Office of Sustainability Presents
Time to Act: Embedding Sustainability in Higher Education
Online Event
11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
A Webinar About Sustainable Change
With the 2030 deadline for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) looming and global challenges intensifying, the role of higher education in advancing sustainability has become urgent. This webinar will explore how individual academics, staff, and universities can become agents for sustainable change. Panelists include Professor Fernando Reimers of Harvard University and Dr Debra Rowe, president of the US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development, among others.The webinar is co-hosted by University World News and ABET, a US-based quality assurance and accreditation agency.
Speakers
Professor Fernando M. Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he leads the Global Education Innovation Initiative. He is an expert in the field of education policy, global education, and more latterly on aligning curriculum with the SDGs. Aside from many other prestigious appointments, he is an elected member of the National Academy of Education, the International Academy of Education and the Council on Foreign Relations.
Dr Debra Rowe is internationally respected for her work in education and sustainability. She is president of the US Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development, and co-authored the UNEP Global Guidance on Education for Green Jobs. Rowe is a leader of the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI), a partnership between 10 United Nations entities and the global higher education community, co-chairing two of its action groups – Education for Green Jobs and its SDG Publishers Compact Fellows programme.
For more information, call 845-758-7180, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://uniworldnews.webinargeek.com/time-to-act-embedding-sustainability-in-higher-education?cst=uwn-article.
Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Online Event
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