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The Global Higher Education for Sustainability Partnership (GHESP) Resource Project

The Global Higher Education for Sustainability Partnership (GHESP) Resource Project. Wynn Calder, Associate Director Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future www.ulsf.org/GHESPResourceProject. GHESP. Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF)

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The Global Higher Education for Sustainability Partnership (GHESP) Resource Project

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  1. The Global Higher Education for Sustainability Partnership (GHESP) Resource Project Wynn Calder, Associate Director Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future www.ulsf.org/GHESPResourceProject

  2. GHESP • Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) • COPERNICUS-CAMPUS • International Association of Universities (IAU) • UNESCO

  3. GHESP Mission: To support higher education for sustainable development through cooperation and exchange of information and good practice among institutions around the world.

  4. GHESP Projects Resource Project Regional Centre of Expertise in Rhine-Meuse region COPERNICUS-CAMPUS University Alliance for Sustainability

  5. Resource Project Rationale – Problem: How to more rapidly accelerate the transition to a sustainable and desirable future? Solution: Create a dynamic, adaptive global learning space that mobilizes, empowers, and nurtures HESD change agents

  6. Project Goals • Facilitate higher education’s contribution to the Decade of ESD (2005-2014) • Identify and support a network of scholars and change agents focused on HESD • Provide resources and tools to support HESD through an interactive website, print materials, and other media • Review and conduct major research/ scholarship on HESD and critical ESD issues • Provide professional development and training

  7. Global Consultation Process Halifax Canada Göteborg Sweden Montreal Canada Prague Czech Republic Washington DC, USA Tokyo Japan Ahmedabad India Monterrey Mexico Miami Florida, USA Grahamstown South Africa

  8. Special Collaborators and Consultation Hosts: • United Nations University / Institute of Advanced Studies (Japan) • Monterrey Institute of Technology (Mexico) • Rhodes University (South Africa) • Florida Gulf Coast University (USA) • Goddard College (USA) • Earth Charter Initiative (Costa Rica) • Centre for Environment Education (India) • Dalhousie University (Canada) • York University (Canada)

  9. Consultations in 2005 • Centre for Environmental Education, Ahmedabad, India, 18-19 January • Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, 7-10 March • Macquarie University and Australian National University, Australia, March • Dalhousie University, Canada, 27-29 October

  10. Goal 3: Provide resources, tools, and case studies to support HESD through an interactive website, print materials, and other media • Good practice examples • Lessons Learned • Assessment tools • Implementation strategies • Guidelines • Other resources

  11. Elements in Each Framework Category

  12. ENVISIONING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Social and Economic Justice Ecological Integrity Democracy, Nonviolence, and Peace Respect and Care for the Community of Life

  13. Project Priorities • Further develop and support a moderated e-community of practice • Review on how academic disciplines have incorporated SD concepts and methods in diverse national curricula and university settings • Develop case study criteria and cases on all areas of university activity • Develop online campus sustainability assessment tool and CSA reporting framework

  14. Project Priorities - cont. • Develop online curriculum modules for individual disciplines through ongoing Dutch disciplinary reviews project • Link with critical initiatives and stakeholders • Halifax consultation on developing a comprehensive research plan and strategies for SD in higher education • Continuously improve website www.ulsf.org/GHESPResourceProject

  15. Association of University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) Activities: • Global Higher Education for Sustainability Partnership - Resource Project • Research, publications, and resource development • Campus sustainability assessment • Secretariat for Talloires Declaration signatories • U.S. Partnership for the DESD • Membership support www.ulsf.org

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