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UNESCO announces a new global UNITWIN cooperation programme Education for Sustainable Development and Social Change called UNiESD&ST.
The cooperation programme aims to strengthen teachers at all levels as key actors in promoting sustainable development and peace through education. UNESCO Chairs from Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany), Heidelberg University of Education (Germany), the University of Crete (Greece), the Earth Charter Center (Costa Rica), York University (Canada) and the Chair of Global Change and Social Learning at Rhodes University (South Africa) as well as other partners from 30 countries are involved. This global partnership will also bring knowledge and experience to contextualize the role of ESD in various regions. Leuphana University Lüneburg will coordinate the project. The partners involved in this network are also part of the IAU HESD Cluster on SDG 4: Quality Education, lead by York University.
The UNITWIN Network was officially launched at the 5th UNESCO Forum on Transformative Education for Sustainable Development & Global Citizenship on 1 December 2021.
Press release by Leuphana University Lüneburg: https://www.leuphana.de/en/current-affairs/university-news/singleview/2021/11/30/leuphana-to-head-new-unesco-network.html
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