriculum
The event will showcase the work of CCCSE and the Centre’s new programme for schools, Schools for Sustainable Futures.
Global Sustainable Development Congress 2026
The Global Sustainable Development Congress brings together 3,000 global thought leaders and innovators to discuss urgent solutions to the sustainability emergency.
Beyond the syllabus: Embedding sustainability into the larger learning journey
This interactive session of the GSDC, organised by the HESI Student Action Group, explores how sustainability competencies can be developed throughout the entire student journey, not just in the classroom.
From frameworks to action: Preparing climate-ready teachers
This roundtable session presents analysis of climate change education competency frameworks from international organisations and proposes a consolidated, enhanced framework for empowering teachers.
Global Student Assembly
Aligned with the quarterly HESI-SAG global assembly, this session invites all students attending congress to join an assembly reflecting and projecting on contemporary student issues concerning higher education for sustainable development.
From ambition to implementation: Scaling quality education in India
Drawing on perspectives from academia, industry and community partners, including initiatives led by Galgotias University, the discussion will examine innovations in learning, inclusive access, community engagement and curriculum reform.
11th International Outdoor Education Research Conference
The IOERC is organized once every two years and brings together researchers and practitioners in the broad field of outdoor education.
2026 EAUC Annual Conference
Join the EAUC in shaping a future where sustainability isn't just a goal but an ingrained part of our societal DNA.
Setting the scene: Building alliances to ensure higher education delivers a sustainable future
This interactive, audience-driven workshop run by the track hosts will connect participants so that they can share goals and shape the focus of the track through interaction and co-creation.
Sustainability Skills Summit 2026
As part of the Global Sustainable Development Congress, the Sustainability Skills Summit examines how skills, talent and workforce transformation can accelerate progress towards a sustainable economy.
Reimagining education for a sustainable future: Tackling education, gender and inequality in an environmentally integrated learning ecosystem
Drawing on environmentally conscious campus models and socio-cultural contexts such as those in Hong Kong and for the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), the session will explore the skills needed for a sustainable world.
Mission-driven fifth-generation universities: Shaping talent and innovation for a sustainable energy future
This keynote introduces the concept of the mission-driven fifth-generation university, a model of higher education that moves the university beyond teaching and research to become an active catalyst for societal and industrial change.
Universities as catalysts for innovation and change in a time of global inequalities, environmental crises and economic challenges
This session examines how universities can leverage their roles as catalysts for change and drive progress towards achieving the SDGs.
What should educational leadership for sustainability look like?
This panel brings together voices from across continents and cultures to explore education leadership through diverse philosophical and cultural perspectives and to examine how leadership in education can evolve.
"How to” session: Collaborating with government and industry to provide the sustainability skills needed for the next generation
This practical workshop explores how academic institutions can collaborate with government and industry to build the sustainability skills needed for a just, green and inclusive transition.
“How to” session: Best practice for employers and academic institutions collaborating to meet future energy skills needs
This practical “how-to” session will bring together representatives from leading academic institutions and employers that are actively shaping the future energy workforce.
Lifelong learning as a catalyst for educational excellence and social impact
This interactive panel will convene global experts to examine lifelong learning as a powerful driver for educational transformation, social justice and sustainable impact.
Acting together: The true measure of university excellence
This session explores how universities can move beyond recognition and rankings to embed sustainability as a shared responsibility across governance, research, education and partnerships; and why collective action, rather than individual achievement, should be the defining measure of institutional excellence.
Net zero in action: Industry university partnerships driving sustainable transformation
This panel brings together leaders from energy, infrastructure and the built environment alongside academic experts to explore how cross-sector partnerships can accelerate real-world impact.
2026 Responsible Management Education Week
The PRME Global Forum is PRME’s annual flagship event that brings together PRME’s stakeholders to exchange knowledge and good practices on how to use the Principles of PRME as vehicles for transformation and advancement of the SDGs.
Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026
HSC 2026 will focus across all sessions on how international and cross-sector cooperation can be made more effective, particularly in times of disruption.
Teaching and Learning Ecological Economics
This subtrack of the 16th Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics will explore theoretical, empirical, and practical knowledge on how economic education can be developed to align with ecological economic principles.
2026 APPRA Conference
The conference seeks to explore the proposals and innovative ideas from scholars on how peace research, education, creative practices, and digital innovation can contribute to sustaining democracy and nurturing cultures of peace and justice.
Global learning in the UK: Past, present and futures
The event will bring together diverse professionals from across the UK who are interested in transformational educational approaches, providing a valuable moment to reflect on the importance of global learning within the current global context and, crucially, serve as a springboard for future research, collaboration, and innovation.
Global Symposium Series 2026: Nairobi
Through this series of events, which will feature panels, interactive workshops, and ample networking time, CUE seeks to explore a shared question: What do young people need to thrive, and how can education ecosystems better support this?
Global Citizenship Education in national curricula
Examine how global challenges such as climate change, inequality, and migration are integrated into formal education systems.
9th International Conference on Future of Education 2026
Bringing together educators, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders, Future Edu 2026 fosters meaningful dialogue, inclusive practices, and cross-border collaboration to shape resilient, future-ready education systems.
Architects of Change: Re-imagining Global Citizenship Education Through Collaboration and Dialogue
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminars are short-term learning abroad experiences that transform how students understand local/global interconnections and their role in addressing complex challenges—from sustainability and social justice to human rights, democracy, cultural competency, and ethical leadership.
World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2026
The Forum will place particular emphasis on community participation, education and learning, and the active role of youth in shaping strategies for the conservation and enhancement of World Heritage.
Global Higher Education Symposium
The Global Higher Education Symposium is expected to be held on the sidelines of the 2026 HLPF under the theme Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs, for a sustainable future for all.
2026 International Institute on Peace Education: Spain
The IIPE invites formal and non-formal educators, students, practitioners, academics, researchers and activists with interest in peace education to apply to join the weeklong co-learning community.
2026 AUN-EEC Conference on Ecological Education and Culture
This year's conference theme, "Examining the Avenues Forward: Sustainable Futures in the ASEAN Region,” aims to explore how futures thinking complements sustainable development approaches in ASEAN.
Symposium on Sustainability Research and Teaching in a Time of Polycrisis
The Symposium will explore innovative approaches to sustainability education, research methodologies that account for complexity, and strategies to translate knowledge into real-world impact.
Global Symposium Series 2026: Ho Chi Min City
Through this series of events, which will feature panels, interactive workshops, and ample networking time, CUE seeks to explore a shared question: What do young people need to thrive, and how can education ecosystems better support this?
13th World Congress on Education
The aim of World Congress on Education (WCE-2026) is to provide an opportunity for academicians and professionals from various educational fields with cross-disciplinary interests to bridge the knowledge gap, promote research esteem and the evolution of pedagogy.
2026 Higher Education Summit
The 2026 Higher Education Summit will take place under the theme "Unleashing Transformative and Decolonised Education for Sustainability in a Globalised World".
7th World Symposium on Sustainability in Higher Education
The symposium "From Knowledge to Action: Developing Core Competencies in Sustainable Development" seeks to bridge that gap by fostering a dialogue on developing core competencies—skills, mindsets, and strategies—that empower individuals and organisations to drive meaningful change.
ANGEL Conference 2026
Offering a mixture of plenary sessions, workshops, symposia, paper presentations, and networking, the event aims to bring together academics, researchers, policy-makers, and practitioner-researchers from around the world for two exciting face-to-face days of sessions covering research relevant to Development Education, Global Citizenship Education, Human Rights Education, Education for Sustainable Development, Education for Peace, and Intercultural Education.
Symposium on Education for Sustainable Development and the Core Curriculum - Rewriting Learning for an Interconnected World
The symposium is needed to fill the void between theory and practice of sustainable development. We need to move beyond simply adding ‘sustainability’ to the curriculum and instead fundamentally rewrite learning from the ground up.
1st Special Educational Needs Climate Change Education Conference
Bringing together researchers, teachers and practitioners to enhance accessible and relevant climate and sustainability education for learners with special educational needs in special schools and alternative provision settings.
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.
Sustainability in Higher Education – Between Transformation and Vibe Shifts
This international conference aims to critically examine the current status of sustainability in higher education, tracing how the rhetoric of “transformation” has given way to more complex modes of negotiation, adaptation, and resilience.
Education Futures Forum
The Education Futures Forum will convene global leaders, policymakers, educators, and innovators to explore how we can transform education systems, bridge the skills gap, and create inclusive learning economies aligned with SDG 4.
Education House @ UNGA 81
Education House is a collaborative hub for education actors to advance progress towards the SDGs.
10th NYC Green School Conference
This milestone edition will convene educators, policymakers, climate leaders, and youth advocates from around the world to reimagine the next era of sustainable education—where every learner is climate-ready and every school is a hub of environmental leadership.
International Education and Sustainability Leadership Summit
A three-day summit for educators, students , business and community leaders to explore how education, systems thinking and AI can drive real sustainability action.
Symposium on 'From Knowledge to Action: Transforming Higher Education for Climate Resilience'
There is a growing need to move beyond theory and explore how universities can embed climate change and social justice into curricula, research, and practice. This symposium provides a collaborative platform to turn knowledge into actionable and innovative solutions.
2026 NAAEE Conference and Research Symposium
Each year, the NAAEE conference focuses on a timely and critical theme shaping the future of environmental education. With more than 300 engaging sessions and keynotes, we explore how education can inspire action, build environmental stewardship, and create healthier, more resilient communities.
2026 OEGlobal Conference
The 2026 OEGlobal Conference invites the open community to cultivate new ways of safeguarding knowledge for the benefit of all.
Innovating Higher Education Conference 2026
Under the theme “From Innovation to Impact: Transforming Higher Education at Scale,” I-HE2026 examines how emerging developments are reshaping higher education across Europe and beyond.
International Education Summit 2.0 For Systemic Change
This gathering is designed as a central part of a transformative 9–12 month Sustainability Accelerator journey connecting schools, universities, and organisations across Europe.
Climate-U Network Conference: Higher Education and the Climate Crisis
The 2026 conference provides a space for debate, exchange of ideas, and sharing of new research on diverse aspects of the higher education - climate crisis - sustainability axis.
UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development
Bringing together ministers, youth leaders, and global stakeholders, the conference will drive strategic dialogue to shape the next phase of the ESD for 2030 framework and beyond. Join the global conversation on the future of Education for Sustainable Development.
Arab Teaching and Learning Consortium Conference
The inaugural ACTLC Conference brings together academic leaders, faculty, and teaching and learning professionals from across the region for a gathering focused on learning for impact — advancing agency, future readiness, and purpose in higher education.
2027 Green Schools Conference
Each year, the GSC brings together a national community of educators, school leaders, designers and advocates committed to whole-school sustainability.
Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Conference 2027
The Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Conference brings together a broad international community to explore key trends, challenges, and innovations in lifelong learning.
CESHK Annual Conference
The CESHK Annual Conference will be held in February 2027 under the theme “Comparative Education in Uncertain Times: Challenges, Responses, and Hopes.”
APAIE 2027
The program promises to foster collaboration, innovation, and knowledge-sharing to shape the future of international higher education under the theme, Humanity in the AI age: engaging Asia-Pacific perspectives, from diverse perspectives.
ICDE World Conference 2027
The 31st ICDE World Conference will take place in the Philippines under the conference theme “Reimagining Education for a Sustainable Future.“
Supporting Educators to Teach Climate Change: Practical and Classroom-Relevant Approaches for Climate Education
Join Earth Warriors as we explore what meaningful climate education can look like in real classrooms—from integrating climate themes into everyday subjects, to teaching in low-resource settings, and helping educators feel confident to begin without needing to be climate experts.
3rd Global Citizenship Education Hub
ZAF Hamburg, in cooperation with the Hamburg Sustainability Conference and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, invites you to the 3rd Global Citizenship Education Hub.
Exploring Jeremy Lent new book “Ecocivilization: Making a World that Works for All”
We invite you to join our upcoming webinar featuring Jeremy Lent, who will present an overview of his new book Ecocivilization: Making a World that Works for All and share early efforts to build an Ecological Civilization Coalition.
Young Minds for Change Dialogue on the Post-2030 Education Agenda
Through this platform, YOUNG MINDS seeks to amplify diverse youth voices and contribute to global conversations on the future of education policy and youth empowerment.
TEACH SMART: Practical lesson plans for educators on Nature & Biodiversity
This talk will spotlight some Biodiversity lesson plans, in time for International Day for Biological Diversity, and give a run-through of the Didactic Bricks project.
Intercultural Competence as a Foundation for Pan-African Peacebuilding and conflict Resolution: Lessons from WPDI’s work in South Africa, Uganda and South Sudan since 2012
Join Dr. Chance Chagunda of the Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative to learn from their work in South Africa, Uganda and South Sudan.
Science Diplomacy Education Symposium
The symposium aims to strengthen the capacity of educators and institutions to engage with science diplomacy – to equip the next generation with the knowledge and perspectives needed to address global challenges, fostering long-term cooperation, policy innovation, and more resilient, sustainable, and peaceful societies.
Greener cities, stronger communities – Advancing local climate action
Explore how cities apply holistic, inclusive approaches to climate action from the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning’s Greening Communities Guidance and practices such as community led greening, sustainable urban design and intergenerational knowledge transfer.
Towards a sustainable Gulf: The role of higher education institutions
Doctoral student Mayce El Mostafa will examine the integration of sustainability within higher education institutions in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), with a particular focus on the interplay between institutional strategy, cultural context, and implementation practices.
Educating for Sustainability in the IB Diploma Program
In this webinar, participants will understand why, what, and how the Cloud Institute and IB join forces to educate for sustainability (EfS). Exemplars for Diploma Program will be shared.
How to Make Universities More Relevant: The Climate Change–AI Nexus
Join Harvard Professor Fernando Reimers at Sunway University to discuss how to make university education more relevant in the age of AI and climate change.
KLIM MENT: Einflüsse des Klimawandels auf die mentale Gesundheit von Studierenden in Deutschland
Das Angebot ist offen für jede*n, der*die Interesse daran hat, Studierenden Unterstützung für den Umgang mit dem Klimawandel anzubieten.
Together|Ensemble
Together|Ensemble is Canada’s national conference devoted to tracking progress on the SDGs.
Building Bridges for Sustainable Development – Strengthening Sustainability Skills in Folk High Schools
The session highlights the unique role of folk high schools as non‑formal learning environments that support transformative learning, inclusion and participatory dialogue, with a strong link to SDG 4.7.
Webinar: Teaching and Learning About Violent Pasts
Histories of violence and their legacies shape how we understand the world today. Now, more than ever, educators worldwide play a critical role in how we teach these histories. This conversation will explore the role of educators in promoting peace and invite reflections on how we can learn across borders and contexts.
Education World Forum 2026
The Education World Forum 2026 will bring together education and training ministers from around the world, alongside key multilateral organisations and strategic industry partners, to explore how education, at all levels, in all settings and throughout life, can be reimagined to tackle today’s most pressing challenges and unlock opportunities for growth.
Education Reimagined in the Age of A.I. and Global Disruption
The Harvard Club of Malaysia, Fulbright Malaysia, and Fulbright Alumni Association of Malaysia, are pleased to share that world-renowned educator, Professor Dr. Fernando Reimers, from the Harvard Graduate School of Education for "Education Reimagined in the Age of A.I. and Global Disruption".
Let's play! Hybrid Seminar
A hybrid seminar exploring music, making, engineering and environmental sustainability in schools.
Beyond 2030: What Role for Higher Education in the New Global Agenda?
With only four years to go until the end of the SDG era, it is vital that a vigorous, critical and well-informed debate is promoted on the key issues. This proposed publication aims to make a crucial contribution to these debates at the intersection of academia and policy making.
Global Citizenship Education in national policy frameworks
This webinar presents a comparative overview across eight European countries, exploring key opportunities and challenges in GCE policy development and implementation.
Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible en la Práctica: Tips para educadores
El objetivo es abrir un espacio para compartir y aprender sobre cómo se puede poner en práctica la educación para la sostenibilidad e inspirarse en acciones concretas, desde la educación primaria y secundaria hasta la educación superior, en entornos formales o no formales y desde diferentes contextos culturales.
SUSTAINABILITY (8): Recent developments in research and teaching towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
This conference encourages higher education stakeholders to move beyond narrow ranking criteria and rethink how global academic excellence should be defined and pursued.
4th International Conference on Teaching and Learning
Under the theme “Transformation through Technology-Enhanced Pedagogical Innovation for Sustainable Development Goals,” this conference invites scholars, practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and educational technologists to explore how emerging technologies can be responsibly integrated into pedagogical ecosystems.
Cultivating Wellbeing through Permaculture – Education and Health in Harmony
In this interactive webinar, we’ll explore how permaculture’s ethics and design principles can inspire fresh approaches to both education and healthcare.
Advancing a Greener and Productive Future through Skills: Introducing the SPEED Methodology
This webinar will present the core elements of the SPEED approach, explain how it integrates environmental sustainability with sectoral development, and highlight its practical application through country experience from Ghana and Namibia.
Better Future Forum 2026
The Better Future Forum is an annual event that brings together diverse leaders in education to connect, learn together, and take collective action towards growing all students holistically so they can shape a better future.
Educating Students to Improve the World
Fernando Reimers argues that education should be understood as a complex, adaptive system in which curriculum, assessment, teacher capacity, resources, governance, and community partnerships interact to shape student learning and outcomes.
EAC Week
EAC Week brings together a diverse set of humans, all committed to ensuring more young people experience this type of authentic and collaborative learning.
Transforming Universities into Living Laboratories of Sustainability through Science, Technology, and Innovation
Green Mentors invites global universities, institutions, and sustainability leaders to participate in this official side event of the UN ECOSOC STI Forum 2026.
Systems thinking for sustainability
The SEEd Summer 2026 Educator CPD series continues with “Systems thinking for sustainability,” a key competency for anyone looking to facilitate a Whole School Approach.