BKMC Annual Report 2023

GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
Goal:
Bring together leaders from government,
academia, and civil society to accelerate the
implementation of transformative education
(SDG 4) around the world.
Key Partners:
UNESCO, SDSN, Columbia University’s Center
for Sustainable Development, SDG Academy,
Global Schools Program, Asia-Pacific Centre
of Education for International Understanding
(APCEIU), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Korea, Salzburg Global Seminar
As part of Mission 4.7., the BKMC continued to spotlight
best practices and to work with partners to integrate
transformative education into formal and informal
life-long learning. The BKMC gave a guest lecture
on operational definitions and qualities of global
citizenship at Columbia University’s Eco-Ambassadors
Summer Program for students concerned with
sustainability challenges and spoke about how the
BKMC supports global citizenship around the world
at Helsinki Education Week.
In a keynote at the “Global Conference on Sustainable
Development” held in Hong Kong in October 2023,
Co-chair Ban Ki-moon stressed that achieving the
SDGs is not just a goal, but a moral obligation and a
shared responsibility, requiring open dialogue and
partnerships for the SDGs.
Education is a vehicle to achieve all the SDGs.
Throughout the year and in line with the BKMC’s
commitment to advance transformative education
(SDG 4.7), Global Citizenship Education (GCED), and
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), the
BKMC has continued its efforts to encourage leaders
to make meaningful commitments and convened the
first International Forum on GCED with key stakeholders.
Co-chair Ban Ki-moon, who also serves as Mission
4.7 patron, endorsed the report Fostering Youth-led
Innovations to Accelerate Progress on the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals, released at COP28. The
report by the Center for Sustainable Development at
Columbia University and the University of Waterloo,
Canada, highlights youth voices and their needs for
eco-innovations.
©BKMC - Christian Streili / BKMC Co-chair Heinz Fischer and CEO Monika Froehler and Sang-wook Ham at the First International Forum on Global
Citizenship Education.
INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL
CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION FORUM
On November 14, 2023, the inaugural International
Forum on Global Citizenship Education centered on
the pivotal role of GCED in fostering a more interconnected
and inclusive world with a focus on the
challenges of artificial intelligence and climate change.
of Technology, that set the tone for the discussions.
Three parallel moderated panels featuring diverse
perspectives from policy, higher education, and young
changemakers delved into aspects of implementing
GCED.
©The Chinese University of Hong Kong / Ban Ki-moon at the SDSN Hong Kong Global Conference on Sustainable Development on
4-5 October 2023.
Under the patronage of the 11 th Federal President
of Austria and BKMC Co-chair Dr. Heinz Fischer, the
Forum brought together over 100 thought leaders,
policymakers, experts, and students to explore the
critical role of GCED in shaping a more interconnected
and inclusive world in the age of artificial intelligence
and climate change.
The Forum featured a high-level opening ceremony
which was followed by a keynote address by Professor
Willem Jonker, Chair of the Dutch AI program
AiNed and former CEO of the European Institute
Co-organized by the BKMC and the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, the forum
was held as part of a weeklong Civic and Civil Education
program by Salzburg Global Seminar in
November 2023 as high-level commencement at
Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria.
Scan the QR code to read the Outcome
Paper and its key takeaways
from the Forum.
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