Time to Act: Embedding Sustainability in ​​​​​​​Higher Education

Thursday, June 26 8:00 AM Pacific Time/11:00 AM Eastern Time

With the 2030 deadline for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) looming and global challenges intensifying, the role of higher education in advancing sustainability has become urgent. Learn about ways of embedding sustainability in teaching and learning across the university, in a free webinar with international experts.

The experts will explore how individual academics, staff, and universities can become agents for sustainable change in the webinar titled “Time to Act: Embedding Sustainability in ​​​​​​​Higher Education”. Panelists include Professor Fernando Reimers of Harvard University and Dr. Debra Rowe, president of the US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development—other panelists will be announced in the coming weeks.

The webinar is co-hosted by University World News, and ABET, the United States-based but global operating quality assurance and accreditation agency.

How might faculty embed sustainability knowledge and skills into existing curricula and courses, equipping students with awareness of sustainability issues and preparing them to become sustainability drivers in the future workforce? And how might university leaders and staff advance an institution-wide focus on sustainability through policies, strategies, training, and support? What are the good practice examples?

These and other questions will be probed in the webinar to be held on Thursday, June 26 8:00 AM Pacific Time/11:00 AM Eastern Time.

Register now at the University World News webpage.

Speakers

Professor Fernando M. Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he leads the Global Education Innovation Initiative. He is an expert in the field of education policy, global education, and more latterly on aligning curriculum with the SDGs. Aside from many other prestigious appointments, he is an elected member of the National Academy of Education, the International Academy of Education and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Dr. Debra Rowe is internationally respected for her work in education and sustainability. She is president of the US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development, and co-authored the UNEP Global Guidance on Education for Green Jobs. Rowe is a leader of the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI), a partnership between 10 United Nations entities and the global higher education community, co-chairing two of its action groups: Education for Green Jobs and its SDG Publishers Compact Fellows program.

Moderator

Brendan O’Malley
Editor-in-chief of University World News

Duration

60–90 minutes