The University Global Coalition

The power of partnership: SDG 17 and university partnerships to achieve the goals (11am-12pm GMT)
2022-03-04 06:00 - 07:00 (America/New_York) | 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

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
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
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Empowering Students for Sustainability
2022-03-04 05:00 - 06:00
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

Queen's University SDG Week Speaker Series: Day 3, SDG13: Climate Action
2022-03-03 17:00 - 18:30
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

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
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]
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Student Roundtable: How Socio-Cultural Norms Shape Gender Inequality around the World
2022-03-03 12:00 - 14:00
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
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Student Roundtable: Breathing and Drinking Microplastics
2022-03-03 12:00 - 14:00
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

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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Intersection of Climate and Migration (11:00-12:00 am CST)
2022-03-03 12:00 - 13:00
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

A Healthy Georgia: Exploring the Impact of the Energy Transition on Public Health
2022-03-03 12:00 - 13:00
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

International Considerations in Responsible Waste Management
2022-03-03 11:00 - 12:00
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

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
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.

YUFE in our Cities (16:00-17:00 CET)
2022-03-03 10:00 - 11:00
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

Connecting the Dots Towards Sustainable Food Systems
2022-03-03 10:00 - 11:00
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

17 Rooms: A new way to take practical next steps for the Sustainable Development Goals
2022-03-03 10:00 - 11:00
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

Students Leading for Climate Action and Justice (4-5 pm PT)
2022-03-02 19:00 - 20:00
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

How to Avoid Greenwashing: Towards a Rigorous Life Cycle Assessment (7-8 pm AST)
2022-03-02 13:00 - 14:00
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!

IEEED Speaker Series: Disasters, Environment & the Economy
2022-03-02 12:30 - 14:00
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/

Student Roundtable: The Effect of Climate Change on Tangible Cultural Sustainability
2022-03-02 12:00 - 14:00
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
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Student Roundtable: Economic and Socio-Cultural Effects of Wildfires
2022-03-02 12:00 - 14:00
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
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SDG7: Clean and Affordable Energy: The Future of Renewable Energy and Trends from the Field
2022-03-02 12:00 - 12:50
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.
Pamela Martin, Professor, Coastal Carolina University
Hannah Bennet, Senior and Lead Solar Ambassador, Coastal Carolina University
Dominique de Wit, Director of Business Development, GridX
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Together|Ensemble
2022-03-02 11:00 - 2022-03-04 17:00
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.

Detailed lists of session topics and presenters are available on the website for the conference: https://togetherensemble.tkeventsregistration.com/virtual2022/schedule?i=4uNbF48846_U58f6YsFbwW0al0dY-pOi
Sessions in English and French.

YUFE Diversity and Inclusivity (16:00-17:00 CET)
2022-03-02 10:00 - 11:00
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)
Presenter: Karen M. Bush -University of Essex
Moderator: María Durban – UC3M
Organizer: YUFE (Young Universities for the Future of Europe) and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
To JOIN: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/e8a491982d484120ab36857f15005e66

17 Books: Higher Education and the SDGs
2022-03-02 10:00 - 11:00
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. It will also capture how HE works with public, private and plural actors to advance fulfillment of the goals. Identifying successes to date, challenges ahead and offering insights through relevant case studies, the series will reveal the opportunities afforded by embracing the SDGs at a strategic level within HE.
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.
Short presentations with facilitated discussions.
Presenters:
Wendy M. Purcell, PhD FRSA Harvard Univeristy
Katy Mathers, Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing
Book editors, by invitation
Students, by invitation
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Introducing the UGC SDG Dashboard: Sharing Best SDG Impact Practices Across the University Global Coalition
2022-03-02 09:30 - 10:30
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. The collaborative data sharing architecture of the SDG Dashboard makes it ideal for practical data exchange in higher education–SDG #17 Partnerships for the Goals in action.
The UGC SDG Dashboard will be introduced as an initiative to assist University Global Coalition members in fulfilling their signatory commitments to operationalize, report, and share their impact practices on advancing the SDGs. This will include an overview of the SDG Dashboard’s strategic role within the University Global Coalition ecosystem; a live demonstration of its functions; and an invitation for University Global Coalition members to participate with their home institutions.
Organizer: Saint Joseph’s University
Presenters:
David Steingard – Faculty
Francis Grey – Student
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Don't leave anyone behind: Results of the general research on xenophobia in university context and possible responses to reverse it (IN SPANISH; 15:00-16:00 CET)
2022-03-02 09:00 - 10:00
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.”
9-10 am EST (15-16 UTC+1)
Annalisa Maitilasso, project coordinator “Don’t leave anyone behind: activism in the university”
Juncal Gislaz Blanco: Researcher, IUDC – UCM
Jorge García Burgos: Researcher, IUDC – UCM
Organizer: UNHCR Spanish Committee on global citizenship education and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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Addressing the Sustainable Development Goal of quality education through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) between Mexico and the U.S.
2022-03-02 09:00 - 10:00
Higher education institutions are charged with preparing students to be world citizens who possess holistic perspectives on diverse international cultures. The demand for technology-enhanced Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) courses with international partners has increased due to the travel restrictions as a result of the global pandemic since early 2020.
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. The presenter will discuss the lessons learned and strategies used to overcome the barriers related to different languages, time zones, cultures, and disciplines. The presentation will also talk about the pandemic’s impact on student’s motivation during the development of the COIL course, how teachers and students could work together to cope with low motivation due to the pandemic, and how students can be resilient and find education a tool to find the drive that has been blocked by the ongoing conditions around the world.
Presenters:
Dr. Jie Zhang, Professor, State University of New York Brockport
Ms. Silvia García Himmelstine, Professor, Universidad del Caribe

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How UN Country Teams are developing good practice in maximising the use of human rights to support governments’ efforts to achieve the SDGs (12:30-13:30 UTC)
2022-03-02 07:30 - 08:30
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.
He is also leading a Scottish Government process to prepare a Human Rights Bill to introduce a new human rights framework for Scotland. The Bill will incorporate five key UN human rights treaties as well as include the right to a healthy environment. He will outline how this new framework will support Scotland’s efforts to achieve the SDGs.
Chair – Professor Andrew Goudie, University of Strathclyde
Presenter – Professor Alan Miller, University of Strathclyde
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1Planet4All- taller de sensibilización sobre el cambio climático para jóvenes/ Workshop 1Planet4All: Raising awareness in young activists (IN SPANISH; 11 am-12:30 pm CET)
2022-03-02 05:00 - 06:30
There is no doubt about climate change . It is clear that there is a climate emergency that puts millions of people at risk, and the most vulnerable population suffers the most. In order to raise awareness on this topic, Ayuda en Acción presents 1Planet4All, a project designed to encourage youth action against climate change. We propose this 1’5h workshop addressed to young people aged between 18 and 35 to discuss, inform, raise awareness, and provide the participants with answers to the current climate and social challenges.

11am-12:30 CET/5-6.30 am EST

Se trata de un taller de alrededor de 1 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. El taller busca:
– facilitar la comprensión del cambio climático desde la perspectiva de la ciencia.
– contribuir a sensibilizar sobre la gravedad del problema y los efectos y consecuencias sobre la naturaleza y las personas.
– ayudar a incorporar cambios en nuestro día a día para vivir de un modo más sostenible y construir iniciativas.
Enrique Pino- dinamizador y experto en educación ambiental y Elisa Iglesia- responsable de voluntariado de Fundación Ayuda en Acción.
El taller será conducido por Enrique Pino, dinamizador experto en educación ambiental con amplia experiencia en procesos de dinamización de la participación juvenil, talleres de motivación a la acción y acciones dirigidas a jóvenes sobre la
emergencia climática.

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Building a Legacy : The Sustainable Way (11:00 am-12:30 pm IST)
2022-03-02 00:30 - 02:00
11:00 am-12:30 pm IST March 2
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.
Sh. Rakesh Tayal, Vice Chairman, Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology
Sh. Rajeev Gulati, UN Technology Innovation Labs UNTILabs, United Nations
Mr. Arindam Bhattacharya, Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology
Prof.( Dr.) Bhawna Singla Gupta, Panipat Institute of Engineering and Technology
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Envisioning a World Beyond Plastics
2022-03-01 19:00 - 20:30
Dr. Erin Bell from UAlbany’s School of Public Health will interview Judith Enck, former EPA Regional Administrator, highlighting her work in environmental advocacy. Ms. Enck was appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by President Barack Obama and was its longest serving Region 2 Regional Administrator. She is a Senior Fellow and Visiting Faculty member at Bennington College and founder of Beyond Plastic, an initiative that raises awareness about the environmental and health impacts of the production and disposal of plastic. This event focuses on SDG 12, Sustainable Production and Consumption and SDG 15, Life on Land. Register to attend this event virtually.
Presenters:
Judith Enck, Founder Beyond Plastics, Former Region 2 EPA Administrator
Dr. Erin Bell, Professor, University at Albany School of Public Health
Organizer: University at Albany
REGISTER AT: https://albany.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I_eCNfPJQ26AduBKMtc0CQ
