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Regional Centres of Expertise for Education for Sustainable Development August 2006

Regional Centres of Expertise for Education for Sustainable Development August 2006. Zinaida Fadeeva United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies. UNU Strategy to Promote ESD (EfSD Programme). 1. Advocacy and dissemination of ESD and DESD;

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Regional Centres of Expertise for Education for Sustainable Development August 2006

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  1. Regional Centres of Expertise for Education for Sustainable DevelopmentAugust 2006 Zinaida Fadeeva United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies

  2. UNU Strategy to Promote ESD(EfSD Programme) 1. Advocacy and dissemination of ESD and DESD; 2. Promotion of regional centres of expertise on ESD (RCEs) and their networking; 3. Strengthening of ESD activities of higher education institutions in close collaboration with the Global Higher Education for Sustainability Partnership (GHESP); 4. Further development of on-line learning for ESD; 5. Training of teachers and trainers on ESD

  3. Regional Centers of Expertise on ESD Formal education Non-formal education (Research centers) (Science) museums Universities Universities Botanical gardens Nature parks Secondary Schools Secondary Schools Local Governments Vertical links Lateral links Local businesses Community leaders Primary Schools Primary Schools Media Media NGOs Etc. Horizontal links Local NGOs

  4. Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) • A RCE aspires to achieve the goals of the DESD by translating its global objectives into the context of regional areas in which it operates. • Improve access to quality basic education; • Reorient existing education to address sustainable development; • Develop public understanding and awareness; and • Provide training programs for all sectors of private and civil society.

  5. Opportunity of translation … of global agenda into local realities RCE Instrument of mobilisation … integration of different streams of thinking and learning … mobilisation of the newcomers Instrument of social learning

  6. Core elements of RCEs • Governance and management of RCE • Collaboration • Research and development • Transformative Education

  7. RCEs Now • UNU committed to promote RCEs and their networking throughout DESD, and established the Global RCE Service Center in UNU-IAS. • In total 12 RCEs have been launched by now

  8. Acknowledged RCEs

  9. ③ Africa ① Acknowledged RCE ①Ghana RCE candidates ①Eastern Africa ②Southern part of Africa ③Egypt ① ②

  10. Asia-Pacific Acknowledged RCEs ①Greater Sendai ②Okayama ③Penang ④Pacific ⑤Tongyeong ⑥Cebu ⑦Yokohama ① ③ ② ⑪ ⑤ ⑦ ④ ⑫ ⑤ ⑩ RCECandidates ①Bogor②Bandung③Beijing ④Shanghai⑤Anji County ⑥７ Candidates in India⑦Trang ⑧ Ho Chi Minh City ⑨ Kitakyushu ⑩ Incheon ⑪ Nagoya⑫ Australia ⑬ New Zealand ⑭ Sri Lanka ⑮ Brunei ⑯ Singapore ⑥ ⑧ ⑥ ⑨ ⑦ ⑮ ③ ⑯ ⑰ ① ② ⑬ ⑭ ④

  11. Middle East and Central Asia AcknowledgedRCEｓ ①Jordan RCECandidates ①Kazakhstan ②Uzbekistan ③Kyrgyz ① ③ ② ①

  12. Europe Acknowledged RCEｓ ①Rhine-Meuse ②Barcelona RCECandidates ①Skane ②Friesland＋ ③East Midlands ④Munich ⑤Hamburg ⑥St. Petersburg ⑦Portugal ⑧La Coruna ⑥ ① ③ ② ⑤ ① ④ ⑧ ② ⑦

  13. North America Acknowledged RCEs ①Toronto RCE Candidates ① Saskatchewan ② Vancouver ③Phoenix ④Michigan ⑤Florida ⑥Monterrey ② ① ① ④ ③ ⑤ ⑥

  14. Latin America and the Caribbean ⑤ RCE Candidates ①Pantanal ②Curitiba ③Brazilia ④Northern Peru ⑤Caribbean（Univ. of the West Indies) ④ ③ ① ②

  15. DESD Vision- Creation of global learning space - • Create a world where everyone has the opportunity to benefit from quality education and learn the values, behavior and lifestyles required for a sustainable future and for positive societal transition (global learning space)

  16. Thematic Area for RCE collaboration (suggested by RCEs and RCE candidates during the RCE Conference in April 2006

  17. Thematic Area for RCEcollaboration (suggested by RCEs and RCE candidates during the RCE Conference in April 2006 (cont.)

  18. Thematic Area for RCEcollaboration (suggested by RCEs and RCE candidates during the RCE Conference in April 2006 (cont.)Mainstreaming ESD

  19. Report Report: Mobilizing for Education for Sustainable Development

  20. For further information, please visit: http://www.ias.unu.edu/efsd

  21. Examples

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