HESI+10 Global Forum 

Role of higher education in building back better from COVID-19 and advancing the 2030 Agenda  

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The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) is an open partnership between several United Nations entities and the higher education community launched in the run up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 in 2012).  

Each year, HESI organizes a global forum as a special event to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to highlight the critical role of higher education in achieving sustainable development.

This year, the HESI+10 Global Forum, held on 6 July 2022 as a virtual event, will place a particular focus on deepening the understanding of the challenges and opportunities the higher education community can play in building back better from the COVID-19 while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in line with the theme of HLPF in 2022. 

Three open webinars on topics related the theme of HLPF will be held in the lead-up to the forum. The output of the webinars will feed into the discussions of the forum.  

• Webinar 1: Transformation of higher education post COVID-19,
  27 April, 09 - 10.30 AM (EDT) 
• Webinar 2: Integrating Sustainable Development Goals into higher education,
  31 May, 09 - 10.30 AM (EDT) 
• Webinar 3: Inspirational higher education initiatives for SDG 4, 5, 14 and 15,
  21 June, 09 - 10.30 AM (EDT) 

The HESI+10 Global Forum and the webinars are open to all relevant stakeholders. 

Registration is now available here: https://forms.office.com/r/D3vH9sBBQp 

Please, find more information on the HESI+10 Global Forum and the webinars here: https://sdgs.un.org/topics/education/hesi  

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Faculty, Staff, and Students can use this website to easily find projects for a thesis, capstone, course assignment, independent study, internship, or volunteer opportunity. Students and volunteers get real world experience where they can make a positive impact. 

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Did you know that your interests can translate into research and have big sustainability impacts? Many of UMBC's students and faculty are inquiring and hypothesizing about topics connected to sustainability systems on local, regional, national, and global levels.

UMBC's Office of Sustainability is working to better understand how our community’s academic interests and pursuits align with the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs, adopted by 193 countries, are the world’s call to action on the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing humanity and the natural world.Did you know that your interests can translate into research and have big sustainability impacts? Many of UMBC's students are inquiring and hypothesizing about topics connected to sustainability systems

Specifically, we are working to:

·         Identify expertise at UMBC to advance the achievement of the SDGs

·         Encourage opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration

·         Educate the community about systems thinking and highlight the many facets of sustainability

·         Connect sustainability at UMBC to global challenges

Currently, we have documented the previous two years of the sustainability academic excellence demonstrated via URCAD. We invite you to explore this project further: Student Sustainability Research Dashboard

Ultimately, we would like to also capture the efforts of any UMBC student, faculty, or staff working on research, or operational, projects that align with the SDGs. Even if you are not sure if your project connects to the SDGs please submit it to this project for consideration!