According to UNESCO(2016), education for sustainable development “empowers people to change the way they think and work towards a sustainable future”. It therefore involves making access to good-quality education available at every stage of life. More specifically, it involves educating students on the necessity of sustainable development by integrating sustainable development issues into all aspects of teaching, research and services.
The ARU Sustainability Summit 2021 aims to be an online event that will gather different guest speakers from various subjects around sustainability to discuss the roles of HE in contributing for sustainable educationand development. The chosen thematic of the summit will be “Driving Ambition “intend to provide students with a virtual stage where each can get inspired to act, engage and get to know all about the work done by ARU in contribution towards being a more sustainable institution.
DAY 1: 21 April
10-11am - Opening ceremony, Prof Aletta Norval, DVC for Education, and Prof Aled Jones, Director of GSI
12-1pm Good Mood cafe: Eco anxiety; conversations with ARU’s Sustainability Society, Mind Charity
1-1.30pm - Meaningmaking: Ikigai Philosophy, Dr Alison Greig, Director of EfS ARU
2-3pm - Shaping the future: Careers in Sustainability, with Ewa Radzanowska, Rachel Soper, Katie & Katherine
3-4pm - Opportunities for Sustainable Development in the Curriculum, Dr Alison Greig & Dr Elaine Brown, ARU
6.30 - 8pm - Vegan Dinner, ARU SU Vegan Society
DAY 2: 22 April
10-11am - practical approaches to teaching sustainability, Obehi Sule, Nandan Sengupta, Victoria Tait
11.15am-1pm - Introduction to the SDG's and climate action Workshop Module UN – Climate Change, United Nations & ARU SU Law Society
3-4pm - Road to Cop 26,26 years of history
6-7pm - Driving Local Action: The nature of cities, Daniel Zeichner MP, Jeremy Potter
DAY 3: 23 April
9-10am - Fridays For the Future: Youth4theClimate, with Frida Nella, Mitzi Tan, Ana Luiza, Maisie
12-1pm - ARU In Action: How to Make a Difference, with Ecosia on Campus, ARU UCU, ARU Green, ARU Env Team, Students Union
2-3pm - Closing Ceremony: Road to a Better Future Sustainability Society
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