Student Roundtable: Economic and Socio-Cultural Effects of Wildfires
2022-03-02 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
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.
Speaker: Dr. Ahmet Aydemir; Moderator: Deniz Aycan
Organizer: Koç University
TO JOIN: https://kocun.zoom.us/j/94386061110 Passcode:[REDACTED]

Student Roundtable: The Effect of Climate Change on Tangible Cultural Sustainability
2022-03-02 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
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. Passcode:[REDACTED]

Dr. Işılay Gürsu as the guest speaker, Ekin Berk Polat as the moderator
Organizer: Koç University
TO JOIN: https://kocun.zoom.us/j/91714089461 Passcode: [REDACTED]

IEEED Speaker Series: Disasters, Environment & the Economy
2022-03-02 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
SARIT Scholarship Program (https://www.saritscholarship.com/) has launched a Scholarship Competition for Canada’s University Students. Participating students will win nearly $250,000 in prizes and micromobility electric vehicles by submitting an essay to SARIT Scholarship entitled: “If you were the Prime Minister of Canada, what clear-cut policies and principles would you establish to improve the economy while also enhancing the environment?”
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. The speaker series is designed to provide thought provoking insights to help students develop ideas where they can integrate these two perspectives and relevant UN SDGs for their essay.
Presenters:
Ali Asgary, CIFAL York Director & Andrew Maxwell, Bergeron Chair in Technology Entrepreneurship
Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto: Organizers and Host
Lina Brand Correa, Assistant Professor from York University’s Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change Mar. 9 A Realistic Transition to Environmental sustainability
Idil Boran, Assoiate Professor and CIFAL York Associate Director Mar. 16 TBA
Steve Cohen & Nelson Switzer, Managing Partner, Climate Innovation Capital Mar. 23 A Realistic Transition to Environmental sustainability “The time for small moves is over: what does it take to hunt the mighty Gigacorn and solve the climate crisis?”
REGISTER AT: https://www.yorku.ca/cifal/ieeed/

How to Avoid Greenwashing: Towards a Rigorous Life Cycle Assessment (7-8 pm AST)
2022-03-02 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
Register at: https://kaust.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cMkWPyTlRK2Vf7qDS3yYrA
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.
About the Speaker
Heather MacLean is the Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Systems and Technology Assessment and a professor of the Department of Civil Engineering and holds joint appointments in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry and the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto. Professor MacLean’s expertise is in the development and application of life cycle-based approaches for the techno-economic and environmental evaluation of conventional and alternative energy systems. Over the last 15 years she has worked closely with the automotive, oil, electricity, and biofuel industries as well as Federal and provincial/state governments. She has served on industry and government advisory committees in both Canada and the U.S. Her research has informed the development of energy and environmental policy in Canada and the U.S. Professor MacLean was recently awarded the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)’s Excellence in Education Award for Promotion of Sustainable Practices. She has a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University.
About the Facilitator:
Eman M. Alhajji is a Ph.D. candidate in Materials Science and Engineering under the supervision of professor Husam N. Alshareef at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Her primary research is focused on innovating nanocarbon materials for electrochemical energy storage. She completed her undergraduate studies at North Carolina State University (2018) after receiving the prestigious KAUST Gifted Student Program (KGSP) award. She is also an alumnus of the Grand Challenge Scholars program (GCSP) of the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE). She is also the founding president of Students for Sustainability, an organization aspiring to drive change towards sustainable development with a positive impact. Recently, she has been selected as a young change maker for the 2021 Middle East Mediterranean Summit in Switzerland and a young speaker of the Youth Green Summit in Riyadh, in a panel discussion with HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy, titled “Taking the Initiative: Youth Leading Climate Action. As the president of Students for Sustainability, she led innovative enrichment programs with multidisciplinary collaborations on campus and outside campus, both nationally and internationally. She is perceived as a strong strategic thinker, activator and cross-cultural communicator.
This event is brought to you by Students for Sustainability at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), with the support of Graduate Events & Recreation and the Head of KAUST Sustainability, Dr. Ana Margarida Costa. Should you have any questions, please contact us at s.square@kaust.edu.sa
Aspiring to drive change towards sustainability with a positive impact!

Students Leading for Climate Action and Justice (4-5 pm PT)
2022-03-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual, GA
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.
Please join us as the Winter 2022 UC Davis SDG student interns and a selection of UC Davis student speakers discuss ways to advance climate action and justice along three dimensions – through awareness building, policy advocacy, and direct action.
Presenters:
Marilyn Kung, 2021 UC Davis UN Millennium Fellow
Hannah Bireschi, 2021 UC Davis UN Millennium Fellow
Ruby Telfer, UC Davis Engineers Without Borders
Jhonatan Romero, UC Davis Engineers Without Borders
Bernardo Bastien, PhD Candidate in Geography at UC Davis
Organizer: UC Davis
REGISTER AT: https://ucdavis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YZSb8ciLTtStpLYPA0MRxA

17 Rooms: A new way to take practical next steps for the Sustainable Development Goals
2022-03-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, GA
This event will introduce the 17 Rooms initiative and workshop the 17 Rooms process for a university context.Co-convened by the Brookings Institution and The Rockefeller Foundation since 2018, 17 Rooms is a new approach to spurring collective action for the SDGs. Participants form working groups (or “Rooms”), one per SDG, and propose specific, practical next steps that can be achieved in 12-18 months to make progress for each. Action proposals are shared across Rooms to spot opportunities for cross-SDG collaboration that might bubble up.
Universities have been first-movers in adopting and adapting the “17 Rooms-X” process, finding it a powerful device to (i) raise SDG-awareness, (ii) make the SDGs practical and approachable, (iii) catalyze new campus and community partnerships, and (iii) align university-wide research, teaching, and strategic initiatives with the SDGs. Participants in this event will (i) learn the basics of the 17 Rooms process, (ii) be invited to join the 17 Rooms-X Community of Practice and (iii) gain access to the 17 Rooms-X “beta toolkit.”
Learn more about 17 Rooms: https://www.brookings.edu/project/17-rooms/
Please register for this event ahead of time to help us design and tailor the event.
PRE-REGISTER for the event at: https://airtable.com/shre6g8hDhflSVfci
Panelists include:
Jacob Taylor, Senior Project Manager, 17 Rooms Initiative, Center for Sustainable Development, Brookings Institution
Shrijana Khanal, Project Coordinator, 17 Rooms Initiative, Center for Sustainable Development, Brookings Institution
Jason Ens, Executive Director, Academic Policy, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Concordia University
Judit Ungvari, Research and Innovation Officer, Institute for a Sustainable Earth, George Mason University
Heather Kincaide, Director, International, Queen’s University

Connecting the Dots Towards Sustainable Food Systems
2022-03-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, GA
This presentation is conceived to provide a holistic understanding of one of the most pressing global issues in our lifetime, ensuring sustainable food systems for all by working towards the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. This is done through an in-depth examination of the current challenges facing food security and the implementation of sustainable food technologies/innovations that meet the requirements of the producer, the retailer, and the consumer while improving resource-use efficiency along agri-food value chains.
TO JOIN: https://mcgill.zoom.us/j/87453842331
Dr. Patrick Cortbaoui, Managing Director of the Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security and Academic Associate in the School of Human Nutrition, McGill University
Drashti Zaveri, Research and Administrative Coordinator for the Margaret A Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security, McGill University

YUFE in our Cities (16:00-17:00 CET)
2022-03-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Virtual, GA
16:00-17:00 CET
Community engagement is at the core of the European University YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe), in which UC3M participates. The cities in which the ten YUFE partners and associate partners are located exemplify different urban models and provide a unique opportunity to work together to develop solutions to local challenges, in a true partnership to localize the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Students and staff are encouraged to participate in volunteering activities or HelDesks developed in close partnership with local governments or NGOs that address issues such as migrations, entrepreneurship or the effects of COVID in secondary school students. You are invited to participate in this session in which some of our volunteers will share their experiences with YUFE in the Cities. 10-11 am EST (16-17 UTC+1)
Silvia Gallart – UC3M, coordinator of YUFE in the cities
Riika Pellinen – University of Eastern Finland, coordinator of YUFE in the cities
Bojana Culum, Rijeka Unversity (Croacia), member of Yufe in the cities
Adhik Kandeli Naidu – YUFE student and member of the Students Board
Organizer: YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
TO JOIN: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/8364f923400940fe8b2a154629e93d6a

ESDG Challenges: How to Integrate Multi-disciplinarity and Learning Innovations in the Education for the Sustainable Development Goals (17:00-18:00 CET)
2022-03-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, GA
According to the SDSN report “Accelerating education for the SDGs in Universities”, published at the end of 2020, “mainstreaming Education for the SDGs can be difficult within existing university structures, and deeper transformations in how universities operate will be needed to ensure this happens fast enough and deep enough”. The need to adopt an inter- and multi-disciplinary approach to address the challenges of environmental and socio-economic sustainability, and the strong demand by students for transformational learning opportunities are two key issues that education for the SDGs has to deal with. The webinar will focus on how innovative and transformational initiatives can be successfully integrated into standard learning programs.
Organizer: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Chair: Esteban Nicolini (UC3M; co-director MASUS-Master in Sustainable Development and Global Governance)
Invited speakers:
-Francesca Lipari (UC3M, Department of Mathematics)
-Thomas Maillart (University of Geneva, School of Economics and Management)
– Isik Ozel (UC3M; Department of Social Sciences)
-Fernando Valladares (CSIC-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas)
TO REGISTER: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uZI8_VpmS_SX-bNFBstk8Q

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Bios:
-Francesca Lipari (https://researchportal.uc3m.es/display/inv46792). Francesca is a Young Talent Researcher in the Department of Mathematics at UC3M. Her research interests include behavioral economics, network theory, gender economics and institutional economics, and her recent research focuses on the role of social norms in response to collective risk. She is a member of the Complex Systems Interdisciplinary Group at UC3M, and participates in the international research project “A-Planet: Acceptable PoLicies for the optimAl balance between driving and active Transport”, based at the Institute for Transport Economics, Oslo.
-Thomas Maillart (https://www.unige.ch/gsem/en/research/faculty/all/thomas-maillart/). Thomas is a senior lecturer at the Geneva School of Economics and Management, and an expert in complex systems, collective intelligence, human dynamics, biosensors and cyber risk. He has extensive experience in teaching modules on sustainable entrepreneurship and finance. He is also leading “Impact Hackatons in Asia Pacific”, a pilot-project funded by the Swiss Development and Cooperation Agency (SDC), focused on researching, designing and implementing hackathons to foster the achievements of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, through collective intelligence and open innovation. The project is part of the Geneva-Tsinghua Initiative (https://gt-initiative.org/), and is pursued in collaboration with the United Nations Institute for Teaching and Research (UNITAR). Thomas is also a member of the UGC Working Group on “Reinforcing the SDGs through Open Innovations”.
-Isik Ozel (https://researchportal.uc3m.es/display/inv44214). Isik is a Visiting Professor at the Deparment of Social Sciences, University Carlos III Madrid and a researcher in the UC3M- Fundación Juan March Joint Institute of Social Science (IC3JM). She is a political scientists with research interests in the political economy of vocational education and welfare regimes in middle-income countries. She is a co-director of the Master in Sustainable Development and Global Governance at UC3M.
-Fernando Valladares (https://www.valladares.info/). Fernando is a Research Professor at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) and an Associate Professor at the Rey Juan Carlos University (Madrid). He is a biologist and an expert in biodiversity, forest ecology and the impact of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems. His research explores the evolution of complex systems, their adaptations to changes and their emerging characteristics.

International Considerations in Responsible Waste Management
2022-03-03 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, GA
Billions of tons of solid waste are generated every year globally, estimated at 60M tons of electronic waste, 730M tons of medical waste, 1B tons of hazardous waste, and 2B tons of municipal solid waste (World Bank Group 2018). For this talk, Professor Beril Toktay will discuss strategies for managing two types of solid waste–both that which is fit for value-added recovery as well as that which is unwanted and potentially detrimental to public health and the environment.
Organizer: Georgia Institute of Technology
Organized as part of the Business, Environment and Society series by the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business.

Registration requested: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/feazzsyf

A Healthy Georgia: Exploring the Impact of the Energy Transition on Public Health
2022-03-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, GA
As climate change worsens, the importance of adopting clean energy solutions is imperative. However, we have a responsibility to ensure that the benefits of clean energy are experienced equally, and also do not lead to unintended adverse health outcomes. Hear from experts on sustainable building technologies, air quality, and the economics of clean energy and health discuss the challenges and opportunities before us as the energy landscape undergoes monumental shifts.
Sharon Murphy | Research Associate, Strategic Energy Institute, Georgia Tech, (Moderator)
Laura Taylor | School Chair and Professor, School of Economics, Georgia Tech
Sally Ng, Professor | School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech
Andrea Pinabell | Founder/Senior Advisor, AC Impact Advisors
Hosted by Georgia Institute of Technology
TO REGISTER: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwoc-murz8iGdG8E9NyM6c3UDahWWhVH4Hv

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Intersection of Climate and Migration (11:00-12:00 am CST)
2022-03-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual, GA
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources is partnering with the Department of Modern Languages and the School of Global Integrative Studies to host an interdisciplinary panel exploring the many complexities at the intersection of climate change and migration. All are welcome to join this virtual panel discussion.
Panelists will include Tsegaye Tadesse, climatologist and associate professor with the School of Natural Resources and the National Drought Mitigation Center, Julia Frengs, Associate Professor of French, who focuses her teaching and research in the French-speaking world and looks at social-linguistic dynamics of climate and the environment, both of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and Florencio Venté, a Colombian migrant and social impact entrepreneur residing in Brazil. He is the founder of the Glocals, which connects migrants living in Brazil with local people through the cultural and social exchange to combat xenophobia and discrimination.
Moderator and organizer: Brianne Wolf, Director of Global Learning & Engagement Strategies, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
REGISTER: go.unl.edu/climatemigration

11:00-12:00 am CST

Student Roundtable: Breathing and Drinking Microplastics
2022-03-03 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
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 all the of the student roundtables, an expert will join to the session for a short presentation on the topic. Passcode:[REDACTED]

Göknil Bigan as the guest speaker, Nisa Özer as the moderator

TO JOIN: https://kocun.zoom.us/j/95894885400 passcode: [REDACTED]

Student Roundtable: How Socio-Cultural Norms Shape Gender Inequality around the World
2022-03-03 12:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
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 student roundtable, an expert will join to the session for a short presentation on the topic.
Moderator: Nadeen Aburamadan, Guest Speaker: Inas Saselim
TO JOIN: https://kocun.zoom.us/j/95986188998 Passcode:[REDACTED]

Accelerating Climate Action: Tec's commitments within the Race to Zero initiative (12:00-13:00 CST, CDMX)
2022-03-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
12:00-13:00 CST, CDMX March 3
This event will share with Tec de Monterrey’s alumni and attendees the role of the Institution as part of the Race to Zero Initiative to catalyze climate action in Mexico.
Participants:
• José Antonio Torre, Director of Urbanism, Sustainability, Tec de Monterrey
• Perla Martínez, Manager on Sustainability and Climate Change, Tec de Monterrey
• Cynthia Menéndez, Coordinator of Sustainable Cities, World Wildlife Fund México
Moderator: Miguel Ruiz Cabañas Izquierdo, Director of the SDGs Initiative, Tec de Monterrey
Organizer: Tecnológico de Monterrey
TO JOIN: https://itesm.zoom.us/j/86454884678?pwd=[REDACTED]
Zoom ID: 864 5488 4678
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Queen's University SDG Week Speaker Series: Day 3, SDG13: Climate Action
2022-03-03 17:00 - 18:30 | Virtual, GA
Day 3 of 3 of the SDG Speaker Series
Focusing on SDG 1: No Poverty, SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities and SDG 13: Climate Action, 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.

Day 1: SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Warren Mabee, Associate Dean of Policy Studies
Home Standards Project
Greenovations
Day 2: SDG1: No Poverty
Corinna Fitzgerald Associate Dean, Student Life and Learning: Food Security at Queen’s: Towards Zero Hunger.
Day 3: SDG 13: Climate Action
Jessica Wile, AMS Environmental Commissioner
Nathan Splinter, Sustainable Queen’s
Julie Salter Keane, Manager of Kingston Climate Leadership Division
REGISTER: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2f-JuEM2aCI0G-gFQKJKOX0pXYwlnQqL_tK4nF0NFNI6qyQ/viewform

Empowering Students for Sustainability
2022-03-04 05:00 - 06:00 | Virtual, GA
10:00-11:00 am GMT
This event is focused on increasing SDG awareness among students from Central University in Ghana. There is a huge gap in the area of climate education, and integrating climate or environmental knowledge in national education curriculum. Prior to this, there persist to be low knowledge about the impending impacts of climate change, and the need to take actions now. More so, localizing information around SDGs persist to enable grassroots individual to comprehend and take individual actions also seeks to be a hurdle in the Ghanaian community. Henceforward, Sustainability Week Central, a local sustainability week group within the international network of Sustainability Week International believes it is imperative to leverage on this SDGs A & A week to raise a massive awareness within our local campus.
Organizer: Central University in Ghana
Presenters:
• Nii Noi Kofi Omaboe, staff and climate activist, United Nations Development Programme, Ghana.
• Andrews Nii Martey, environmental activist and HR enthusiast, central university, Ghana

LINK TO JOIN VIA ZOOM COMING SOON
10:00-11:00 am GMT

Campaña Mundial por la Educación: llamada a la acción por el ODS 4 / Global Campaign on Education: Call for action for de SDG4 (IN SPANISH; 11:00 AM -12:15 PM CET)
2022-03-04 05:00 - 06:15 | Virtual, GA
4-03-2022 11:00 AM -12:15 PM Madrid (CET)
¡La educación está en crisis! En esta sesión, desde la Campaña Mundial por la Educación (CME) en España, haremos una revisión del estatus actual del ODS4 (por el Derecho a la Educación), y veremos los impactos y retos que ha supuesto la pandemia, utilizando dinámicas interactivas. Llamando a la acción para lograr alcanzar el ODS 4 en los ocho años que quedan por delante hasta el 2030, presentaremos la Campaña, cuáles son nuestras líneas de trabajo, nuestras demandas y acciones en la defensa del derecho a la educación. Las personas participantes podréis también inspiraros conociendo la experiencia de una joven activista de la CME en Galicia, que ella misma os contará.
Un poco de contexto…
Hablamos de una emergencia sin precedentes. En esta vuelta al cole, en septiembre de 2021 (más de un año y medio después del inicio de la pandemia), UNESCO alertaba que 117 millones de alumnos y alumnas, el 7,5 % de la población escolar mundial, seguían viéndose afectadas por el cierre total de escuelas. Aún a fecha de hoy sigue habiendo países donde las escuelas permanecen cerradas.
La pandemia no ha hecho sino agravar los retos en el acceso a una educación equitativa, inclusiva y de calidad para todas las personas y ha puesto en evidencia las crecientes desigualdades. Quienes se encontraban en situación de vulnerabilidad social o económica, han visto reducidas sus posibilidades de acceso, permanencia y disfrute en una educación de calidad y equitativa. Sin embargo, en este contexto de emergencia, la comunidad educativa ha tenido que adaptarse, mostrando una vez más el papel fundamental de la educación y de los y las docentes en la construcción de sociedades equitativas y sostenibles.
Garantizar una educación inclusiva, equitativa y de calidad y promover oportunidades de aprendizaje durante toda la vida para todos (ODS4) es la base de la transformación social para la generación de soluciones globales y el cambio sistémico, donde el bienestar de las personas y del planeta están en el centro. Así, lograr el ODS 4 es imprescindible para la consecución del resto de objetivos de la Agenda 2030.
Por todo ello, es imprescindible contar con la participación de todos nosotros y nosotras. ¡Trabajando conjuntamente avanzaremos en lograr que la educación de calidad para todas las personas sea por fin una realidad!
Kasia Tusiewicz – Coordinadora de la Campaña Mundial por la Educación en España
Elena Rua Arruñada – Miembro del Equipo de Coordinación estatal de la CME en España
Patricia Meléndez Luces – Joven activista en la Campaña Mundial por la Educación en Galicia
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85496873672?pwd=[REDACTED]
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The power of partnership: SDG 17 and university partnerships to achieve the goals (11am-12pm GMT)
2022-03-04 06:00 - 07:00 | Virtual, GA
11am-12pm GMT
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are the world’s call to action on the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing humanity and the natural world. Universities around the world play a key role in developing partnerships to address all of the SDGs. The University of Manchester currently leads the world for impact on the SDGs. Like other universities we have significant local, national and global partnerships, and we would like to use these to prompt conversation about how university partnerships help our sector to tackle global development challenges. The event will feature a local partnership from our pioneering BeeWell project; a national partnership from our UK Productivity Institute; and a global partnership discussing our work with the Association of Commonwealth Universities. We will then finish with an open invitation for organizations around the world to partner with us in addressing the SDGs through our University Living Labs initiative.
To access the University Living Labs partnership opportunity, click here: universitylivinglab.org
Organizer: The University of Manchester
Presenters:
Dr Julian Skyrme, Director of Social Responsibility, The University of Manchester (Chair)
Neil Humphrey, Head of Manchester Institute of Education, from the BeeWell project
Nicola Pike, Engagement & Operations Director, from The Productivity Institute
Bright Amanful from our Association for Commonwealth Universities Queen Elizabeth Scholar initiative
Dr Jennifer O’Brien, Academic Lead for Sustainability Teaching and Learning, The University of Manchester

Watch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hir0xWvkb4

Global Perspectives on Strong Institutions Roundtable
2022-03-04 07:30 - 08:30 | Virtual, GA
What makes a strong institution?
Join us virtually on March 4th from 1:30 – 2:30 PM (CET) to discover diverse perspectives from global experts and hear their take on Sustainable Development Goal #16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
Geneva Business School’s very own Jane Oma Okoro will moderate this insightful discussion between thought leaders at Microsoft, the United States Institute of Peace, Swiss Solidarity, La Puerta de Africa, the United Nations, and Geneva Business School.
Jane Oma Okoro, Professor at Geneva Business School, Bridge Builder and Mentor.
Otilia Phiri, Principal Corporate Counsel, Emerging Markets, Africa, Levant & Pakistan at Microsoft.
Tyler Beckelman, Director of International Partnerships at United States Institute of Peace.
Dr. Oliver Elliot, Lecturer, Global Doctoral Program Manager and Head of Research at Geneva Business School.
Viviane Ogou Corbi, Specialist in EU-Africa relations and Founder/President of La Puerta de África.
Pablo lo Moro, Associate Professor at Geneva Business School and Senior Advisor to the United Nations and Swiss Solidarity.
To Join: https://gbsge.com/en/news/events/events/global-perspectives-on-strong-institutions-virtual-roundtable/
March 4th from 1:30 – 2:30 PM (CET)

SDGs and PEOPLES in a Region: Strategic OUTSTEPS for Students into a Career of Matching Interests and Expertise
2022-03-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Virtual, GA
Since the adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals by all United Nations Member States in 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has been used to form collaborations between various stakeholders, rightsholders, and industries with multiple levels of government. Ranging from international, national, state, and local to even neighborhood and family-scale, the main challenges lie in forming multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural partnerships with individuals giving their best to collaborate across disciplinary, cultural, and administrative borders. A crucial step in creating these collaborations is the education and integration of the next generation of students that have to carefully navigate the stormy waters of past historical realities, current limitations, and future looming crises. The speaker will share strategies for students to analyze and prepare themselves for careers in a field that bridges industry, administration, and government. To successfully link, integrate and develop future collaborations linking PEOPLES’ interests and expertise requires one to step out of conventional procedures. The speaker led the development of the OUTSTEPS.org network in creating a regional network of expertise and knowledge to work on sustainability and community resilience and will describe how students can create their future careers in this field of work.

Presenter: Chris Renschler, Professor of Geography at the University at Buffalo, Fulbright Scholar and Director of OUTSTEPS.org

TO JOIN: https://buffalo.zoom.us/j/99620187530?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 996 2018 7530
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Gender Equality and Leadership in the Maritime (18.00-21.00 Romania)
2022-03-04 11:00 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA
Online debate event aiming to empower female students in the maritime sector.
Organizer: Constanta Maritime University
REGISTER: www.ecsr.world

Together|Ensemble Panel Discussion: Reflecting on SDG Reporting in Higher Education Institutions
2022-03-04 14:00 - 14:45 | Virtual, GA
Reporting on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has become increasingly common at higher education institutions as we move closer toward the objectives of Agenda 2030. This panel discussion will examine the processes and motivations behind SDG reporting, considering the question, “how do institutions report meaningfully on their SDG initiatives instead of merely cataloguing them?” Attendees will learn about the participants’ experiences in SDG reporting, reflections on the future of the process, and ideas about how to make the exercise more effective. Organized as part of the #TogetherEnsemble2022 conference. Direct French translation will be provided by the Institut en environnement, développement et société, Laval University. Organized as part of the #TogetherEnsemble2022 conference.
Moderator: Karen Oberer, Sustainability Officer (Monitoring and Reporting), McGill University
Panelists:
• Nicole Arsenault, Program Director, Office of Sustainability, York University
• Jason Ens, Executive Director, Academic Policy, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives, Concordia University
• Pierre Lemay, Adjoint au vice-recteur aux affaires externes, internationales et à la santé, Université Laval
• Mathew Thijssen, Director of Sustainability, University of Waterloo
To register: https://togetherensemble.tkeventsregistration.com/virtual2022

Engaging with the SDGs to Advance Sustainability in Atlanta
2022-03-04 14:30 - 15:30 | Virtual, GA
Join us to hear panelists discuss how engagement with the SDGs enables Georgia Tech and its partners to advance sustainability in Atlanta and beyond.
Presenters:
Students Rachel Nichols and Atticus Lemahieu from the Center for Serve-Learn-Sustain will moderate this discussion with panelists from across campus including:
Dr. Jairo Garcia, Adjunct Faculty in the School of City and Regional Planning
Thiago Esslinger, Student Leader in sustainability and the SDGs
Jamal Lewis, Economic Opportunity Manager at Partnership for Inclusive Innovation
Anne Rogers, Associate Director of the Office of Campus Sustainability

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Break the Bias: An All Inclusive Womens' Conference
2022-03-05 09:00 - 12:45 | Virtual, GA
The event includes a panel of experts addressing the power of mentorship and coaching and breaking biases to foster inclusivity. Participants will be provided a free Gallup Strengths Finder Assessment Code with coaches reviewing your strengths at the conference. Attendance in person or virtually. Register by scanning the QR code on the flier.
Organizer: University at Albany
Karla Jaime-Benitez, Director of Campus Center Management, University at Albany
Cathy Parker, Associate Director of Career Services, University at Albany
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CMU-Africa Guest Lecture by Dr. Fode Ndiaye, UN Resident Coordinator (12:30-1:30 pm CAT)
2022-03-07 05:30 - 06:30 | Virtual, GA
12.30-1.30 pm CAT
Please join us as we celebrate the SDG Action & Awareness Week at CMU-Africa with a special guest lecture by Dr. Fodé Ndiaye, UN Resident Coordinator in Rwanda.
Dr Fode Ndiaye has 40 years of experience in leadership and management in the field of development and finance. He is currently UN Resident Coordinator in Rwanda, supporting the National Strategy for Transformation through the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework: economic, social and transformational governance, for an inclusive, sustainable, resilient, equitable and green growth.
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IEEED Speaker Series: 'It's the Economy, Stupid' or 'It's the Stupid Economy:' can we grow our way out of the climate crisis?
2022-03-09 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA

Strengthening Resilience and Collaboration for Wetlands (4-5 pm Indian Standard Time)
2022-03-10 05:30 - 06:30 | Virtual, GA
A webinar on “Strengthening Resilience and Collaboration for Wetlands” for participants from Higher Education Institutions. Wetlands such as estuaries, mangroves, marshes, and swamps play, beyond their biological role, a key part in helping people cope with disasters. Yet wetlands are in danger; threatened with drainage for agriculture, degradation, pollution, and destruction at an alarming pace. Collaboration among Business, Government, and NGOs and Higher Institution is essential.
Speaker for the Day
Dr. Sugato Dutt I.F.S
Retd. Officer. Indian Forest Service
Organizer: University of Madras
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IEEED Speaker Series
2022-03-16 12:30 - 14:00 | Virtual, GA

SDGs Student Awareness Wake-Day @ University of Ghana (in person event)
2022-03-18 07:00 - 09:00
The level of sustainability education and action on climate change in Ghana has been tepid over the past two years, and the advancement of the country’s climate commitments is happening at a slow pace. The impending impacts continue to undo many development efforts and deepen poverty levels. Henceforward, the goal of the SDGs Students Awareness Day is to develop an in-depth action plan to ramp up actions in the area of sustainable development both on campus and outside campus. The event includes a Sustainable Development Movie Screening, Dialogue, and a Vision board Creative Action. It will be student-led event at the University of Ghana. The identified venue is a conference facility at Alexander Kwapong Hall. Our key objective is to exploit the use of problem tree analysis and development of solution tools by understanding the problem in-depth, visualizing the links between the main problem, analyzing the root cause, and designing effective strategies for action.
The lead organization is the Sustainability Week Accra, partners include AIESEC, Youth Action Movement and Amnesty International chapter at the University of Ghana.
Facilitators include, Queen Murjanatu Attah, Nii Noi Omaboe, Jeffrey Adusei and others
12:00-14:00 GMT
