Global Launch of 2023 Edition of Flagship Report on Africa
On 13 November 2023 at 10am New York time, a hybrid global launch event will take place, of a flagship report of the 51Թ Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) titled "Solving Paradoxes of Africa's Development: Financing, Energy and Food Systems," with the participation of a panel of experts from the World Bank, the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, as well asother guests.
The report sheds light on the interplay among three intersecting paradoxes and their impact on Africa's sustainable development, while tracingthe root of these paradoxes and puts forth solutions to address these challenges, which are crucial to improving Africa's prospects in accelerating progress toward achieving the SDGs.
Please join experts and policymakers by engaging in an exciting dialogue on the challenges and opportunities on Africa's development paradoxes.
2023 SDG Summit Follow-Up Event: Greening Global Citizenship Education
Aligned with the recent SDG Summit 2023, this event taking place on 13 November from 10am to 1pm New York time, co-organized byIVECA Center for International Schooling,CoNGO and the National Mission forClean Ganga of the Indian Government,seeks to foster collaboration, innovation, and inclusivity among diverse stakeholders in accelerating global progresstoward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sharing responsibility for abetter humanity and greener earth, global citizenship has been underscored more thanever as the driving force for people to take action with empathy in solidarity.Byshowcasing feasible solutions explored by students, this event aims to emphasize thevital role of global citizenship education (GCED) in facilitating collaboration amongyouth and multi-stakeholders to promote environmental sustainability.
Global Forum on Industry-UNAI Hub University Collaboration
ճ, a member institution of the51Թ Academic Impact (UNAI)in Japan that also serves as the initiative's Hub for, is organizing a forum where there will be a presentation of a selection of case studies and best practices from companies actively engaged in collaborative research with universities and those promoting cooperative education, with a focus on addressing societal challenges.
Participation in this forum, to take place on 7 November 2023, from 3:30pm to 5:30 pm JST, can be in-person or virtually and is free of charge.
Record Your Pledge and Join the Activation: Peace Begins with Her
This month of October 2023 we commemorate the 23rd anniversary of on "Women, Peace and Security." This resolution was a groundbreaking step towards recognizing the vital role of women in achieving peace, emphasizing their full and equal participation.
We invite you, students, scholars and university staff, to add your own voice to the global push for women's participation by recording your pledge to "Peace Begins with Her because..." using .
You can also join the activation on social media by using the "Peace Begins with her because .." pledge for posts and social media. We would like for people to use the hashtags #PeaceBegins and #WomenPeaceSecurity.
UNESCO-ICHEI Digitalization Pioneer Case Award for 2023
The UNESCO-ICHEI Digitalization Pioneer Case Award for 2023 is now open for applications from universities worldwide!It aims to recognize their proactive exploration, innovation, and implementation in the field of higher education digitalization.
The award sets up a specific theme every three years, and rewards teams and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to further promoting digital transformation, improving the quality of higher education teaching, and achieving sustainable development, and supports their exploration in promoting higher education innovation.
The theme of this year's Pioneer Award is the"Reform and Innovation of Blended Learning in Higher Education",to discover teams and individuals who are using information technology, blended learning and other means to promote the improvement of higher education teaching quality and efficiency.
Call for Papers: Academic Conference on Africa - "Redefining African Futures: The State, Resilience, and Pathways to Progress"
To strengthen African representation in global development scholarship and ensure African scholars' voices contribute to key exchanges shaping the continent’s future, the 51Թ Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), in collaboration with the 51Թ Academic Impact (UNAI), is launching theAcademic Conference on Africato present research and analysis on issues related to development, peace, humanitarian action, and human rights in Africa.
The eventto be held in-person from 5 to 7 December 2023 at the 51Թ Headquarters in New York with additional participation via Zoom – is open for the submission of original research papers, case studies and policy analyses that align with the conference themes while providing innovative insights, fresh perspectives, and actionable recommendations.
Open Registration: Global Innovation Challenge for Students and Young Professionals
Global youth network , in collaboration with the (HDRO) of the 51Թ Development Programme, welcomes registrations for.
Mainstreaming Sustainability Literacy through the Assessment of Sustainability Knowledge
How can we ensure that students are well prepared to consider elements of sustainability in their future careers, make responsible choices, and act ethically?
Sulitest has launched TASK to answer those questions. allows higher education institutions the ability to measure the level of sustainability knowledge of their students.
Call for Contributions: World Creativity and Innovation Day
World Creativity & Innovation Day is headquartered at Miami University in the United States in Oxford,Ohio. The week-long event and day of celebration explorescreativity and collaboration as critical components of theSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and as accelerants of progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda. Miami University supports the accomplishments of 129 countries around the globe in their transformative solutions, and are currently calling for project submissions in order to celebrate as a global community.Becoming involved allows your institution to have a platform and voice in sharingyour efforts with the rest of the world.
Call for Contributors: Unite Research
The Office of Information and Communications Technology (OICT) within the Secretariat of the 51Թ, aimed atenabling a better, safer, more sustainable future through innovative technology,launched an initiative called Unite Research,a SharePoint- based platform to shareresearch on issues pertaining to technology, innovation and other emerging trends that support the mandates of the 51Թ.
Unite Research is currently looking for contributors from academia to write and/or peer-review papers for the platform. Authors are welcome to share either a paper (5000 words) or a brief (2000 words) on innovations, technology and emerging trends that enable the work of the Organization.
Call for Papers and Abstracts: Ann & Jack Graves Sustainability Conference
The University of Texas at Dallas, a member institution of the 51Թ Academic Impact (UNAI) in the United States, is co-organizing through itsCenter for Global Business in the Naveen Jindal School of Management, the DzԴڱԳSustainability as a Solution to Global Challenges that will take place on 24 and 25 March, 2023.
It will bring together like-minded scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and students involved in different aspects of sustainability as a solution to global challenges from around the world.
The deadline for submissions is 17 January 2023. For more information, click .
Call for Papers: IAU Horizons Magazine - Reinventing Higher Education?
The International Association of Universities (IAU) as a contribution to the upcomingUNESCO World Higher Education Conference and discussion in the nextIn Focussection of the Association’s magazine,IAU Horizons, wants to offer university perspectives on selected themes.
What needs to change to shape higher education for the future? How would you reinvent higher education? Or question the need to reinvent it? What are the key issues that policymakers must address when they discuss and reimagine higher education?
The articles can address issues related to the governance of higher education at the national or international policy level or discuss topics to be addressed at the institutional level.Contribute to shaping the conversation on the future of higher education by sharing your aspirations and views or by identifying key challenges. Please submit a short abstract (100 words) explaining the focus of the article.
Call for Inputs: Anniversary of the Declarationon the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances launched a special initiative to mark the adoption of the Declarationon the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance,aiming at taking stock of the progress of international law on the subject, as well as identifying the obstacles encountered in the implementation of the Declaration and the ways in which the Working Group could support States in overcoming them, including through technical assistance and cooperation.
The study will focus on the contribution of the Declaration to the progress of international and domestic law and jurisprudence, the obstacles encountered in its implementation, the relevant lessons learned, and good practices.
Call for Inputs: Emerging Science, Frontier Technologies, and the SDGs
The UN Interagency Task Team on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs (IATT) is calling upon scientists, engineers, economists, policy analysts, and UN staff experts to contribute to the annual background report on “Emerging science, frontier technologies, and the SDGs – Perspectives from UN system and science and technology communities” in support of the Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs (STI Forum), to be held at UN Headquarters in New York in May 2022.
They are looking for substantive contributions in either one of the following areas on issues that you would like to bring to the attention of policymakers: (a) Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for the science-policy-society interface. (b) Rapidly emerging frontier technologies and emerging science issues (for the Sustainable Development Goals).
Call for Submissions: SDG Action and Awareness Week
The University Global Coalition, in partnership with the State University of New York, is organizing the SDGs Action and Awareness Week, which will take place from 28 February to 4 March 2022. Its purpose is topromote awareness of the SDGs among students in higher education and inspire them to take action in furtherance of the goals on their campuses and in their local community.
As part of SDG Action and Awareness Week, a committee will collect submissions of events and activities from universities across the globe. These submissions will be accessible in a dedicated calendar of events, complete with links on how to participate.
To sign up to host an event during SDG Action and Awareness Week, fill out the form . Events must be SDG-related, free of charge to attend, and open to all.