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UNESCO Chair Newsletters and other media updates

We document our activities through stories and newsletters. Find our archive since 2020 below. Feel free to contact us at any time.

Calendar Year 2024

2024/11 UNESCO Chair Newsletter November 2024 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2024/10 University World News UN summit shows higher education has work to do

2024/10 UNESCO Chair Newsletter October 2024 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2024/09 University World News Summit of the Future β€˜must recognise’ key role of education

2024/09 UNESCO Chair Newsletter September 2024 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2024/07 News at York York’s leadership in sustainability gains momentum

2024/07 University World News Raising the voice of HE on the global stage

2024/07 UNESCO Chair Newsletter July 2024 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2024/06 UNESCO Chair Newsletter June 2024 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2024/05 UNESCO Chair Newsletter May 2024 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2024/04 UNESCO Chair Newsletter April 2024 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2024/03 UNESCO Chair Newsletter March 2024 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2024/02 UNESCO Chair Newsletter February 2024 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2024/01 Y-file Story QS ImpACT Awards select York members as judges

Calendar Year 2023

2023/12 UNESCO Chair Newsletter December 2023 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2023/11 UNESCO Chair Newsletter November 2023 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2023/10 University World News Sustainability is a purpose of education

2023/10 University World News Unspeakable wealth inequality stands in the way of SDG 4  

2023/10 UNESCO Chair Newsletter October 2023 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2023/09 University World News Education for sustainable development – Changing paradigms

2023/09 Y-file Story UNESCO Chair to speak at Global Conference on Sustainable Development

2023/09 UNESCO Chair Newsletter September 2023 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2023/07 Y-file Story York UNESCO Chair team attends 2023 UN High-Level Political Forum

2023/07 UNESCO Chair Newsletter July 2023 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2023/06 UNESCO Chair Newsletter June 2023 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2023/05 UNESCO Chair Newsletter May 2023 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2023/04 UNESCO Chair Newsletter April 2023 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2023/03 UNESCO Chair Newsletter March 2023 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2023/02 University World News Developing ESD indicators, the missing link in rankings

2023/02 Y-file Story Faculty of Education lecture to highlight sustainability in education

2023/02 UNESCO Chair Newsletter February 2023 #Sustainability4Ed πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

Calendar Year 2022

2022/12 The lost treaties of Lithuania: priceless diplomatic treasures found in Toronto in the Globe & Mail on 27 December 2022

2022/12 UNESCO Chair Newsletter December 2022: Thank you! Another year of engagement is coming to an end πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸ“š

2022/11 Conservation, learning, reconciliation. Article in the Globe & Mail on 18 November 2022

2022/11 UNESCO Chair Newsletter November 2022 Higher Education for Sustainable Development

2022/10 UNESCO Chair Newsletter October 2022 Happy World TeachersΒ΄ Day

2022/09 UNESCO Chair Newsletter September 2022 Greening education to transform the world

2022/08 Y-file Story York UniversityΒ΄s Provostial Fellows deliver on academic priorities and SDGs

2022/07 Y-file Story Charles Hopkins receives Lithuanian State Award in Vilnius

2022/06 Y-file Story UNESCO Chair Coordinator Katrin Kohl awarded fellowship by The Royal Society of Arts in London

2022/06 UNESCO Chair Newsletter June 2022 50 years of global sustainability efforts

2023/05 University World News Global β€˜Roadmap to 2030’ for higher education announced

2022/05 Y-file Story Sustainable on the Go Partners explore new global landscape of higher education

2022/05 UNESCO Chair Newsletter May 2022 Living together in peace

2022/04 Interview with Charles Hopkins in the Globe & Mail during Earth Week 2022

2022/04 Charles Hopkins as one of CanadaΒ΄s Clean 50 in the Globe & Mail

2022/04 UNESCO Chair Newsletter April 2022 Earth Week

2022/03 UNESCO Chair Newsletter March 2022 Education for peace

2022/02 UNESCO Chair Newsletter February 2022 Education as a social contract with #Sustainability4Ed

2022/01 Y-File Story Year in Review 2021: Top headlines for York University: UNESCO Chair Charles Hopkins recognized with lifetime achievement award

Calendar Year 2021

2021/12 UNESCO Chair Newsletter Long Journey Home Sustainability4Ed

2021/11 UNESCO Chair –> Sustainable on the Go Publication Launch and Save the Date 2022

2021/11 UNESCO Chair Newsletter Education prominent at COP 26 and in the SDGs #Sustainability4Ed

2021/10 The York University Brief in October 2021: UNESCO Chair Charles Hopkins recognized with lifetime achievement award

2021/10 Y-File Story UNESCO Chair Associate Mark Terry’s new documentary to screen at COP26

2021/10 Y-File Story Climate change first on CIFAL York’s agenda in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair as well as other York and external partners

2021/10 UNESCO Chair Newsletter Happy World Teachers’ Day 2021

2021/10 Y-File Story Charles Hopkins recognized with lifetime achievement award

2021/09 UNESCO Chair Newsletter #Sustainability4Ed

2021/07 UNESCO Chair Newsletter #Sustainability4Ed

2021/06 Y-File Story York-led #IndigenousESD Network aims to enhance education for Indigenous youth to honour Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada

2021/06 UNESCO Chair Newsletter Sustainability is a purpose of education #Sustainability4Ed

2021/05 UNESCO Chair Newsletter Education Needs to Transform to #LearnForOurPlanet

2021/05 York International Global Engagement Newsletter UNITWIN Global Research Network and Sustainable on the Go Initiative

2021/04 Y-File Story York partners with Ban Ki-moon Centre and Austrian Cultural Forum for event on transformative education for the 21st century

2021/04 UNESCO Newsletter What on Earth …?

2021/03 Y-File Story York named founding partner of new global UNESCO network on education for sustainable development

2021/03 UNESCO Chair Newsletter Keeping happiness through meaningful connections

2021/02 Y-File Story Youth Climate Report project partners with Foundation for Environmental Education

2021/02 UNESCO Chair Newsletter Strengthening global networks during the 2021 International Year of Peace and Trust

2021/01 Y-File Story Conference will focus on international higher education that is sustainable and inclusive

2021/01 Y-File Story January McLaughlin Lunch Talks features guest speaker Charles Hopkins

2021/01 Y-File Story Community Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals at York University

Calendar Year 2020

2020/12 UNESCO Chair Newsletter Happy Holidays from Toronto

2020/12 Y-File Story Join conversation on moving international mobility towards sustainability, inclusivity and innovation

2020/11 UNESCO Chair Newsletter Wrap up warm, the days are getting cold in Canada

2020/10 UNESCO Chair Newsletter October 5 is World TeachersΒ΄ Day

2020/09 Y-File Story Debate and book launch on the menu for this week’s McLaughlin Lunch Talks

2020/09 UNESCO Chair Newsletter #ESDfor2030 – the beginning of a new decade

2020/07 UNESCO Chair Newsletter International Day of Friendship

2020/05 UNESCO Chair Newsletter International Day of Living Together in Peace

2020/02 UNESCO Chair Newsletter to the #IndigenousESD network

2020/01 UNESCO Chair Newsletter to the International Network of Teacher Education Institutions (INTEI)

Charles Hopkins & Katrin Kohl