The role of education is to be a foundation and driver for building a sustainable future. Following the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, educators must unite and commit to deliver the UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Global Action Plan and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Working closely with our international partners, we bring together resources from HE and FE institutions worldwide. The partnerships provide the opportunities to radically increase sharing between the Southern and Northern Hemispheres to enrich the understanding of what sustainability means for an educational institution.
With the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Universities Partnership on Environment and Sustainability (GUPES), we bring the latest news, resources and case studies across the world.
“Universities and colleges have to take the lead on a global scale to ensure our students have the skills and knowledge to ensure a social, economic and environmentally responsible future for us all,” Iain Patton, CEO, EAUC.
The Platform for Sustainability Performance in Education joins organisations which have created sustainability assessment tools designed for universities and colleges based worldwide.
Along with our sister organisations, AASHE (USA) and ACTS (Australasia), we are dedicated to sharing the knowledge and experience of education institutions. For instance, the International Green Gown Awards are testament to this as they celebrate good practice across scales and borders to demonstrate the real potential of good sustainability practice in the sector.
Université Laval has been engaged since 2008 in a comprehensive approach to sustainable development, and has significant results: 38% of greenhouse gas emissions, 19% of water...
The "kitchen garden and feeder" in partnership with the city of Beauvais, Picardy DRAAF gives the ability to people in precarious situations to garden and cook from...
Universities have been identified as being critical in developing sustainability - focused skillsets and mindsets (UNESCO, 2004; UNCSD, 2012). A UK-based survey further...
Providing a training pathway for lecturers which is aimed at the implementation of sustainable development in their classes.
In connection with specific societal challenges (food, raw materials, poverty, diversity, etc.) we offer students levers for implementing ESD at class and school level
In these Honours Classes students are acquainted with biotechnological practice in a biological lab under the direction of Prof. Dr. Robert Zwijnenberg and bio-artist Boo Chapple
A meeting and exploratory pathway which offers students who are interested in sustainable management a unique opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of some inspiring...
A one day conference on 'systems thinking' linked to sustainable development.
Training day for all staff members of the university college about the various themes of sustainability.
Abstract This study is concerned with the analyses of the quality of water in terms of its physical, chemical and biological characteristics; the aquatic resources in terms...
Fiji National University (FNU), Nature Trust of Fiji and Nature Fiji have discussed a project which would see rainforest being protected in the area comprising the Garrick...
University of Wollongong (UOW) has successfully trialled a new method of planting wetland plants in the university pond network. Establishment of plants on pond embankments and...
Professor Mohamed Tahiri I started in 2007 with a Switzerland NGO that specialised in the environment and I worked with a local team for at least one year in an application...
Being still within the UN-decade of biodiversity and still being far from reaching the goals in biodiversity conservation at the same time, the consequences of degrading...
The Lisandro Alvarado University has an Agroecológicas Technology Demonstration Centre (CenecoAgro) for combating desertification. Species have been added to the...
Transitie UGent is a group of around 200 staff members, students and external stakeholders who are engaged in sustainable development at our university.
The Learning Network 'Sustainable and Innovative Tourism' is aimed at teaching staff in tourism and seeks to provide information and teaching material focused on...
Network for and by lecturers from teacher training programmes and interested parties from civil society. This learning network exchanges knowledge and builds expertise in...
Network for and by lecturers from the social work programme and interested parties from the field. The learning network aims to build and exchange knowledge about the...
These sessions for and by professors and lecturers from the Flemish economic programmes are aimed at discussing the relationship between sustainable development and economy and...
Systems and Scenario Thinking is a course within the minor 'Leadership in a globalising context', an optional package of 20 credits which Bioscience Engineering...
This workshop is an inspiring, interactive introduction to enable students to use the essential international component of sustainable development in their future professional...
This course discusses the positive and negative impact of logistics and mobility on society, economically as well as socially and ecologically. It focuses on how the sector can...
In this free series of lectures - since 2014 also the basis of the university-wide optional course 'Sustainability Thinking' – each year one sustainability theme is...
The design and construction of a solar car to compete in the world championship in Australia.
An example of good practice in Curriculum from Ecocampus (Belgium) Each year, the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care of the University of Ghent organises a...
Project 'Corporate Social Responsibility' has been a compulsory course at the Faculty of Applied Economics for five years now. It is fleshed out through an integrated...
This course aims to introduce students to the complex field of sustainability thinking. The ambition is to approach sustainability challenges as central political issues for the...
During a workshop future teachers learn about the vision on and are shown practical examples of bringing the world to the classroom.
Future preschool teachers are given a session on how the theme 'food' can be implemented in a sustainable way among preschoolers, with a balance between theory and...
Students work out an exhibition stand in interdisciplinary teams within the framework of a CSR market on 21 May 2015. Their audience will consist of students from the 5th and...
Future entrepreneurs are currently insufficiently prepared in mainstream programmes for their contribution to corporate social entrepreneurship. The ESF project HET IVOOR wanted...
This guideline highlights sustainable development as a guiding compass in education. Competences for sustainable development act as an important lever for this.
Ecocampus developed an ESD competence profile for graduated teacher training students (in cooperation with the teacher training learning network)
The work package Ecodesign in Higher Education (EHE kit) provides concrete guidance to teachers, professors, programme coordinators and training councils to integrate ecodesign...
Students with a different background and expertise try to solve a real business case together. In this way the project meets the needs of the business community
During 10 days participants from socio-educational care work and business studies in Flanders and other European countries (Sweden, Spain, Bulgaria, Finland and Germany) take...
The Global Citizenship and Youth Participation in Europe Report identifies the context within which the Schools for Future Youth Project takes place in terms of evidence on...
Prof. Dr. Arjen Wals often begins his lectures by handing out pieces of a Happy Meal from fast food chain McDonald's. The students, divided into small teams, are all given...
The Ecolizer calculates the environmental impact of your product quickly and easily. You can calculate the overall environmental impact, but also the impact of each phase in the...
Every two years, PXL-Tech organises a Sustainability Day. During this Sustainability Day students and lecturers are given the opportunity to familiarise themselves with all...
FEVIA Trophy and Ecotrophelia are innovation competitions for food. They are aimed at the Flemish education sector and are organised by FEVIA, the Belgian Food Industry...
The Ecorace Challenge is a competition organised by nv De Scheepvaart and Waterwegen & Zeekanaal NV, two major waterway managers in Flanders.
Since the beginning of the 90s, the term 'sustainable development' has been widely adopted in common language
The OVAM Ecodesign Award for students is open to all students enrolled in design studies for 3-dimensional products, such as product development, industrial design, product...
UNESCO has released a Clearinghouse on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)which comes with a comprehensive Resource Bank.
Around the world there is growing attention to sustainability (including at KU Leuven). The many students' associations in Leuven that are engaged in sustainability and are...
University college PXL orients its education towards learning for sustainable development. The Education Service works along two tracks to that end.
The participating organisations form a heterogeneous group, in which each organisation focuses on education, involves learners and/or provides services to educational...
Within the framework of the module 'Kind in de wereld' (Child in the World), students work with current affairs
Think global, act local! Become an ambassador in sustainable construction and save the climate. The program Bachelor in Construction attaches great importance to...
The quest for sustainable development is a challenge for anyone who aspires to take responsibility in the present or future society.
Each year, the University of Antwerp organises an international education project 'River 21 project: vision-building for transboundary river management’.
CORE cvba-so is a cooperative enterprise with a social purpose that was started and is managed by students who want to contribute actively to the sustainable development of our...
Community Action for Spaceship Earth (CASE) Initiative Members of the ENIRDELM network (www.enirdelm.net) are seeking to ‘make a difference’ by focusing...
With “At Université Laval, I’m for SD!” Université Laval takes a structured, community-wide approach to sustainable development to get tangible, scalable results
The EAUC-Scotland Conference 2015 closed with a discussion on Shared Responsibilities provided by three key organisations supporting tertiary education...
The Winners' Brochure for the International Green Gown Awards 2015 which brings together the finalists and winners of these Awards which are growing globally.
Six years in and the Green Gown Awards Australasia continue to grow! This year we had a record number of 43 finalists, representing 22 institutions, all vying for the most...
Lucy has just completed her second year of university, during this time she has demonstrated a great passion and commitment to sustainability in the JCU Community and Cairns...
Professor Grant Guilford is the current Vice Chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington. Since taking the role in February 2014 he has already made a significant impact in...
C15Hack was Australia’s biggest green innovation hackathon. 41 students worked in small teams to tackle 7 different challenges from across the campus and Melbourne city-wide
Greening RMIT is a student-run project dedicated to promoting sustainable food and gardening on campus. Through hands-on education and community building events, we hope to...
JCU’s innovative Green Bike Fleet program gives new love to abandoned or unwanted bikes. The program has restored over 260 bikes, which are then sold to students.
Creating Sustainable Futures commenced as an interdisciplinary unit on climate change, it has evolved into a process for, as well as product of, Education for Sustainability (EfS)
The key output from this project is a set of inspiring yet workable standards for tertiary sustainability education that articulate what constitutes essential learning for...
USC is a Water Refill Campus that provides bottle refill stations, fountains and water refill vending machines that dispense chilled and filtered water in place of selling...
The Furniture and Equipment Re-use Service offers a range of workstations, storage solutions, and other items for sale at a low cost, presenting a sustainable and economic...
The Sustainability Program has grown since 2006 to include initiatives across leadership and governance, facilities and operations, learning teaching and research, and...
La Trobe University ICT Department donated 40 sets of computer peripherals (monitors, keyboards and mice) to help Whittlesea Council roll out a project to build computers and...
Since 2007 Victoria University of Wellington has been reducing its carbon emissions. Stationary energy and transport were identified as target areas
University of Tasmania IMAS Building: more than just a building The IMAS building was constructed to provide a contemporary new home for the Institute for Marine and...
The GreenSkills Training Centre is an award-winning catalyst for change in the built environment. A training facility for students studying sustainability courses, it is the...
Australia’s fastest growing University of the last decade is now one of Australia’s most sustainable Universities
Need a little animation in your day? We promise it counts as work! Check out the 4:37 animated video created by Sustainability Illustrated and based on the work of...
University of Tampere, Finland, is committed to educate people who understand the world and change it. A multidisciplinary sustainable development study module was opened...
The collective voice of the world’s universities, colleges and students must be heard at COP21 when the United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Paris,...
The WaterHub on Emory University’s campus in Atlanta, Georgia is an on-site water recycling system, utilising ecological systems to reclaim wastewater for heating and...
Charles Sturt University (CSU) is committed to sustainability and is actively working to both reduce the impact of its operations and to act as a leader to engage staff,...
In 2010, TAFE SA Regional launched its GreenPrint for Workplace Education for Environmental Sustainability.
Northern Inland Sustainable Business Network (NISBN) is an exciting initiative aimed at providing practical and local assistance to business as they embark on the sustainability...
From an empty sandy space, and with only a volunteer staff member for support, a 600m2 community vegie garden has been thriving since 2007 at the largest on‐campus...
Orientation Week (O’Week) celebrations at the University of Adelaide attract over 15,000 students each year.
The Vocational Graduate Certificate in Education and Training for Sustainability (VGC ETfS) is the first nationally accredited VET course in education for sustainability in...
The Australian National University (ANU) has actively used its campuses and surrounding communities as interactive classrooms where students research and learn about...
Over the last three years RMIT University textile design academics have creatively explored and re-examined textile design practice through the ‘Curriculum Change to Embed...
Recently the community in the whole catchment (800 households), in collaboration with the regional council, is involved in a community‐led stream care project.
Victoria University has developed a number of initiatives to significantly and continually reduce water consumption across campuses and student accommodation.
Presentation from the Sustainable Campus Excellence Awards 2015, Freie Universitat Berlin.
Presentation from the Sustainable Campus Excellence Awards 2015, Nanyang Technological University.
Presentation from the Sustainable Campus Excellence Awards 2015, KTH.
Presentation from the Sustainable Campus Excellence Awards 2015, University of British Columbia.
NSI now provides advice and training to other TAFEs and universities to meet the challenges of today’s burgeoning green economy.
Since establishing its Sustainability Task Force in 2009 La Trobe University has appointed a Pro Vice Chancellor (Sustainability) and developed sound governance and management...
With nearly 6000 people practising recycling, reusing and reducing resources, Great Southern Institute of Technology’s Seeds of Sustainability project is flourishing.
Sustainable Development - Better managers and leaders for a better society.
UTAS Continuous Improvement exemplified by the Academic-Operations Sustainability Integration Program (AOSIP).
Going Green at Unitec! Launching its Environmental Sustainability Strategy in 2011 with an environmental fund for staff and a Going Green campaign to reinforce a culture of...
Waste Watchers – Bin Monsters Come Alive The “Waste Watchers – Bin Monsters Come Alive” programme, was a campaign designed to teach correct recycling...
Australian Environmental Law Moot The Australian Environmental Law Moot is a nation-wide mooting contest, open to all Law Schools across Australia. The Australian...