Higher education for a sustainable future
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In this webinar, we will discuss the SDGs in the context of international internships. Join us as we highlight key considerations, case studies, and questions to help guide the internship search. We will also touch on the value-add of virtual international internships that students can complete from home!
Organizer: Kaya Responsible Travel
This workshop aims to create an interactive learning environment for international students to understand the holistic and inclusive aspects of sustainability while learning the mission and importance of SDGs by using a collaborative whiteboard. TO JOIN: https://kocun.zoom.us/j/95329467117 Passcode: 2022
Organizer: Koç University
At James Madison University’s Institute for Stewardship of the Natural World, student engagement programs are designed to meet students where they are and demonstrate how environmental stewardship and sustainability can be connected to any academic discipline. Moving away from planning separate environmentally-focused programs and events and instead pursuing collaborative projects allows us to integrate environmental stewardship into other campus activities and reach a broader audience. In this online presentation, you will hear about how a new approach to an established partnership opened the door to introducing the Sustainable Development Goals to hundreds of students each semester in a way that is relevant, relatable, and replicable, and better reflects our learning outcome of “how environmental stewardship is and can be integrated into our lives.” Link to join + passcode in full event description.
Organizer: James Madison University
This one hour session will review the SDG Youth Corps as part of the United Nations Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development in Georgetown, SC, an initiative of Coastal Carolina University, Georgetown County, and the Bunnelle Foundation in South Carolina. RCEs promote multi-stakeholder engagement for transformative learning and change in the framework of the SDGs among campus and community partners. This discussion will focus on the Youth Corps program and how students intern in community public and private organizations to gain career experience and contribute to building a more sustainable community. To Join: https://ccuchants.zoom.us/j/94411733914?pwd=Y3hJNmsyaTFSV29WZGQ5NUplUWx6Zz09 (meeting ID and passcode in full event description)
Organizer: Coastal Carolina University directed UN RCE
This will be a lecture style workshop showing examples of how students can use media to take action on the SDGs. This lecture will focus on the storytelling component and how students can create media that connects them with nature and also with the SDGs.
Organizer: Global Lighthouse Studios
1:00-1:45 p.m. MST
Kick-off SDG Action & Awareness Week 2022 by attending this interactive discussion focused on how the UN Sustainable Development Goals are being realized across Georgia Tech's campus and ways to better work together across disciplines and departments to amplify our impact.
Organizer: Georgia Institute of Technology
Day 1 of the SDG Speaker series: The SDG Speaker Series will feature local experts presenting their current initiatives and explore how they are making an impact. Featuring representatives from the City of Kingston, Queen's University and an array of local not for profits, the SDG Speaker Series hopes to formulate connections and inspire action. The event will be totally on Zoom, please register ahead of time to ensure you have access to the link.
Organizer: Queen's University
Join the Institute for Leadership and Social Impact and Serve-Learn-Sustain for a community workshop on the SDGs and ABCD led by CivicGeorgia. CivicGeorgia is a BIPOC-led advocacy organization striving to amplify the voice, frequency, and impact of community-led efforts for progress. This workshop is part of the Ideas to Serve weekly series and part of the UGC's SDG Week Events line-up.
Organizer: Georgia Institute of Technology
This workshop focuses on the SDGs that are aligned with the current challenges of Iraq and the Middle East. Full agenda available through link in event description.
Organizer: University of Raparin
10am-4pm Iraqi Time
Ponencia sobre como se trabaja en las Ecoescuelas de Leganés. Descripción de su metodología y actividades diseñadas para trabajar el agua en el sentido más amplio.
This session will present the methodology used in the city of Leganés for EcoSchools, in order to work with children on environmental contents. This year, the EcoSchools project is focused on taking care of water resources. Acces: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/d384c46803b9468698a5fbc326426697 07:30-08:30 am EST (13:30-14:30 UTC+1)
Organizer: Leganés City Town Hall and UC3M
13:30-14:30 CET
Sustainability is everywhere! This panel introduce students the diverse resources in Koc University, including Sustainability Manual of the Campus, Social Impact Forum, Entrepreneurship Research Center, courses, certification programs, projects and events. TO JOIN: https://kocun.zoom.us/j/94255385039 passcode: 2022
Organizer: Koç University
This presentation from UN RCE Georgetown at Coastal Carolina University will provide an overview of the team's recent work examining food insecurity and addressing SDG 2 - Zero Hunger. The team will detail the methods undertaken to understand the community's food insecurity challenges and explain how a thorough community-based data collection initiative led to the development of a food resource dashboard. The presenters will demonstrate the dashboard's functionality and answer audience questions regarding how to undertake a similar process in their own communities. To Join: https://ccuchants.zoom.us/j/6784000021
Organizer: Coastal Carolina University
In conjunction with Sarah Stalcup-Jones from VA Clean Cities, James Madison University Assistant Professor Jared Stoltzfus, the JMU Environmental Management Club, representatives from Sustainable Shenandoah Valley, and JMU’s Community Service-Learning office are hosting a panel discussion addressing SDGs 12 and 13 (responsible production/consumption and climate action). To register: https://jmu-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsce-hpj4oHdWvUrIxa_8u37aQHksX6ANf
Organizer: James Madison University
Day 2 of the SDG Speaker series: The SDG Speaker Series will feature local experts presenting their current initiatives and explore how they are making an impact. Featuring representatives from the City of Kingston, Queen's University and an array of local not for profits, the SDG Speaker Series hopes to formulate connections and inspire action. The event will be totally on Zoom, please register ahead of time to ensure you have access to the link.
Organizer: Queen's University
Dr. Erin Bell from UAlbany's School of Public Health will interview Judith Enck, former EPA Regional Administrator, highlighting her work in environmental advocacy. Register to attend this event virtually at https://albany.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I_eCNfPJQ26AduBKMtc0CQ.
Organizer: University at Albany
Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology,Haryana, India is hosting a session on various ways that are being adopted here towards accomplishing sustainable goals. This event including talka and round the table discussion of students will help everyone to understand that all technical efforts keeping an eye on sustainable goals can increase our attainments to a greater extent.
Organizer: Panipat Institute of Enginering and Technology
11:00 am -12:30 pm IST March 2
Se trata de un taller de alrededor de 1'5 hora de duración dirigido a jóvenes a partir de 18 años. Su finalidad es informar, sensibilizar y dotar a sus participantes de capacidad de respuesta frente a la actual crisis socio-ambiental generada por el cambio climático.
There is no doubt on climate change evidence. It is clear that there is a climate emergency that put millions of people in a risky situation, and the most vulnerable population suffers the most. In order to raise awareness on this topic, Ayuda en Acción presents 1Planet4All, a project aimed to encourage youth action as citizens against the climate change. We propose this 1'5h workshop addressed to young people between 18 and 35 years old for discuss, inform, raise awareness, and provide the participants some answers on current climate and social challenges.
Organizer: Campaña Mundial por la Educación and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
11am-12:30 CET
As part of the Strathclyde Centre for Sustainable Development International Series, we will hear from Professor Alan Miller. Professor Miller has led a UN project to capture emerging good practice and provide guidance to UN Country Teams on how to maximise the use of human rights to support governments’ efforts to achieve the SDGs. He will preview the report which the UN is about to publish. Register through eventbrite through the link in full event description.
Organizer: University of Strathclyde
12.30-13.30 UTC
This presentation will explore two faculty members’ journey of collaboration between Mexico and the United States, and share the process of developing and delivering COIL courses using innovative pedagogy, high impact practice, and technology to facilitate the students’ learning experience and address the Sustainable Development Goal # 4 of quality education. Student voices will be highlighted in content, aligning to the student learning outcomes and professional organization’s standards. Click to see information on joining this event.
Organizers: State University of New York Brockport and Universidad del Caribe
During this session we'll present the results of a research carried in 10 Spanish universities on xenophobic attitudes in the higher education institutions. This research takes part of a broader project promoted by UNHCR Spanish Committee on global citizenship education called ""Don't leave anyone behind: university moves for the refugees and the SDGs." (IN SPANISH); 9-10 am EST (15-16 UTC+1)
TO JOIN: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89048181167
Organizer: UNHCR Spanish Committee on global citizenship education and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
15-16 UTC+1
As an initiative to contribute to advancing the SDGs in higher education, Saint Joseph’s University offers the SDG Dashboard: A collaborative data reporting and analytics platform for global higher education institutions to share best practice impacts on the SDGs. The SDG Dashboard allows higher education institutions to dynamically and interactively share their best SDG impact practices in five core Impact Areas: Teaching, Research, Partnerships, Dialogue, and Organizational Practices.
Organizer: Saint Joseph's University
Emerald Publishing has commissioned Wendy Purcell as Series Editor for 17 books, one per SDG. Wendy in turn has invited a global cadre of 17 editors, one per book, to address one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically through the lens of higher education (HE). The book series will examine the role of the global HE sector in delivering against that goal directly through teaching/learning, research/innovation and community engagement/service. The event will showcase the upcoming book series, highlight the critical role of the student voice and hear from some of the editors about how they are planning to approach their goal and the role of HE in delivering the SDGs. To join: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/94798007729?pwd=Lys3cVhGRXlJZU5jQlMxTXdYNnZ4Zz09
Organizer: Harvard University
In the YUFE Alliance, diversity and inclusivity are main values applied on every activity designed and implemented. A workshop on these topics will be proposed to assistants to the session. 10-11 am EST (16-17 UTC+1); To JOIN: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/e8a491982d484120ab36857f15005e66
Organizer: YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
10-11 am EST (16-17 UTC+1)
Together|Ensemble is Canada’s national conference devoted to tracking progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The conference represents an all-of-society approach to addressing Canada’s toughest sustainable development challenges, bringing together the private sector, academia, government, and civil society.
Organizer: SDSN Canada
REGISTER AT: https://togetherensemble.tkeventsregistration.com/virtual2022/begin?i=4uNbF48846_U58f6YsFbwW0al0dY-pOi
Dr. Pamela Martin with lead Solar Ambassador Hannah Bennet with introduce a unique solar seed fund for nonprofits in the United States and discuss SDG 7: Clean and Affordable Energy in the context of solar energy. Then, Dr. Dominique deWit, Director of Business Development for GridX will discuss the renewable energy market, trends, and challenges, as well as career paths in the field. This conversation will connect the global and local renewable energy trajectories, and provide valuable career and private industry insights from a Coastal Carolina University alumna who is now at a cutting edge energy firm.
To Join: https://ccuchants.zoom.us/j/93642156713?pwd=MUxWRXEzMHhaWkdZenpXQlk3R2lVUT09
Organizer: Coastal Carolina University
Let the students talk! In this roundtable, students are going to discuss about their ideas and share their knowledge on the related topic. The senior student moderator of the roundtable will be introducing interesting questions for you. At the of the student roundtable, an expert will join to the session for a short presentation on the topic. To JOIN: https://kocun.zoom.us/j/94386061110 Passcode:2022
Organizer: Koç University
Let the students talk! In this roundtable, students are going to discuss about their ideas and share their knowledge on the related topic. The senior student moderator of the roundtable will be introducing interesting questions for you. At the start of the student roundtable, an expert will join to the session for a short presentation on the topic. TO JOIN: https://kocun.zoom.us/j/91714089461 Passcode: 2022
Organizer: Koç University
CIFAL York and BEST at Lassonde School of Engineering are organizing the IEEED speaker series. The purpose of the IEEED webinar series is to give experts, from academia, the media, and professional organizations, the opportunity to bring their perspectives to the challenge of how we might BOTH improve the economy and protect the environment. Register at https://www.yorku.ca/cifal/ieeed/
Organizer: York University
You are invited to the second event of the Spring 2022 Sustainability Seminar Series, on Tuesday, March 1st, 2022, at 7:00 pm AST ., entitled “How to Avoid Greenwashing: Towards a Rigorous Life Cycle Assessment” by Professor Heather MacLean, the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Systems and Technology Assessment, University of Toronto.
Register at https://kaust.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cMkWPyTlRK2Vf7qDS3yYrA
Organizer: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
March 1, 7-8 pm AST
As part of the 2022 UN SDGs Action and Awareness Week, UC Davis is hosting a student-run virtual symposium to bring attention to the many ways that UC Davis students are leading efforts to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and in particular, how students are leading efforts to address SDG 13: Climate Action and climate justice.
REGISTER AT: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YZSb8ciLTtStpLYPA0MRxA
Organizer: UC Davis