Service Centres - USM
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Regional Centre of Expertise on<br />
Education for Sustainable<br />
Development (RCE Penang@<strong>USM</strong>)<br />
The United Nations University-Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) has on 29th<br />
June 2005 appointed seven pioneer Regional <strong>Centres</strong> of Expertise (RCE) including RCE<br />
Penang@<strong>USM</strong> to spearhead the concept of education for sustainable development. An<br />
RCE is a network of existing formal, non-formal and informal education organisations,<br />
mobilised to deliver education for sustainable development (ESD) to local and regional<br />
communities. A network of RCEs worldwide will constitute the Global Learning Space<br />
for Sustainable Development. RCEs aspire to achieve the goals of the UN Decade of<br />
Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014), by translating its global<br />
objectives into the context of the local communities in which they operate.<br />
RCE Penang@<strong>USM</strong> has successfully established its position as a centre committed to<br />
address the needs and challenges of sustainable development by using an educational<br />
framework which is capable of ensuring sustainability in the region. RCE Penang@<br />
<strong>USM</strong> tries to pursue the ideals, agendas and principles of education for sustainable<br />
development by synergising the university-community partnership. The mission of RCE<br />
Penang is to build capacity to deliver, support and generate innovative education for<br />
sustainable development (SD) in Penang. This will be achieved by working with partners<br />
and by developing a coordinated communication and dissemination framework for<br />
regional ESD projects and programs.<br />
Objectives:<br />
Knowing the challenges and the needs of the region of operation, RCE Penang’s<br />
objectives have been set to:<br />
• Cultivate sustainable development competency.<br />
• Promote regional commitment to sustainable development.<br />
• Advance the sustainable development competence of all the region’s citizens to<br />
facilitate social inclusion and to activate participation in SD.<br />
• Promote sustainable management and use of the region’s physical, cultural and<br />
environmental assets.<br />
Activities:<br />
1. The network for the Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and<br />
Research (ProSPER.Net) is a network of several leading higher education institutions<br />
in Asia and the Pacific that have committed to work together to integrate Sustainable<br />
Development (SD) into postgraduate courses and curricula. Member institutions
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