8th UNICA GREEN Workshop: Implementation of SDGs in Higher Education

Date 21 March 2018 09:00 - 23 March 2018 17:00
Venue Vrije Universiteit Brussel - Belgium
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals: everybody is talking about them, but what role can higher education institutions play in their implementation? Are the SDG’s an effective guiding principle to develop a sustainability policy? And how do students achieve the competencies they need to realise the SDGs? These and many other questions will be addressed at the 8th UNICA Green Workshop.

Prominent keynote speakers will shed the light on the SDG policy in Higher Education, practical workshop will be held and inspiring good practices from around Europe will be shared. Don’t miss it!

The following sessions will take place:

1. Introduction to the SDGs, including: the historical context, the role of the higher education sector, the critical perspective.

2. SDGs and their implementation in sustainable management policy: should SDGs be the guiding principle for sustainability policy development at higher education institutions? How to report and monitor progress? 

3. SDGs and their implementation in education: are the SDGs part of the curriculum? 

4. SDGs and the importance of community engagement.

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Delivered by EAUC