About the project
This project seeks to strengthen the knowledge and capacity of institutions and individuals to transform practices that promote sustainability and quality education in alignment with the SDGs, with the focus on:
1) whole-institution approaches in ESD,
2) ESD pedagogies for sustainability competencies, and
3) learning assessment for ESD.
The project will empower education stakeholders, foster innovative teaching practices, and facilitate the integration of sustainability principles in educational institutions and systems.
The project supports UNESCOs ESD for 2030 Roadmap (UNESCO, 2020), together with the newly adopted Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development (UNESCO, 2023). A team of authors have prepared three guidance tools on the selected topics. During an Action Research component, several institutions including UNESCO Associated Schools (ASPNet), UNESCO Chairs, higher education institutions, and UNESCO offices in 10 countries will actively apply and test these guidance tools to support their further refinement and development.
CCLs involvement
Several UNESCO Chair holders and members of the International Partner Network of INNs UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Lifestyles (ESL) are involved in this project. These members are Gregor Torkar, UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education for Sustainable Development, Ljubljana University; Daniel Fischer, UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development, Leuphana University; Hiroki Fujii, UNESCO Chair in Research and Education for Sustainable Development, Okayama University; and Charles Hopkins and Katrin Kohl, UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability, York University.
INNs UNESCO Chair holder in ESL, Robert Didham and the Centre for Collaborative Learning for Sustainable Development have led the development of the guidance tool on ESD pedagogies for sustainability competencies.
Robert, alongside the other guidance tool authors, participated in the global Orientation Meeting for researchers and ASPnet representatives from the 10 participating countries at UNESCO HQ Paris in early March 2025.
The project is supported by the Government of Japan.
Contact information
Centre director at the Centre for Collaborative Learning for Sustainable Development
- robert.didham@inn.no
- Phone
- +47 62 59 79 63