York´s UNESCO Chair Charles Hopkins and Chair Coordinator Katrin Kohl are invited to speak at a commemorative symposium at Sophia University (Japan) to take place online and in person on 28/29 February 2024. Charles Hopkins is designated as the guest of honour for the ceremonial opening of the UNESCO Chair. Sophia University has recently been […]
Welcome to the February 2024 newsletter! We hope 2024 has begun on a positive note for you and we wish all the best to those who will be celebrating Lunar New Year in just a few days. While it is easy these days to drift into hopelessness in light of the multitude of complex global […]
Welcome to the December edition of our UNESCO Chair newsletter! With COP28 in full swing, many colleagues are currently engaged on the ground in Dubai and we hope you will create a huge global handprint for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) while you are there! For the first time, a dedicated Greening Education Hub will […]
Welcome to the November edition of our UNESCO Chair Newsletter! Greetings from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) where the 13th Global Regional Centres of Expertise (RCE) Conference (31 October - 2 November 2023) with more than 150 participants from 39 countries in-person and online is currently underway. With a focus on the whole-community approach in embedding Education […]
Welcome to the October edition of our UNESCO Chair Newsletter! Following the SDG Summit in New York with 193 member states renewing their commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), lots of events are lined up for the months ahead. Many of our partners have already championed ways of accelerating action towards sustainability, such as […]
Welcome to the September edition of our UNESCO Chair Newsletter! First of all, welcome back to those who return for the beginning of the fall/winter session at York University. For many of you it is also the beginning of the new school year, and another full conference and meeting season lies ahead of us. With […]