This conference will focus on themes that frame the current global debate on education for sustainable development within the multilateral agencies of the UN system. It will consider: how universities can contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals; how the Global Higher Education for Sustainability Partnership (GHESP) can contribute to the WSSD outcomes; how innovative methods of education can contribute to education for a sustainable future; and the role for higher education institutions in the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.
dates: 10-11 September 2003
location: Prague, Czech Republic
contact: Yvette Saunders, International Association of Universities
phone: 33-1-45-684-800
fax: 33-1-47-347-605
e-mail: iau@unesco.org
www: http://www.unesco.org/iau