Session on SDG4: Quality Education
WUN is inviting early career researchers to a series of networking workshops to establish connections to colleagues worldwide. Each workshop will focus on one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the second session is on SDG4: Quality Education.
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The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), is holding a series of free virtual networking workshops for early career researchers (ECRs) under the theme of ‘developing the next generation of research leaders for sustainable development’. The workshops will bring together early career researchers from all around the world interested in establishing connections to colleagues in their field.
The second of these workshops will be on SDG4: Quality Education. Each networking workshop will last for 90 minutes and will be launched by internationally distinguished speakers who will provide an overview of major research opportunities and challenges in the broad topic domain. This will be followed by a Q&A sessions and networking breakout rooms.
Introductory speakers in the SDG4 networking workshop:
- Ms. Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Professor Dawn Freshwater, Vice-Chancellor of The University of Auckland and Chair of the WUN Partnership Board
FACTS
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- The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is a leading global higher education and research network.
- WUN is made up of 23 universities, spanning 15 countries on six continents.
- WUN has established a Research Development Fund to establish collaborative research.
- The funding falls within four globally significant themes: 1) Responding to Climate Change; 2) Public Health; 3) Global Higher Education and Research; and 4) Understanding Cultures.
- Read more on the WUN webpage.
