SDGs by Self Reliant World (7:45 – 8:30 p.m. IST)
2023-03-10 09:15 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
A Global webinar on the SDGs by Self Reliant World.
Presenters: Dr. Rajat Sharma, Chairman – Unity of Nations Action for Climate Change Council ( UNAccc ) please visit www.unaccc.world , www.unaccc.org
Organizer: Unity of Nations Action for Climate Change Council
To Join: meet.google.com/jue-etwg-epr

Journées Scientifiques – Scientific Days (en français)
2023-03-10 09:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
’objectif principal de cette journée scientifique est de faire découvrir les travaux effectués dans les différents centres de l’INRS sous forme de présentations vulgarisées et d’aborder les nouvelles thématiques qui occupent la sphère scientifique mondiale.
Comme l’objectif principal de la conférence est la vulgarisation scientifique et que la diversité des domaines de recherche de l’INRS est vaste, nous avons effectué un choix de thèmes et de sous-thèmes plus général. Le thème principal de la conférence sera donc le suivant : Perspective de développement durable, enjeux et opportunités. Notons que ce dernier permet également de tenir compte des épreuves difficiles ayant été vécues par les étudiants depuis la dernière année. Cette conférence offrira une belle opportunité aux universitaires de montrer leur persévérance malgré les conditions plus difficiles.
Les différentes présentations seront divisées suivant les trois sous-thèmes suivants: “Fill the gaps”, “Change the world”, “Recherche et éthique”. La Direction scientifique de l’INRS remettra deux bourses de 200 $ pour la présentation et l’affiche qui illustreront le mieux le lien entre la recherche et un ou plusieurs Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) de l’ONU.
Presented by the Comité d’organisation des Journées scientifiques de l’INRS, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Québec City, Quebec
enregistrer: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKX_65PkoKFcGHw5oTnX9wR6jAx1PbYAz3W4Vs6-vwpGWzQA/viewform

Mental Health as an SDG: From Theory into Action
2023-03-10 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Mental health has increasingly become a priority issue on international development agendas. It is a key component of health and wellbeing, worker safety, housing, inclusivity, discrimination and climate change. As part of the SDG agenda, mental health awareness must be integrated in a comprehensive manner, impacting our approach to multiple SDGs.
Student Mental Health Startup Engage You(th) will share their experience creating a grassroots intervention that tackles mental health in their community. This will be followed by an interactive discussion about promoting Mental Health awareness and integrating SDG approaches.
Ariel Zhao – NYU, Harvard, Engage You(th) – Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer
Sohee Lee – NYU, Engage You(th) – Co-founder, Chief Operations Officer
Ali Adnan – NYU, Engage You(th) – Co-founder, Chief Programming Officer
Ruo Yang – NYU, Engage You(th) – Social Media and Website Director
Jaclyn Ha – NYU, Engage You(th) – Outreach Manager
Zoey Meng – NYU, Engage You(th) – Outreach Manager
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Hosted by student startup ENGAGE You(th)
Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHF5N36RvKaecUtEn7qFQHmYB8yhrJo9ky5YQBvn8_y_e5gw/viewform?usp=share_link

Hiperion: Immersive Theatre on the SDGs (en español, 19:00 UTC+1)
2023-03-10 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Participate in an artistic experience around the Sustainable Development Goals based on immersive theatre and sensorial streaming. Take a trip through time and space: become a student from the future who walks around your house and your city, critically thinking about the present and imagining the future. In ‘Hiperion: tourism to the past with sensorial streaming’, you will be the main character of an immersive theatre play with a binaural technology. Join us for this artistic experience that uses theatre as a tool to imagine our future, think critically and raise awareness about the SDGs.
Alfredo Miralles – Script and artistic direction | Aula de las Artes, UC3M
Lucía Trentini – Interpretation and sound creation
Luis Azpicueta – Binaural recording technology | Department of Signal theory and communications, UC3M
Register by March 8; Information: https://www.uc3m.es/ss/Satellite/Cultura/es/TextoDosColumnas/1371352863162/

Global Goals Jam Canada Winter 2023
2023-03-10 14:00 - 2023-03-12 18:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
The Global Goals Jam Canada Winter 2023 program is organized by the SDG Innovation Lab, Centre of Entrepreneurship, Centennial College with OSPE and Canadian Partners and the support from UNDP and Digital Society School Amsterdam. It is a weekend program to contribute to the Global Goals by collaborating and building solutions to pressing social or business challenges and invoking the participation and engagement of students, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, creative thinkers, and the public community. The program uses a design process and lean methodology to guide participants ensuring that any potential solutions actually solve the problem at hand.
This 2 ½-day program was developed to engage participating designers, engineers, developers, strategists, and all community members to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals by creating solutions with long-term impact.
Friday, March 10th | 2:00-6:00pm EST
Saturday, March 11th | 8:30am-6:00pm EST
Sunday, March 12th | 9:00am-6:00pm EST
Participants will work on their problems and solutions with mentor support addressing the themes using design thinking and lean methodology. Participants work towards solutions resulting in presentation and pitching to a panel of eminent judges for a chance to win awards. During the weekend while teams are working, they are extensively mentored by subject matter, design thinking, business model, and pitching experts.
The Global Goals Jam Canada Winter 2022 is based two selected Global Themes with three topics each.
Theme #1: Designing a Thriving Planet for All
Solutions to address issues contributing to climate change
1a) Solutions to develop sustainable and affordable energy
1b) Solutions to develop sustainable mobility/transportation
1c) Solutions to ensure sustainable tourism
Theme #2: Designing Equitable Communities for All
Solutions contributing to healthy and thriving communities
1a) Solutions to ensure health and well being for all age
1b) Solutions to develop equitable social infrastructure
1c) Solutions to ensure food security and eliminate food waste
We hope you can join our one-of-a-kind learning experience!

Presenters/Facilitators:
– Sandra Odendahl, Senior VP and Head, Sustainability and Diversity, Business Development Bank of Canada
– Angie Redecopp, Corporate & ESG Lawyer, Impact Business Law
– Desirée Bombenon, CEO, Surecall
– David Nicholas Oswald, Founder & President, DE Design + Environment Inc, Associate Faculty, Royal Roads University, Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society

Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/global-goals-jam-canada-winter-2023-march-10-12th-weekend-tickets-479543897707

One Choice – Would you choose to not use any substances before you turn 21? (5:30 p.m. PST start)
2023-03-10 20:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Join Mentor Foundation USA for an engaging conversation with Robert L. DuPont, MD, first Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and President of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc., who has devoted more than five decades to the prevention and treatment of drug addiction. Led by Mentor USA’s Youth Advisory Committee President, Jeremy Dawidowicz and Dr. DuPont will dig into why substance use disorder (addiction) is a disease that starts in adolescence, the negative impacts of early substance use on mental health, education, and relationships, and how American youth are positively changing the conversation from substance use to NON-use.
Presenters:
-Robert L. DuPont, MD, first Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) & President of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc.
-Jeremy Dawidowicz, Mentor Foundation USA’s Youth Advisory Committee President.
Register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bTDtrSTbTp6x8QRobIfLiA

This is the first webinar of a three-part series on addiction.
Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming webinars:
– Webinar 2 will focus on youth approaching/being 21 years old – the college experience and the new pressures & opportunities faced.
– Webinar 3 will focus on decisions made after age 21 and maintaining healthy decision making skills & habits to live a positive life.

Unsustainable Habits of Ordinary People
2023-04-10 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Join Koç University and Moderator Selin Yavuz for a virtual discussion on the unsustainable habits we’ve incorporated into our daily lives and potential solutions.

To Join: https://kocun.zoom.us/j/94029669412
Meeting ID: 940 2966 9412
Passcode: [REDACTED]

UGC Conversations: Planning SDG Engagements on Your Campus (11 am EST start)
2024-02-26 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
In preparation for SDG Week 2024 (March 4-8) learn about the SDG Week concept, ways to engage, and resources available for planning events. Hear tips and lessons learned from UGC organizers and partner universities and networks that have planned Sustainable Development Goal focused events, weeks, or programs on their campuses. Time for questions and answers from attendees will be provided.
Register to attend at: https://gatech.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-OgWkiAwQ3eN_t7Drf8XOA

The role of medical sciences universities in the UN SDGs (9.00-10.30 GMT)
2024-03-04 04:00 - 05:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Link to join: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83511832812?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 835 1183 2812
Passcode: [REDACTED]
How can medical universities play a critical role in fulfilling the SDGs and helping society to achieve the SDGs through leadership, research, teaching and learning? View National Nutrition & Food Technology Research Institute’s (NNFTRI) programmes and projects in line with actualizing UN’s Sustainable Development Goals

We Demand FASHION 2024 SDG 12: Bazaar & Small Business Sustainability (4 March 8:00 am – 6 March 17:00, Philippines, PHST)
2024-03-04 08:00 - 2024-03-06 17:00 (Asia/Manila)
Event information: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=828201339320867&set=a.467110008763337

Fast fashion and social media have created a perfect storm in the fashion industry. Social media platforms have made it easier for fast fashion brands to reach a global audience and promote their products. However, this has also fueled the rapid production and consumption of cheap, disposable clothing, with significant environmental and social consequences. Thus, the Internationalization and Linkages (InterLink) Office of San Pedro College aims to address this phenomenon through We Demand FASHION: Forward-Thinking, Attainable, Sustainable, Humane, and Innovative Options Now.
This project will be conducted during Interlink Week, which is on March 4 to 6, 2024 where the San Pedro College community and beyond will complete various projects supporting the skill augmentation of students and globalization efforts.
We Demand FASHION aims to provide students and business owners an avenue to hone their entrepreneurial skills through retailing secondhand apparel in an Ukay-ukay Bazaar. This event is open to serve fellow students, faculty, and staff to introduce and practice sustainable efforts as stakeholders in the ever-growing clothing industry. Furthermore, this event is opened by a seminar including themes of career building, the consequences of trends and fast fashion, and consumer welfare, all centered around creating a positive economic, social, and environmental impact.
During the Ukay-ukay Bazaar, the vendors will consist of different business owners and student entrepreneurs who will set up their stalls at the start of each day and subsequently be asked to pack up at the end of each day of the event. Food vendors will also be promptly invited to increase customer traffic and provide diverse options for students to choose from while visiting the bazaar.
Target Audience
Secondary and Tertiary Students of San Pedro College
Secondary and Tertiary Faculty Members of San Pedro College
San Pedro College Personnel
Local Businesses of Davao City
Davao Colleges and Universities Network (DACUN) schools
International Partners in University Global Coalition

Advancing SDGs on Campus Using the 17 Rooms Approach
2024-03-04 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
To register: Meeting Registration – Zoom
How can you take the world’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals into your own hands?
Join this session to hear from students and staff as they explain how they have used 17 Rooms to advance action, insights, and community on the SDGs.
A partnership between the Center for Sustainable Development at The Brookings Institution and The Rockefeller Foundation, 17 Rooms is a platform for advancing the economic, social, and environmental priorities embedded in the SDGs.
o Aanuoluwa Adiji, Federal University of Technology Akure (Nigeria), Millennium Fellowship campus director
o Melody Nguyen, Pace University (USA), Millennium Fellowship campus director
o Jacob Taylor, 17 Rooms Secretariat, moderator
o Ifeoluwa Bodunde, Lead City University (Nigeria), University Global Coalition Room 2
o Sophie Javers, University of California Davis (USA), University Global Coalition Room 2
o Drew Cutright, Georgia Institute of Technology & University Global Coalition Secretariat, moderator

Community Tourism: Is it Sustainable?
2024-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Register at: https://forms.gle/JFSAXDCzHsviNtH28
Head to Medellin, Colombia to gain a first-hand insight into how booming “community tourism” can impact residents living in Latin America while discovering how you can visit in more ethical way. We join local guide and resident Ana Cristina, who dispels myths about sustainable community tourism and explains how increasing visitor numbers is changing.
Presenter: Ana Cristina, operations manager for Kagumu Adventures. Tour Leader and local resident in Medellin, Colombia.

Alianzas para el Cambio: Universidades y Estudiantes en la Agenda de Sustentabilidad en América Latina (13.00-14.00 CST)
2024-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Register: https://itesm.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rceiqrTIvG93m0wPZ0KMOjQB19FSrtWoV
The event intends to provide a space where students can discuss with key actors on the role of universities and their students within the implementation of public policies and agreements to achieve sustainability in Latin America. This event is organized by the Students Groups of International Relations and Sustainable Development from Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe.
– Dr. Christopher Kurt Kiessling, International Relations bachelor’s degree coordinator, Universidad Blas Pascal
– Tomas Antolinez, Climate activist and youth leader, Universidad de los Andes
– Javiera Alfaro, Social activist and youth leader, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Facilitators: Carolina Cornejo Soto (SADES-Tec de Monterrey) and Daniel Durán Mejía (SALRI-Tec de Monterrey)

Conferencia “De la desigualdad de género a la desigualdad climática” (11.00-12.00 CST)
2024-03-04 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Pre-registration is required: https://itesm.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckceGtpj8vGNSevi8d07la71qG-QrZKlB4

This Conference is organized by the Students’ Group of the Sustainable Development Engineering from Tec de Monterrey, Mexico City Campus. The objective of this conference is to explore the intersection between gender inequality and climate inequality, highlighting how these affect the addressing of other challenges such as climate change. Additionally, the Conference aims to open the debate and analyze how inequalities make certain groups more vulnerable to climate change effects, and other social and environmental conflicts.
Presenter: Prof. Claudia Lorena Compeán González, Adjunct Professor of the Department of Sustainable and Civil Technologies, Tec de Monterey

SDG-Impact Careers Session 1: Natalie Sehi (#2 & #3) (12-1pm CST)
2024-03-04 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
To register: https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtceGtqjIjGtcmtJJBnyvmZ7q8DDTHqW3m
Time: 12-1 CST
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s SDG Scholars Program helps students to dive deeper into their knowledge of the SDGs, engage with peers from different communities, create original content and action plans, but critically, helps students expand their professional networks and explore career possibilities.
The “global” and “local” expert aspect of the program brings students together with professionals around the U.S. and world to learn about diverse approaches impacting the SDGs, learn about meaningful career options, and grow their local and worldwide professional networks. For SDG Action and Awareness week, we are making these sessions open to the public. Join us to see what our program is like and to hear from a professional working towards one or more of the SDGs in their day-to-day work.
Featured SDG-Career Guest:
Natalie Sehi, M.S.
Extension Educator for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln working with the Nutrition Education Program (NEP), which includes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). https://cehs.unl.edu/nhs/faculty/natalie-sehi/
Moderator:
Brianne Wolf, Global Learning & Engagement Strategies Coordinator, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

Catalysts for Change: Campus Champions for the #GlobalGoals (5-6 p.m. CST)
2024-03-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Link to join at event start time: https://uca-edu.zoom.us/j/89033923130?pwd=[REDACTED]

Time: 5-6 p.m. CST
Catalysts for Change: Campus Champions for the #GlobalGoals
Public Keynote by Celine Kassem: McCastlain Hall 143 (Art Lecture Hall), 5 p.m.
Reception: Center for Chinese Language and Culture, McCastlain Hall, 6 p.m.
Sponsor: Center for Global Learning and Engagement, UCA Model United Nations, Rotaract Club
Sustainable Development Goal: 4, 5, 16
After 13 years of atrocities against civilians in Syria, the war and the humanitarian crisis continue to deteriorate. Celine Kassem, director of media for the Syrian Emergency Task Force, is a voice for the voiceless, creating content to reach audiences worldwide. Kassem will also discuss how students can be involved and make a difference. ZOOM FOR GLOBAL PARTNERS
Facilitator: Riva Brown, Global Learning Specialist, Center for Global Learning and Engagement, University of Central Arkansas
Speaker: Celine Kassem, director of media for the Syrian Emergency Task Force

UNESCO: An Overview of the Pact for the Future (presented in English and French; 15.00-16.30 CET)
2024-03-05 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Register at: https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rzQCe0TFSyiGLw2QqiD_ew#/registration

The UN Summit of the Future: Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow, New York, 22-23 September 2024, aims to enhance cooperation on critical challenges and address gaps in global governance, reaffirm existing commitments including to the Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Charter, and move towards a reinvigorated multilateral system that is better positioned to positively impact people’s lives. An action-oriented outcome document, Pact for the Future, is expected to be agreed by Member States through intergovernmental negotiations on issues they decide to take forward.
The effects of inequality, poverty, conflict, climate change, and the adverse impacts of technology – amongst others – are causing severe threats to the world. As the UN Secretary-General asserted in Our Common Agenda, ‘Humanity faces a stark and urgent choice: a breakdown or a breakthrough’. Awareness of potential catastrophe and dedication to transformation for better futures provides opportunities to mobilize collective intelligence towards just and sustainable futures for all.
Speakers in the first UNESCO Chairs Seminar of 2024 will provide an overview of the zero draft of the Pact for the Future. UNESCO Chairs and other experts will have the opportunity to react to the zero draft, which comprises a chapeau and the following Chapters:
1. Sustainable Development & Financing for Development
2. International Peace and Security
3. Science, Technology and Innovation and Digital Cooperation
4. Youth and Future Generations
5. Transforming Global Governance.
If agreed by governments, a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations would be annexed to the Pact for the Future.
In this Seminar, UNESCO Chairs will interact with invited experts to discuss the zero draft, and to consider how UNESCO Chairs and research partners might engage with these issues from their diverse intellectual and geographic vantage points. Subsequent UNESCO Chairs Seminars (April to July 2024) will focus on the substance of each of the 5 themes.

Opening remarks: Sobhi Tawil, Director, Future of Learning and Innovation Division, UNESCO
Opening presentation: ‘The Pact for the Future – zero draft’ Zazie Schafer, Director, Bureau of Strategic Planning, UNESCO
UNESCO Chairs and research partners
• Charles Hopkins and Katrin Kohl, UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education
towards Sustainability, York University, Canada
• Vernor Muñoz Villalobos, Head of Policy & Advocacy, Global Campaign
for Education; & Education and Academia Stakeholder Group (EASG),
Costa Rica
• Susan Osireditse Keitumetse, UNESCO Chair on African Heritage Studies
and Sustainable Development, University of Botswana, Botswana
Comments and discussion
Moderator: Zazie Schafer, Director, Bureau of Strategic Planning, UNESCO
All participants
Closing remarks
Keith Holmes, Research Coordinator, UNITWIN/UNESCO Charis Programme,
Future of Learning and Innovation Division, UNESCO

The Critical Importance of Measuring SDG Progress on Campuses
2024-03-05 11:00 - 12:15 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Register at: https://www.collegesinstitutes.ca/event/the-critical-importance-of-measuring-sdg-progress-on-campuses/

Global experts on the importance of measuring progress on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on campuses across the world will share on their expertise and case studies. The role of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is key for a global shift to a more inclusive, just and sustainable society and economy. Our panelists from the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC, UK), UNESCO-UNEVOC (Bonn, Germany) and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE, USA) will share their perspectives on why the SDGs are relevant and timely for the TVET sector and why accurately measuring progress towards achieving these Global Goals is critically important to our world and the future of our planet.
Charlotte Bonner, President and CEO, EAUC (SDG Accord secretariat)
Friedrich Huebler, Head of Mission, UNESCO-UNEVOC
Meghan Zahniser, Executive Director, AASHE
Moderator: Jon Beale, Manager, SDSN Canada

SDG-Impact Careers Session 2: Florencio Venté (#10, #8, #16) (11am-12pm CST)
2024-03-05 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
To Register: https://unl.zoom.us/j/93893395453?pwd=[REDACTED]
Time: 11 am-12pm CST
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s SDG Scholars Program helps students to dive deeper into their knowledge of the SDGs, engage with peers from different communities, create original content and action plans, among other aspects. Critically, it also helps students expand their professional networks and explore career possibilities.
The “global” and “local” expert aspect of the program brings students together with professionals around the U.S. and world to learn about diverse approaches toward achieving the SDGs, allows them to learn about meaningful career options, as well as grow their local and worldwide professional networks. For SDG Action and Awareness week, we are making these sessions open to the public. Join us to see what our program is like and to hear from a professional working towards one or more of the SDGs in their day-to-day work.
Featured SDG-Career Guest:
Florencio Venté
Co-Director of MGCY Migration / MYCP, a self-organized space empowering children and youth to contribute to and engage in intergovernmental and allied policy processes at the United Nations. Founder of Glocals, a community that promotes the cultural, social and economic integration between migrants and local people to confront the issues of discrimination.
Moderator:
Brianne Wolf, Global Learning & Engagement Strategies Coordinator, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

Interdisciplinary round table «THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESILIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY POLICIES IN UZHHOROD NATIONAL UNIVERSITY» (presented in Ukranian; 15.00-17.00 Kyiv; in-person event)
2024-03-05 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Kyiv)
In Person Event
The event will be conducted in the format of the round table. The vice-rector is opening the event. There will be four speeches. There have been invited students, senior pupils, school teachers, colleagues from faculties. It will be an interactive interdisciplinary round table as seen from the topics. The war context will be touched upon as it is currently Ukraine’s reality. The local and university media have been invited.
The Importance of Conceptual Understanding of Resilience and Sustainability Policies
General Tendencies in Achieving Global Goals in Ukraine during the War
Ecological Component in Rebuilding Ukraine
Interlinkages between Fictional Texts and SDGs
All the event presenters work in Uzhhorod National University (UzhNU)
1) Myroslava Lendel, Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work of UzhNU, Doc. of Political Sciences, Professor of the Department of Political Sciences and Public Administration
2)Hanna Meleganych, Head of the Center for Sustainable Development of UzhNU, Ph.D. in Political Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of International Studies and Public Communication
3)Svitlana Delehan, Head of the Center for Interdisciplinary Scientific Research of UzhNU, PhD in Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor
4) Antonina Bulyna, Deputy Head of the International Relations Department of UzhNU, Assistant Professor at the Department of English Philology

Los estudiantes nos cuentan: Avances en las investigaciones del semillero CODS (3.30-5.00 CST)
2024-03-05 16:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
EVENT TIME: 3.30-5.00 CST
Watch live at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxZZwKFbX14
Students from diverse undergrad programs that take parte of the research HUB of the SDG Center will be sharing their research updates. The topics are Communities in endangered ecosystems, sustainable transportation and transition to sustainable energy in the fashion industry.

Presenters: Students from diverse undergrad programs that take parte of the research HUB of the SDG Center will be sharing their research updates.

Movie screening: Beyond Zero (in-person; Conestoga College)
2024-03-05 17:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
We are organizing a movie Screening at Doon Campus of Conestoga college Ontario, on March 5, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. We’ll have the chance to watch BEYOND ZERO 🏦🌎, a movie that on teaches sustainability. Viewers (Conestoga student) will have a chance to see the impact is sustainability while having fun.
The purpose of this event is to create awareness of sustainability on campus and beyond. Using the movie avenue will be fun and at the same time driving the message of sustainability into the minds of our viewers.
This event is free of charge.
Presenter: Conestoga college sustainability club, Nicole Vieytes (the president) Kingson Ahaneku (Vice President)

Journey de la Sostenibilidad (17.00-19.00 CST)
2024-03-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Register at: https://itesm.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrceCrpzsrGtc87xPifeT0LYZ0IrKNuJof

The event is organized by Ruta Azul from Tec de Monterrey, Campus Sonora Norte. During the event, the students will share their experiences, lessons learned on their successful projects in the state of Sonora, which have contributed to raising the awareness towards mitigating environmental issues and strengthening the engagement of the students with their environment.
Presenters: The Team of Ruta Azul del Tec de Monterrey, Campus Sonora

Time: 17.00-19.00 CST

Fish Hut – Promoting positive mental health through fishing, one fish at a time
2024-03-05 19:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Fish Hut is a non profit organization focused on promoting positive mental health through fishing, one fish at a time. Fish Hut builds Fish Huts, organizes fishing clinics and hosts virtual fishing contests. Fish Hut is proud to host the largest free ice fishing in Minnesota in Feb 2024. Fish Hut positively impacts more than 4000 youth each year and contribute to UN SDG3: Good health and Well Being and SDG 14: Life below Water.
Presenters: Vick Tan, Founder, Fish Hut
William Tan, Co-Founder, Fish Hut

TO JOIN: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83783488230?pwd=[REDACTED]

🌍💧 Water Sustainability Challenges: Tobruk City and Beyond 💧🌍 (10.00-13.00 Libya, EET; Arabic and English)
2024-03-06 03:00 - 06:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Register at: https://forms.gle/ae3gb3USgL5JPeZf6

🎓 Tobruk University is thrilled to announce a landmark event as part of our commitment to community service and global sustainability dialogue. This event shines a spotlight on water sustainability challenges in Tobruk City, Libya, and marks a significant step in our engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the University Global Coalition’s Action and Awareness Week.
📢 Open Invitation:
We warmly invite students, experts, research centers, universities, NGOs, governmental organizations, and the global community to join us. This platform celebrates successful stories, innovative solutions, and discussions on water sustainability challenges from diverse perspectives.
📚 Engagement Beyond the Event:
Post-event, we’ll share highlights through a radio program to continue the dialogue and incorporate community feedback. This is part of Tobruk University’s strategy for a sustainable future.
🎤 Featured Topics and Speakers:
🧪 Dr. Salah Idris on “Water Analysis in Tobruk City.”
💧 Mr. Mohamed Abubaker discussing “Desalination Plants in Tobruk City.”
🌱 Mr. Abdalhamid Saad on “Water Management and Capacity Building Projects.”
📊 Mr. Naser Mansour highlighting “Strategic Planning and Its Role in Providing Potable Water.”
🤝 Inclusivity:
The event is FREE and open to everyone.
Discussions will be in English and Arabic, with additional language support upon request.111

Sustainable Synergy: Unpacking the Whole-Institution Approach to SDG Implementation (12.00-13.00 GMT)
2024-03-06 07:00 - 08:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
This event will explore how adopting a whole-institution approach in higher education and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) can lead to positive changes. Our panelists will discuss how sustainability principles can be seamlessly integrated into, and strengthen, the academic-community relationship. They will share theoretical, university, student, and community perspectives on the benefits, challenges, and practical ways to make these changes happen.
Presenters:
Katrin Kohl, Focal Point for SDG 4 in the IAU HESD Cluster
Zainal Abidin Sanusi, Director, Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity
Ravichandiranesan Ponnudurai, iGoCitizen
Keerthana Rajaderan, Asst Executive Director, PSPK Gombak
Moderator: Rachel Warnick, Chief Programmes Officer, Professors Without Borders

Needs of training to embed sustainability into education (10-11 am EST; 15.00-16.00 GMT)
2024-03-06 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
If we’re determined to tackle climate change, ecological emergency, and to achieve the other sustainable development goals, it is crucial that people involved in teaching and education are receiving training on how to embed SDGs in curriculum and link with institutional strategy and objectives. We must empower and engage them to be part of the change and strategy to achieve the SDGs. There are many countries around the world where academics are not well trained, and they are not sure how to embed sustainability in curriculum and education strategy. They are still using traditional methods and learners are also not learning in an effective environment. Hence, there is a need to provide training to those academics or institutions how to enhance learning and teaching environment as well as embedding sustainability in the curriculum.
Presenters: Dr Aliar Hossain – Head of Department, University of Northumbria (London Campus), UK
Dr Natalie Coers – Lecturer of Global Agricultural Leadership Development, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Leadership Institute, USA
Dr Malak Qaid – Ph.D. in Public Law and Political Science at FSJES, Morocco)

Join at meeting time: https://gatech.zoom.us/j/93724395743

Recycling plastic waste in Africa: challenges and opportunities (3-4.30 pm GMT, presented in English and French)
2024-03-06 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
To Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HU4RGX-TSgOCBzKRlh3UAQ

Plastic waste recycling in Africa: myth or reality? Sharing experiences and current best practices in plastic waste recycling, exploring strategies put in place to combat plastic waste, advanced plastic recycling techniques and technologies (example of a plastic waste recycling industry in Africa); Issues, challenges and opportunities: a look at the reality of plastic waste recycling in Africa;
Education and community involvement: a lever for catalyzing a change in behavior towards plastics.
-M. Gado BEMAH, CEO of Green Industry Plast, Togo (https://www.facebook.com/p/Green-Industry-Plast-Togo-100085447841974/)
– Mrs Mariam KEITA, CEO BGS Recyplast, Guinea (https://www.facebook.com/BGSRECYPLAST/?locale=fr_FR)
– Ms Esther C. FAGBO, Head of Human Resources and Partnerships Wecyclers, Nigeria (https://www.wecyclers.com/systems/)
Co-moderators: Etotépé A. SOGBOHOSSOU and Aishat Oduye

SDG Careers Session 2: Bevon Charles (#2, #8) (9-10 am CST)
2024-03-06 10:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Register at: https://unl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUuf-uvqDkrH93CnaZzy2xeKvX1tukXLJKA
Time: 9-10 am CST
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s SDG Scholars Program helps students to dive deeper into their knowledge of the SDGs, engage with peers from different communities, create original content and action plans, among other aspects. Critically, it also helps students expand their professional networks and explore career possibilities.
The “global” and “local” expert aspect of the program brings students together with professionals around the U.S. and world to learn about diverse approaches toward achieving the SDGs, allows them to learn about meaningful career options, as well as grow their local and worldwide professional networks. For SDG Action and Awareness week, we are making these sessions open to the public. Join us to see what our program is like and to hear from a professional working towards one or more of the SDGs in their day-to-day work.
Featured SDG-Career Guest:
Bevon Charles, CEO/Founder of Akata Farms, agriprenuer-farmer, sustainable development advocate, creative, youth leader, innovator, and techprenuer. (Young Leaders of the America alumni, Nebraska)
Moderator:
Brianne Wolf, Global Learning & Engagement Strategies Coordinator, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

SUNY Oswego in Honduras: Helping “Life Below Water”
2024-03-06 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual, GA
Join faculty and administrators from the State University of New York at Oswego (USA) to discuss their latest student research project in Roatan, Honduras. The Honduras Marine Wildlife Ecology program is now in its 15th year and a member of the Innovative Instruction Technology Grants (IITG) project awarded to the University at Buffalo (UB) for 2023-24. IITG is a competitive grants program open to SUNY faculty and staff across all disciplines and encourages development of innovations that meet the Power of SUNY’s transformative vision.
The overall project, the SUNY Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Project Challenge, involves students working on projects in the developing world on sustainable development research of value to local communities and contributing to global sustainability.
The Oswego project in Honduras focuses on marine habitat and coral reef research and restoration.
Presenters:
Elizabeth Balko, Instructor of Biological Sciences, SUNY Oswego
Joshua McKeown, Associate Provost for International Education and Programs, SUNY Oswego
