Description
UNESCO, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT), the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, the City of Okayama and the Goi Peace foundation are organizing a world conference of Education for Sustainable Development, at the beginning of November, in Okayama, Japan.
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) means including crucial sustainable development issues into teaching and learning. Some of these issues include: climate change, disaster risk reduction, biodiversity, poverty reduction, and sustainable consumption. All these above mentioned issues require innovation in teaching and learning methods that will empower learners to take action for sustainable development.
This Conference invites 50 young ESD leaders to exchange their experience and ideas on the development of the ESD global movement.
Eligibility
The conference is open to all young people from 18-35 years involved in Education for sustainable development.
These are the eligibility criteria necessary to participate in the conference:
- Age: 18-35 years;
- Engagements and expertise in ESD;
- Willingness to contribute and participate to the conference discussions and output;
- Commitment in participating in the preparations and follow-up processes to ensure a productive conference;
- Possibility of dissemination and multiplications of the conference results;
- Commitment to advance ESD after 2014;
- Geographic, gender, age , and sector diversity;
Costs
Successful applicants will receive a travel sponsorship (accommodation, food, return flights, transportation within Japan). Domestic transportation (trip from their home to the airport) will be on participants’ expense.
Deadline: 01 June 2014
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