Mario T. Tabucanon Visiting Professor & Senior Research Fellow ESD Programme UNU-IAS 1 st Annual Conference of Sustainable University Network of Thailand: SUN Thailand 28 November 2016
History The UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), on 1 January 2014, consolidated two previous UNU institutes: the UNU Institute of Advanced Studies, and the UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP). UNU-IAS (former) established in 1996, based in Yokohama UNU-ISP established in 2009, based in Tokyo UNU-IAS 2014-
Strategic Direction & Activities Mission The mission of UNU-IAS is to advance efforts towards a more sustainable future, through policy-oriented research and education/capacity development focused on sustainability and its social, economic and environmental dimensions. UNU-IAS serves the international community, making valuable and innovative contributions to high-level policymaking and debates in the international community, in particular within the UN system.
Strategic Direction & Activities (3) Thematic Areas of Focus Transformations toward Sustainable Societies Exploring transformations through which societies can become more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable Including: Governance for sustainable development Education for sustainable development (ESD) Water and urban planning Sustainable consumption and production Natural Capital & Biodiversity Promoting the sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems to secure their benefits for current and future generations Including: Scientific assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services Satoyama and satoumi landscape models Sustainable agriculture Global Change & Resilience Developing approaches to adapt to climate change, building community resilience and maintaining stable environment Including: Climate change impacts and adaptation Flood risk reduction Traditional knowledge
UNU-IAS ESD Programme Launched in 2003 as UNU s response to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD: 2005-2014) with the support of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan Objectives of the ESD Programme Contribute to SDGs in bridging the gap between learning and development through: Accelerating regional and local solutions (RCEs) Transforming higher education institutions (ProSPER.Net) Developing SD and ESD competences and capabilities as well as science-policy interface (ProSPER.Net and RCEs, with multilateral partners) 5
Education for Sustainable Development UNU-IAS, Japan UNU-IAS ESD Programme contribution to transform Higher Education ProSPER.Net: Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network Network of Higher Education Institutions in Asia and the Pacific Region committed to integrate Sustainable Development (SD) into postgraduate courses and curricula Established in 2008 Currently 37 members
Member institutions of ProSPER.Net Queensland University of Technology, Australia RMIT University, Australia Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Applied Ecology, China Tongji University Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development, China TERI University, India Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia Universitas Andalas, Indonesia Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia Chubu University, Japan Hokkaido University, Japan Hosei University, Japan Iwate University, Japan Keio University, Japan Miyagi University of Education, Japan Nagoya University, Japan Okayama University, Japan Rikkyo University, Japan Shinshu University, Japan Tohoku University, Japan University of Tokyo, Japan Yokohama National University, Japan Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines University of the Philippines, Philippines Yonsei University, Republic of Korea Nanyang Technological University- Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Singapore University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka Chulalongkorn University, Thailand King Mongkut s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand Prince of Songkla University, Thailand Vietnam National University- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Asian Institute of Technology (Regional) East-West Center (Regional) University of South Pacific (Regional) In total: 37 members (As of July 2016)
ProSPER.Net Mission Transform Higher Education Integration of sustainability in the curricula Capacity Development Policy Joint Projects: Business, Engineering & Built Environment, Biodiversity, Health, SUSTAIN and others Young Researchers School Young Scientist Award Leadership Programme Higher Education Policies for ESD and SD; Sustainability in HE Forum Joint Projects: E-learning Programme for Policymakers, Faculty Training on SD, Innovative Pedagogies in Poverty Reduction ProSPER.Net Members
Joint Projects Inter-university projects: Postgraduate programme in public policy and sustainable development (led by TERI) Innovative pedagogies for poverty reduction (led by AIT) Integrating sustainability in business school curricula (led by AIT) Faculty training on sustainable development (led by USM) Educational programme for SD of regional society with a focus on biodiversity (led by Yokohama National University) Integrating sustainability education into engineering and built environment curriculum (led by RMIT University) SUSTAIN SUStainability Tool for Academic INstitutions (led by Hokkaido University) Case studies on Sustainable Consumption and Production (led by USM) Biodiversity and climate change in business sustainability education (led by AIT) Health and Food Traditions of Asia (led by UGM) Decentralized Energy Intervention (led by TERI) Climate Compatible Development of Cities in Asia (led by AIT) Built Environment Curricula in Asia Responding to climate change (led by RMIT)
ProSPER.Net Forum on Sustainability in Higher Education Organized in conjunction with ProSPER.Net General Assembly and Board Meeting: 2013: Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2014: Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan 2015: Tongji University, Shanghai, China 2016: UNU, Tokyo, Japan Annual event to openly discuss the progress and challenges in integrating sustainability paradigm in higher education activities (education, research, governance and outreach) in Asia-Pacific, with a policy perspective In 2014, it served as a forum to prepare for discussions that will take place at the UNESCO World Conference on ESD to celebrate the end of the UNDESD in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in November In 2015, it was part of the International Student Conference on Environment and Sustainability in Shanghai, China In 2016, part of UNU-IAS SDG Dialogue Series
ProSPER.Net Activities ProSPER.Net Young Researchers School Two-week course to expose Ph.D. students to sustainability issues in Asia-Pacific Rotation among ProSPER.Net members In 2016, at TERI University, Delhi, India ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme 7-day programme Lectures on leadership (adaptive leadership, crisis leadership), network (analysis and applications), futures (scenarios), strategic communication In 2015 & 2016, hosted by AKEPT, and Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, Malaysia ProSPER.Net-Scopus Young Scientist Award in Sustainable Development Objective: To recognize the contribution and outstanding work done by young scientists or researchers, based in the Asia- Pacific region, in the area of Sustainable Development In 2015, at Yokohama, Japan, in conjunction with ISAP 2015
Way Forward ProSPER.Net is committed to the goals and implementation of the Global Action Programme on ESD. ProSPER.Net will aspire to conduct programs and activities aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ProSPER.Net will continue to contribute to the realization of the goals of relevant ESD and SD international frameworks and declarations.
Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) Rio +20 Commitment to Sustainable Practices of Higher Education Institutions Higher education institution signatories commit to: 14 1) Teach sustainable development concepts, ensuring that they form a part of the core curriculum across all disciplines. 2) Encourage research on sustainable development issues, to improve scientific understanding through exchanges of scientific and technological knowledge. 3) Green their campuses by: i) reducing the environmental footprint; ii) adopting sustainable procurement practices; iii) providing sustainable mobility options for students and faculty; iv) adopting effective programmes for waste minimization, recycling and reuse, and v) encouraging more sustainable lifestyles. 4) Support sustainability efforts in the communities in which they reside.
Thank you For more information, please visit: http://prospernet.ias.unu.edu/