Uqam EE course, admission until December 1st

The 1st of December is the admission deadline for the Second cycle on environmental education (UQAM, Québec University, Montreal). This training is for people involved in  integrating environment, education and citizenship issues. It focuses on the development of skills in the design, facilitation and management of environmental education and training projects in various intervention settings: at school, in the community, in the workplace, in the media, parks, museums, interpretation centers, in the context of international cooperation, etc.
The students are invited to explore the different dimensions of environmental education, including its importance and significance for human development and social transformation.

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Post Doc position in Luxembourg

The University of Luxembourg is building a transdisciplinary team of researchers who engage in transformative sustainability science. The University invites applications for 3-year full-time post doc position in this team (the position is extendable to 5 years). Preference will be given to candidates who combine academic expertise relating to research on social-ecological-technological systems with a focus on water or land-use with practical experience in the implementation of scenario approaches, co-design processes, or citizen science. Familiarity with the field of Science Technology Studies is considered very helpful.
This position is part of the project NEXUS FUTURES that is funded by the Luxembourg Ministry for Sustainable Development and Infrastructures and the University of Luxembourg.  The project seeks to foster transformative learning for sustainable water and land-use governance by engaging stakeholders in collaborative systems mapping and scenario approaches, as well as by co-designing a citizen science tool set for use in river-partnerships and in schools (see attached project description).
As most project-related work with stakeholders is conducted in German and academic publications will be written in English, candidates have to be fluent in both languages. French is an asset, as most relevant policy documents and legislation in Luxembourg are in French.

The University is tri-lingual, one of Europe’s most international, and presents a safe space to acquire an additional working language. Luxembourg offers a very high quality of life, a very open international community, short paths to government, and a high degree of influence in the EU. The contract offers competitive compensation, excellent health care and rarely matched paid time off.

Applicants should submit online a letter of motivation, C.V., writing samples, and three letters of recommendation. Review of applications will commence immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Early applications are encouraged.
For further information and to apply read here.

WEEC 2021, the Call for bids is open

The Call for bids to organise the next WEEC Congress is now open. A new edition of the World Environmental Education Congress is ready to be planned.
The public or private non-profit organizations concerned in the candidacy of their own country as the seat of the 11th WEEC in 2021 must send an Expression of Interest (EOI) and fill the Application Form before 31st July 2018.

Read all information here: Call for bids_2021

L’éducation à la COP23 à Bonn : un forum des jeunes

Un forum des jeunes de pays du Nord et du Sud a été organisé par l’Alliance pour une Education à la Citoyenneté Planétaire (AECP)( http://alliance-education-citoyennete-planetaire.org/wp/fr/) pendant la COP 23 à Bonn. https://www.facebook.com/AllianceECP/. Le but a été d’amener les jeunes à être des acteurs clés de la transition écologique, économique et sociétale, en s’appuyant sur des laboratoires d’idées composés d’enseignants, d’associations, de collectivités territoriales et d’entreprises sociales.
Au cours d’une table ronde « Pour vivre ensemble à 10 milliards, pour lutter contre le dérèglement climatique, changeons l’éducation »( http://energies2050.org/cop23/) le 15 novembre à 11h dans la Bonn zone au pavillon d’ENERGIES 2050, on a posées les relations entre éducation et dérèglement climatique, avec la participation des jeunes pour exposer leurs points de vue et en débattre avec des experts.

Education at COP23 in Bonn: a youth forum

At COP 23 in Bonn, AECP attended with a group of 60 people, young and adults, from 9 countries in the North and South (Germany, Morocco, Belgium, Ivory Coast, Republic of Congo, Italy, Chad , Quebec, France,) to organize a youth forum of the AECP on 14th, 15th and 16th November2017, so that together they become ambassadors of a planetary citizenship for more equity, solidarity, to build a world of peace, a better world and respectful of our planet.
The AECP, Alliance for an Education for Planetary Citizenship, created in France (www.alliance-education-citoyennete-planetaire.org) and managed by « Les amis de Circée » association “Loi 1901” (www.amisdecircee.fr), brings together formal and non-formal education structures in some fifteen countries in the North and South.

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States general of the green economy, follow the live streaming

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The States General of the Green Economy are promoted by the italian National Council of the Green Economy, made up of 66 business organisations that represent the green economy in Italy, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Economic Development.

The sixth edition will be held on the 7th and 8th November 2017 during the event Ecomondo, Rimini (Italy)

The live streaming will be available thanks to WEECNETWORK on the site on General States, on italia.weecnetwork.org and – in english – on weecnetwork.org

On November 7, at 10.30 am, will be presented the 3rd Green Report on Green Economy 2017 and the Green Economy transition program, during the Plenary Session. Therefore, the General States 2017 will be the place for a direct confrontation between the National Council of Green Economy, which has drafted theplatform and the various political forces, in view of the upcoming elections.

On the 7th November during the afternoon there will be the thematic analysis, with 5 parallel sessions focused on:

– The Green Cities network in Italy
– The future of the Paris Agreement and national energy policies
– Circular Economy: Implementation and Implementation of the European Waste Directives
– Future mobility: less, electric, green and shared
– Green economy and industrial policies

On November 8 (9.30am) there will be the final plenary session “Europe, China and the US: the future of Green Economy in the new world equilibrium”. There will be compared current and future scenarios of green growth in the international context. It will start from how global political and economic scenarios have changed dramatically with respect to the Paris Accord, which has defined global goals and commitments to tackle climate change, to discuss future scenarios.

What are the governments doing and what is the role and weight of big companies? A talk between international companies, institutional representatives from Europe, China and the USA, and world-class green economy experts.

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9th WEEC, My Experience

The Young Reporters for Environment, from the Izmir Saint-Joseph Fernch High School  (Turkey) attended the 9th WEEC in Vancouver (Canada) and now they present their experience.

This event is my most beautiful international experience. Conference was really good and I’m very proud of being one of the numbered young reporters. The conference went well and in the presentation moment we were in the focal point. Everybody liked our project and they supported us because everybody wants the youth understand the importance and work for environmental problems. And also everybody liked YRE and when we said there are more than 250.000 youngster like us in the 35 countries, all of our listeners were full of hope for the future of our world and they were pleased. After the presentation I met with lots of important lecturers, professors and nature scientist. Some ecological educators have very important projects for their countries.

One of the most important lecturer invited us for a conference in Australia. She is the team leader for cleaning the most polluted area in Australia. I saw that every person in conference from any age from anywhere is curious about environmental problems, they do research and write some articles. That made me happy. The feeling of made our families proud, representing our school and our country is the most honorable thing in my life. I know that the future is on our hands. And if we behave responsibly to protect the environment and work for sustainable living conditions the world can be a better place to live.

EFE KAAN OK

YRE STUDENT
From Izmir Saint-Joseph Fernch High School /TURKEY

Online Certificate on Education for Sustainable Development

The Earth Charter Center for Education for Sustainable Development offers an online certificate programme on education for sustainable development, in collaboration with the UN Mandated University for Peace.
This Online Certificate Diploma is designed to provide participants with the understanding, knowledge, and skills to integrate Education for Sustainable Development and Education for Global Citizenship into classrooms, schools, and curricula with depth and creativity. It contributes to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, with a specific focus on SDG 4, target SDG 4.7 .

Specifically, this Certificate Programme seeks to:

Clarify concepts of sustainability, sustainability values and principles, sustainable lifestyles and responsible consumption; and global citizenship, as well as the synergies between them.
Deepen and expand knowledge about new paradigms of education associated with education for sustainability, sustainable lifestyles, education for global citizenship and transformative education.
Strengthen capacities and skills of the educators to integrate the values of sustainability in their areas of action, and develop educational programmes that promote a new awareness of our relationship with the environment and sustainable lifestyles.
Explore methodological and transforming pedagogical tools that can be used in educational programmes.
Motivate and inspire educators to contribute, through their areas of action, in building more coherent, harmonious, and sustainable societies.
Stimulate the exchange of experiences between educators from different contexts and regions.

The Certificate Programme has a duration of five months. It consists of four courses plus five seminars. Each course consists of five sessions (one per week). The minimum hourly load per participant is 124 hours, which involves 4 hours per week to read and see all the materials per session, plus the time for the seminars, and the preparation and implementation of a final project (individually or in group).

The course fee is US$1,300 (30% discount offered for groups of 3 or more. 10% discount in registration before November 15th, 2017, full payment only).

Read the program’s brochure