Welcome to the April 2025 edition of the York University UNESCO Chair Newsletter! Greetings from Toronto. April is Earth Month with the well-known Earth Day to be celebrated on 22 April! Following the Canada-wide SDG Month in March, we continue to promote sustainability through events, webinars and publications. At the core stands Education for Sustainable […]
Find all the news and events to stay up to date in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), a crucial education concept to transform societies and recognized as an integral element of quality education as well as a key enabler for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Check out the March 2025 […]
Welcome to the March 2025 edition of the York University UNESCO Chair Newsletter! In March, the global higher education community celebrates the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with SDG Awareness Week from 3-7 March 2025. In Canada, the entire month of March will be dedicated as SDG Month, highlighting the crucial role of higher education institutions in […]
Find all the news and events to stay up to date in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), a crucial education concept to transform societies and recognized as an integral element of quality education as well as a key enabler for achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Check out the February 2025 […]
Moderator Dr. Radhika Iyengar of Columbia University will engage with experts in #ESD and authors from a forthcoming Journal of ESD special issue. Including UNESCO Director Director of the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development, Christopher Castle, Dr. Noah Sobe, Professor Leon Tikly, Professor Miki Sugimura, Dr. Helen Kopnina. Join the SDG Academy for the […]
Welcome to the February 2025 edition of the York University UNESCO Chair Newsletter! A Happy New (Lunar) Year! We hope that this message finds you in good health and you are motivated for a busy year ahead. While it - at times - feels that the world is changing quickly for the worse, there are […]
York University’s dedication to social justice and equity has been recognized by the United Nations with a prestigious new role as United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) Hub Chair for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10 – Reducing Inequality. For the coming years, 2025-2027, York joins 20 international universities from 17 countries selected as Chairs and co-Chairs of other […]
Join us for two exciting virtual conversations during SDG Action & Awareness Week on 6 and 7 March 2024! This event will explore how adopting a whole-institution approach in higher education including training can lead to positive changes. Panelists will discuss how sustainability principles can be seamlessly integrated into, and strengthen, the academic-community relationship. They […]
The 2024 UN Summit of the Future, to be held in September 2024, aims to enhance collaboration to overcome complex challenges and to reaffirm existing commitments to the SDGs, as well as the UN as a global governance system. An action-oriented outcome document, A Pact for the Future, is expected to be agreed by Member […]
Welcome to the York UNESCO Chair March 2024 Newsletter! With the Global SDG Action & Awareness Week as well as the national SDG Week Canada on 4-8 March 2024, many universities and other education institutions will showcase achievements and discuss opportunities for new and renewed SDG action. Check out the calendar for events near you […]