UNESCO Chair
The UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Lifestyles was awarded to Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences in 2015 and renewed in 2019.
The UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Lifestyles aims to promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation on education for sustainable lifestyles. It facilitates collaboration between high-level, internationally-recognized researchers and teaching staff of the University and other institutions in Norway, in Europe and North America, in Africa and in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in other regions of the world.

About Robert J. Didham
Robert J. Didham (Ph.D.) became the current holder of the UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Lifestyles in 2021. He is also the director of CCL and an associate professor at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences. With a background in community-based sustainable development, public participation and social learning, Robert has extensive experience in interdisciplinary research and capacity building projects. He has coordinated multi-country research on education for sustainable development, sustainable consumption, and adaptation planning, and he has led policy support projects for several national governments. Previously, Robert was the senior coordinator for capacity development and education at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), based in Japan, where he worked extensively throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
International Partner Network of the UNESCO Chair on ESL
Belgium - Strategic Design Studios |
Kazakhstan - The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia |
Belgium - VIVES University of Applied Sciences |
Kenya - Kenyatta University |
Chile - Actuemos |
Kenya - Youth Educational Network |
Colombia - El Bosque University |
Lithuania - Vytautas Magnus University |
Costa Rica - University of Peace, Earth Charter International |
Malaysia - Universiti Sains Malaysia, Regional Centre of Expertise Penang |
Denmark - Aarhus University, Danish School of Education |
Malta - University of Malta |
Finland - University of Helsinki, Department of Education |
Netherlands - Free Consumers Association |
France - UNESCO |
Netherlands - Wageningen University and Research |
France - UN Environment |
Norway - Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
Germany - Leuphana University Lüneburg |
Norway - University of South-Eastern Norway |
Germany - Technical University of Berlin |
Portugal - Setubal College of Education |
India - Swechha We For Change Foundation |
Slovenia - University of Ljubljana |
Ireland - Institute of Technology, Carlow |
South Africa - Rhodes University, Environmental Learning Research Centre |
Ireland - St. Angelas College, Sligo |
Sweden - Uppsala University, Sustainability Learning and Research Centre |
Japan - Institute for Global Environmental Strategies |
Switzerland - International Environment Forum |
Japan - Okayama University, ESD Promotion Centre |
Zambia - University of Zambia, Lusaka |
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