Sweden

UNESCO Chair in Education for Sustainable Development (734), established in 2006 at Lund University, Lund (Sweden)

 

Fields / Disciplines Education for sustainable development. Objectives The purpose of the Chair shall be to promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation in the field of education for sustainable development. It will serve as a means of facilitating collaboration between high-level, internationally recognized researchers and teaching staff of the University and other institutions in Sweden and elsewhere in Europe and North America, and in other regions of the world. The short-term objective is to develop on-line courses for sustainable development and to conduct training with a broad range of stakeholders. Host Institution Lund University, Sweden Website Partnership The Center for Environmental Education and Communications (CEEC) of the Chinese State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) Dubai Municipality, UAE Dubai International Award for best practices to Improve Living Environment Zayed University (UAE) Euro-Arab Cooperation Center Foundation for Environmental Education The Swedish Research Council (KVA) UNDP UNESCO Sector / Office responsible for the Chair/Network Education