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Regional Centres of Expertise for Education for Sustainable Development Nairobi, 6 May 2006

Regional Centres of Expertise for Education for Sustainable Development Nairobi, 6 May 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 Nairobi, 6 May 2006

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  1. Regional Centres of Expertise for Education for Sustainable DevelopmentNairobi, 6 May 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. 12 Regional Centers for Expertise- UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development - Rhine-Meuse+ Netherlands/Belgium/Germany Sendai Toronto Canada Tongyeong Republic of Korea Barcelona Spain Yokohama Okayama Jordan Cebu, Philippines Ghana Penang Malaysia PacificIslands As of December 2005

  8. Vancouver Saskatchewan Victoria Tennessee Florida The Americas Brazil (several locations) Peru (several locations)

  9. Sweden Middleland, UK St. Petersburg Eastern Ukraine Munich Central Asia Piemonte Portugal Beijing Anji India (several locations) Thailand (several locations) Uganda (?) South Africa (?) Australia New Zealand

  10. UNU Strategy to Promote the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development • UNU-IAS has established a Global Service Centre for RCEs, • RCEs from around the world and their networks will constitute a global learning space for sustainable development (GLSSD). • The Ubuntu Alliance, the consortium of eleven international research and educational institutions agreed to support promotion of the development of RCEs as part of a global learning space for sustainable development. • Envisioning of the awards for innovative, joint projects of two or more institutions from different sectors.

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

  12. 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)

  13. 12 Regional Centers for Expertise- UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development - Rhine-Meuse+ Netherlands/Belgium/Germany Sendai Toronto Canada Tongyeong Republic of Korea Barcelona Spain Yokohama Okayama Jordan Cebu, Philippines Ghana Penang Malaysia PacificIslands As of December 2005

  14. Vancouver Saskatchewan Victoria Tennessee Florida The Americas Brazil (several locations) Peru (several locations)

  15. Sweden Middleland, UK St. Petersburg Eastern Ukraine Munich Central Asia Piemonte Portugal Beijing Anji India (several locations) Uganda (?) South Africa (?) Australia New Zealand

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

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