Global Environment & Society Academy

Professor Charles Hopkins - open discussion

An open discussion on the World We Want Campaign and the roles of Education, Public Awareness and Training in achieving sustainability on Monday 18 November 2013.

Professor Charles Hopkins: Education, Public Awareness and Training – open discussion

A unique opportunity to engage with one of the world’s most influential thinkers on Education for Sustainable Development. Professor Hopkins is UNESCO’s lead on ensuring education systems around the world equip learners to live within the environmental limits of our planet, and contribute to a just and equitable society.

Monday 18 November 2013, 4.00pm

Monday 18 November 2013, 6.00pm

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Professor Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair of Re-orientating Teacher Education for Sustainability and visiting Professor at Moray House School of Education, will be leading an open discussion on The World We Want campaign and the roles of Education, Public Awareness and Training in achieving sustainability.

The World We Want 2015

The meeting will be introduced by Peter Higgins with a brief overview of current Scottish developments in Learning for Sustainability, including its inclusion in the GTCS Standards for Professional Registration.

Who can attend?

The discussion is open to all students and staff. It will be of particular interest to anyone interested in Learning for Sustainability.

About Professor Hopkins

Professor Charles Hopkins holds both a UNESCO Chair and a United Nations University (UNU) Chair at York University, Toronto.

As UNESCO Chair, he coordinates an international network of teacher education institutions working upon the reorientation of teacher education to address sustainable development. As the UNU Chair, he focuses upon the role of Education for Sustainable Development in community development.

Professor Hopkins is an advisor to UNESCO and UNU regarding the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UNDESD).

UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

He played major roles in both the Rio and Johannesburg UN Summits on Sustainability. He was an author of Chapter 36 of Agenda 21, the Rio Earth Summit Action Plan on Education, Public Awareness and training.

UN Summits on Sustainability

About Learning for Sustainability Scotland

Learning for Sustainability Scotland (LfS Scotland) is Scotland’s UN Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development; headquartered within the University of Edinburgh. Its purpose is to harness the full potential of learning to create a flourishing, sustainable world.

The centre is an open network where members and partners come together to undertake collaborative projects, research and advocacy that push forward Learning for Sustainability practice and policy in Scotland.