REPORT OF UNESCO EXPERT MEETING ON - APCEIU

• Launched an Aboriginal Studies program with a focus on ESD and traditional ecological
knowledge.
• Assisted in infusing the concepts of sustainability into dissertations and graduate research as an
option.
• Pursued research projects in ESD
Institutional Change
• Formed Institutes and Centers for Sustainability Education.
• Formed institution-wide ESD committees and discussion groups.
• Launched a Cyber-Environment Education Institute.
• Developed ESD internships for students from other countries.
• Established an interfaculty research institute on innovation and sustainability.
Faculty Professional Development
• Pursued European Union funding for faculty training in ESD.
• Developed interfaculty exchanges related to ESD among universities.
• Established a national ESD professional development consortium.
• Held institution-wide, national, and international conferences and workshops on ESD.
• Launched an international peer reviewed journal on ESD.
• Initiated practical and theoretical research projects leading to publication of articles and books.
Networking
• Formed four international regional networks of faculties of education related to ESD and
reorienting teacher education, which involved approximately 70 faculties.
• Established an ESD link with schools in another country.
• Developed a regional strategy for ESD.
• Established a language-based ESD network in Europe and the Americas in English, Portuguese,
and Spanish.
Partnerships/Community Service
• Formed partnerships with local / regional government and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
• Developed recognition programs for schools and institutions that promote ESD (e.g., green school
movement).
• Formed Sustainable Business Partnerships to promote ESD.
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