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The Post 2015 ESD Framework for action: higher education’s commitment to
the future
Charles Hopkins UNESCO Chair
York University, Toronto, Canada
Higher Education and the SDGs
Approximately 4% attend higher education
However,
They become 80% of decision makers and shapers
Education & ResearchCurriculum reorientationCo-Curricular Education & Student Organizing EventsResearchCampus OperationsClimateEnergyWastePlanning, Administration & EngagementAssessments & RatingsCoordination & PlanningDiversity & InclusionFunding and Green endowment Investments
ESD and Quality (PISA)
ESD as a purpose of education
PISA as a limited indicator of performance
Researching ESD and Quality Ed
1/ How can ESD update and improve educational purposes/outcomes?
2/ How can ESD help to improve and enrich curriculum development?
3/ How can ESD guide students to have the knowledge, skills and values to care for and solve their future sustainable development issues?
4/ How can ESD help strengthen the partnerships between schools and other stakeholders, including the surrounding community?
5/ How can ESD promote innovation in pedagogical frameworks?
Manitoba Ed Goal (Canada)
“To ensure education in Manitoba supports students experiencing and learning about what it means to live in a sustainable manner.”
ESD and Indigenous/Marginalized Youth
• 17 research sites in 15 countries• Infusion of current and future sustainability
issues• Altering pedagogy to address indigenous and
other “ways of knowing”
8-way Aboriginal Learning
Conference objectives
1. Celebrating a Decade of Action
“What have we achieved, what are the lessons learnt?”
2. Reorienting Education to Build a Better Future for All
“How does ESD reinforce quality education?”
3. Accelerating Action for Sustainable Development
“How are sustainability challenges addressed through ESD?”
4. Setting the Agenda for ESD beyond 2014
“What are the strategies for our common future?”
Priority action areas
Advancing policy
Transforming learning and training environments
Building capacity of educators and trainers
Empowering and mobilizing youth
Accelerating sustainable solutions at local level
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Global coordination mechanism to be put in place, which may comprise:
A regular forum for ‘Lead Partners’ and other interested stakeholders
A coordination mechanism for UN agenciesSupport to national focal pointsA periodic global ESD reportA clearinghouse of good practices from the
implementation of the Programme
Implementation of the Programme
To successfully launch the Programme, identify ‘Lead Partners’ in each of the 5 priority action areas responsible for
Implementation of the Programme
Convening and advocacyExecuting/implementing concrete
projectsReportingMobilizing resources
Secretariat by UNESCO (TBC)
