The Role of Higher Education Institutions in the Transformation of Future-Fit Education

Описание: How can Higher Ed help advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

The debate about the education we need for the future largely depends on the complexities we face and the several conflicting crises and emergencies around us. In this sense, universities and colleges are very well placed to assess such challenges and how they can be addressed. To analyze this, the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) within the context of the Transforming Education Summit convened by the United Nations, co-organized this event to be hosted by the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs, a UNAI member institution in the United States.

Date: Thursday, 22 September 2022
Time: 10am - 12:30pm (EDT/New York time)

First panel: The role of higher education in the transformation of education for the realization of the SDGs

Moderator: Mr. Robert Skinner, Deputy Director and Chief of Partnerships and Global Engagement at the Outreach Division of the United Nations Department for Global Communications

Presenters:

Dr. Carolyn Kissane, Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean of the NYU SPS Center for Global Affairs; and Director of the NYU SPS Energy, Climate Justice and Sustainability Lab (United States)

Mr. Sarmad Khan, Board Director of the Academic Council on the United Nations System. Co-author of the upcoming book The Sustainable University of the Future: Reimagining Higher Education and Research. Former Head and Senior Policy Adviser of the Resident Coordinator System Leadership Branch at the United Nations Development Operations Coordination Office.

Dr. Patrick Paul Walsh, Vice President of Education and Director of the SDG Academy at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Professor of International Development Studies and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Development Studies at the University College Dublin (Ireland)

Dr. Mette Morsing, Head of the Principles for Responsible Management Education - PRME institute at the United Nations Global Compact. Chair of Sustainable Markets and Scientific Director at the Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden)
Dr. Priyadarshani Joshi, Senior Research Officer at the Global Education Monitoring Report of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – UNESCO. Former Coordinator of the Regional Economic Outlook at the International Monetary Fund and Consultant at the World Bank Group