The International Association of Universities' (IAU's) 2018 International Conference, hosted by the University of Malaya and held from 13-15 November, 2018 focused on 'Higher Education Partnerships for Societal Impact'. The event provided an opportunity for higher education communities around the world to discuss their mandate and social responsibility, while presenting different forms of partnerships adopted around the worl

The 7^th Americas Regional RCE Meeting, hosted by RCE Cuenca del Plata, was held in Posadas, Argentina from 24-27 October, 2018 under the theme ‘ESD, Conservation and Climate Change in the 2030 Agenda’.

Two affiliate Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) of RCE Greater Yenagoa – the Community Inter-Relations and Conciliation Initiative (CIRCI) (as lead partner) and SprintLife (SL) (as associate), visited a number of communities in the Zarama and Okordia clans between 7-9 November, 2018.

The Global RCE Service Centre gladly announces an open call to host RCE Regional Meetings for 2019.

Applications are being accepted from now until Thursday 31 January, 2019 (11:59pm JST), with an earlier deadline to allow for more time in the planning process and the ability to host earlier in the year if desired, in response to feedback from the RCE community.

RCE CREIAS-Oeste and RCE Porto Metropolitan recently cooperated with the Municipality of Arouca and Arouca Geopark Association (organisers of the Arouca Chestnut Festival) to hold an event called 'Acorn, Forest and Food' during the Festival, on 28 October, 2018. This event was also attended by Slow Food Porto and Quercus.

RCE Greater Atlanta celebrated its official launch and acknowledgement by the United Nations University at an event hosted on 10th October, 2018 by the Center for Civil and Human Rights, an RCE member organisation. The event also kicked off the Center’s 70th anniversary celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and included presentations by Porsche and the Office of the Consulate General of Switzerland.

In 2017 RCE Minna organised an interactive session for graduate students of Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Nigeria. The session brought together seasoned lecturers and entrepreneurs from around Minna to share their experiences and prepare the minds of young graduates towards towing the path of development.

A total of 91 delegates from Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCEs) across Asia-Pacific gathered in the Greater Western Sydney region, one of the most multicultural locations in Australia, for the 11th Asia-Pacific RCE Meeting from 25-27 September, 2018 under the theme ‘Mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Education and Impact’.

The RCE Service Centre wishes to congratulate the winners of the UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD, including the Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET), member of RCE Khomas-Erongo in Namibia and a fellow partner organisation in Network 5 for the GAP. The prize honours individuals, institutions, organisations or other entities for outstanding projects or programmes in the field of ESD, with three annual prizes of US $50,000 awarded.