8th Americas Regional Meeting
Submitted by nancypham on Fri, 2019-04-19 07:228th Americas RCE Meeting 2019
23-25 September, 2019, Burlington, USA
(Photo credit: © Sally McCay, UVM Photo)
(Photo credit: © Sally McCay, UVM Photo)
The 9th African RCE Meeting will be organised in Kwaluseni, Eswatini from 5th to 7th August, 2019. The meeting will be hosted by RCE Eswatini with the support of the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS).
Under the theme, 'Accelerating Progress towards the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in Africa', the meeting will provide a regional platform to take stock of regional initiatives, looking at the role of ESD in implementing sustainable development on the ground in the African region.
(Photo credit: RCE Eswatini)
The Alliance of Sustainable Universities in Austria has developed a joint project entitled ‘UniNEtZ - Universities and Sustainable Development Goals’, in which Austrian Universities take mentorships for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of Agenda 2030.
Theme: Africa’s Development Agenda: Prospects and Challenges
Date: Wednesday, 19 June - Friday, 21 June, 2019
Venue: African Leadership Development Centre (ALDC), Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State Nigeria
Call for Papers:
The Niihama SDGs Art Festival, to be held 24 August – 18 October, 2019, in Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan, is currently accepting artwork submissions, to be displayed at the Niihama City Museum of Art (Akagane Museum) during the exhibition period.
RCE Srinagar recently participated in Prayagraj Kumbh 2019, an event held between 15 January, 2019 to 4 March, 2019. Kumbh, (the festival of the Sacred Pitcher as it is known in Sanskrit language), is the largest peaceful congregation of pilgrims on Earth, during which participants bathe or take a dip in a sacred river at the confluence of the Ganges, the Yamuna and Saraswati.
Highlighting the need to solve emerging sustainability issues through collaborative approaches, RCE Greater Atlanta will host a track, ‘Transforming Education and Society through University-Community Partnerships’ at the Inaugural Annual Atlanta Global Studies Symposium on ‘The UN Sustainable Development Goals in Education, Research, and Community Engagement.’
RCE Srinagar was recently invited to participate in a Science Motivation Programme for School Teachers organised by the School of Education, Hemvati Nanadan Bahuguna Garhwal (Central) University (HNBGU), from 6-11 March, 2019.
Organised by the World Youth Foundation, in collaboration with the Young Environmental Forum, International Youth Council and several other agencies, the International Conference on ‘Youth, Oceans and SDG 14’ will be held from 1-5 July, 2019 in Melaka, Malaysia. The event provides an opportunity for young people aged 18-25 years from around the globe to come together to discuss, find solutions, share best practices, and develop strategies on issues such as marine pollution, climate change related impacts on the oceans, sustainable blue economy, coral reefs, and fisheries, among others.
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