What’s happening in the world of Transformative Education?
Global Schools Green Careers Symposium
Join us for an engaging Green Careers Symposium designed for students and lifelong learners featuring concise presentations, storytelling, and interactive dialogue with professionals across different stages of sustainability careers.
Scaling Up Train-the-Trainer Programs: The Key to Mainstreaming Sustainability in Higher Education
This workshop will convene international stakeholders to tackle a pressing challenge: how to effectively scale faculty training in sustainability education.
Educators are at the heart of greening education: Climate Resilience Policy Toolkit launching
The Climate Resilience Policy Toolkit equips teachers with the knowledge, skills, and support they need to lead meaningful climate action in schools.
[Teacher meets Pedagogy] Bringing the Planet into the Classroom: Practical Ways to Teach Sustainability
How can sustainability become part of daily learning? In this interactive session, educators will explore practical approaches, engaging activities, and real-world examples that make environmental topics meaningful and relevant for students.
SustainableED Conference
SustainableED is excited to host a one-day conference on research that examines the relationship between education systems, the environment, and our changing climate.
Transforming Global Education Summit 2026
The Transforming Global Education Summit convenes heads of state, multilateral leaders, technologists, educators, and youth to reimagine education as global infrastructure and advance resilient, inclusive, and future-ready learning systems.
Curriculum Development for GCED Educators: Perspectives, Purposes, and Practices
This course provides a comprehensive foundation in curriculum design for Global Citizenship Education (GCED), emphasizing critical pedagogy, transformative learning, and peacebuilding.
Transforming Universities into Living Laboratories of Sustainability through Science, Technology, and Innovation
Green Mentors invites global universities, institutions, and sustainability leaders to participate in this official side event of the UN ECOSOC STI Forum 2026.
Better Future Forum 2026
The Better Future Forum is an annual event that brings together diverse leaders in education to connect, learn together, and take collective action towards growing all students holistically so they can shape a better future.
SUSTAINABILITY (8): Recent developments in research and teaching towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
This conference encourages higher education stakeholders to move beyond narrow ranking criteria and rethink how global academic excellence should be defined and pursued.
Beyond 2030: What Role for Higher Education in the New Global Agenda?
With only four years to go until the end of the SDG era, it is vital that a vigorous, critical and well-informed debate is promoted on the key issues. This proposed publication aims to make a crucial contribution to these debates at the intersection of academia and policy making.
Let's play! Hybrid Seminar
A hybrid seminar exploring music, making, engineering and environmental sustainability in schools.
Education World Forum 2026
The Education World Forum 2026 will bring together education and training ministers from around the world, alongside key multilateral organisations and strategic industry partners, to explore how education, at all levels, in all settings and throughout life, can be reimagined to tackle today’s most pressing challenges and unlock opportunities for growth.
Together|Ensemble
Together|Ensemble is Canada’s national conference devoted to tracking progress on the SDGs.
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminar 38
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminars are short-term learning abroad experiences that transform how students understand local/global interconnections and their role in addressing complex challenges—from sustainability and social justice to human rights, democracy, cultural competency, and ethical leadership.
3rd Global Citizenship Education Hub
ZAF Hamburg, in cooperation with the Hamburg Sustainability Conference and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, invites you to the 3rd Global Citizenship Education Hub.
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminar 39
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminars are short-term learning abroad experiences that transform how students understand local/global interconnections and their role in addressing complex challenges—from sustainability and social justice to human rights, democracy, cultural competency, and ethical leadership.
Global Future Higher Education Summit
The Summit aims to explore new models of industry–education integration and higher education ecosystems, while jointly charting forward-looking pathways for talent development in the digital and AI era.
12th Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED
The 12th Youth Leadership Workshop on GCED seeks to empower young leaders around the world to drive meaningful change in their communities by critically and meaningfully engaging with the world and exploring how youth can contribute to advancing peace through creative and impactful advocacy.
Global Education Summit 2026
The Multiply Possibility – Global Education Summit 2026 will convene heads of state, ministers, and leaders from international organizations, civil society, philanthropy and the private sector to secure the investments and commitments needed to improve education for 750 million children around the world.
Resilience in International Education: Navigating a Changing World
As Ireland’s higher education sector enters a period of dynamic change, IAIE 2026 conference arrives at a particularly significant moment for reflecting on the sector’s international ambitions.
School Conference: Embedding climate change, nature and sustainability across the curriculum
The event will showcase the work of CCCSE and the Centre’s new programme for schools, Schools for Sustainable Futures.
Global Sustainable Development Congress 2026
The Global Sustainable Development Congress brings together 3,000 global thought leaders and innovators to discuss urgent solutions to the sustainability emergency.
11th International Outdoor Education Research Conference
The IOERC is organized once every two years and brings together researchers and practitioners in the broad field of outdoor education.
2026 EAUC Annual Conference
Join the EAUC in shaping a future where sustainability isn't just a goal but an ingrained part of our societal DNA.
2026 Responsible Management Education Week
The PRME Global Forum is PRME’s annual flagship event that brings together PRME’s stakeholders to exchange knowledge and good practices on how to use the Principles of PRME as vehicles for transformation and advancement of the SDGs.
Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026
HSC 2026 will focus across all sessions on how international and cross-sector cooperation can be made more effective, particularly in times of disruption.
Teaching and Learning Ecological Economics
This subtrack of the 16th Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics will explore theoretical, empirical, and practical knowledge on how economic education can be developed to align with ecological economic principles.
2026 APPRA Conference
The conference seeks to explore the proposals and innovative ideas from scholars on how peace research, education, creative practices, and digital innovation can contribute to sustaining democracy and nurturing cultures of peace and justice.
Global learning in the UK: Past, present and futures
The event will bring together diverse professionals from across the UK who are interested in transformational educational approaches, providing a valuable moment to reflect on the importance of global learning within the current global context and, crucially, serve as a springboard for future research, collaboration, and innovation.
9th International Conference on Future of Education 2026
Bringing together educators, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders, Future Edu 2026 fosters meaningful dialogue, inclusive practices, and cross-border collaboration to shape resilient, future-ready education systems.
Architects of Change: Re-imagining Global Citizenship Education Through Collaboration and Dialogue
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminars are short-term learning abroad experiences that transform how students understand local/global interconnections and their role in addressing complex challenges—from sustainability and social justice to human rights, democracy, cultural competency, and ethical leadership.
World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2026
The Forum will place particular emphasis on community participation, education and learning, and the active role of youth in shaping strategies for the conservation and enhancement of World Heritage.
Global Higher Education Symposium
The Global Higher Education Symposium is expected to be held on the sidelines of the 2026 HLPF under the theme Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs, for a sustainable future for all.
2026 International Institute on Peace Education: Spain
The IIPE invites formal and non-formal educators, students, practitioners, academics, researchers and activists with interest in peace education to apply to join the weeklong co-learning community.
13th World Congress on Education
The aim of World Congress on Education (WCE-2026) is to provide an opportunity for academicians and professionals from various educational fields with cross-disciplinary interests to bridge the knowledge gap, promote research esteem and the evolution of pedagogy.
2026 Higher Education Summit
The 2026 Higher Education Summit will take place under the theme "Unleashing Transformative and Decolonised Education for Sustainability in a Globalised World".
7th World Symposium on Sustainability in Higher Education
The symposium "From Knowledge to Action: Developing Core Competencies in Sustainable Development" seeks to bridge that gap by fostering a dialogue on developing core competencies—skills, mindsets, and strategies—that empower individuals and organisations to drive meaningful change.
ANGEL Conference 2026
Offering a mixture of plenary sessions, workshops, symposia, paper presentations, and networking, the event aims to bring together academics, researchers, policy-makers, and practitioner-researchers from around the world for two exciting face-to-face days of sessions covering research relevant to Development Education, Global Citizenship Education, Human Rights Education, Education for Sustainable Development, Education for Peace, and Intercultural Education.
13th World Environmental Education Congress
The WEEC is a premier international congress dedicated to the progression of environmental education and advancement of education for sustainability. It serves as a platform for global dialogue, learning, and the exchange of ideas on environmental education programs.
Sustainability in Higher Education – Between Transformation and Vibe Shifts
This international conference aims to critically examine the current status of sustainability in higher education, tracing how the rhetoric of “transformation” has given way to more complex modes of negotiation, adaptation, and resilience.
Education Futures Forum
The Education Futures Forum will convene global leaders, policymakers, educators, and innovators to explore how we can transform education systems, bridge the skills gap, and create inclusive learning economies aligned with SDG 4.
Education House @ UNGA 81
Education House is a collaborative hub for education actors to advance progress towards the SDGs.
10th NYC Green School Conference
This milestone edition will convene educators, policymakers, climate leaders, and youth advocates from around the world to reimagine the next era of sustainable education—where every learner is climate-ready and every school is a hub of environmental leadership.
International Education and Sustainability Leadership Summit
A three-day summit for educators, students , business and community leaders to explore how education, systems thinking and AI can drive real sustainability action.
Innovating Higher Education Conference 2026
The annual Innovating Higher Education conference focuses on trends in global and European higher education.
Climate-U Network Conference: Higher Education and the Climate Crisis
The 2026 conference provides a space for debate, exchange of ideas, and sharing of new research on diverse aspects of the higher education - climate crisis - sustainability axis.
Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Conference 2027
The Lillehammer Lifelong Learning Conference brings together a broad international community to explore key trends, challenges, and innovations in lifelong learning.
CESHK Annual Conference
The CESHK Annual Conference will be held in February 2027 under the theme “Comparative Education in Uncertain Times: Challenges, Responses, and Hopes.”
APAIE 2027
The program promises to foster collaboration, innovation, and knowledge-sharing to shape the future of international higher education under the theme, Humanity in the AI age: engaging Asia-Pacific perspectives, from diverse perspectives.
ICDE World Conference 2027
The 31st ICDE World Conference will take place in the Philippines under the conference theme “Reimagining Education for a Sustainable Future.“
OFFSEAS 2026
For OFFSEAS 2026, we want to explore what sustainability really means for our community here in Southeast Asia.
Transforming Education for Sustainable Development: Global Perspectives from Classroom to Practice
This session will explore how the MDP experience can inform and enhance sustainable development education worldwide, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge acquired in the classroom and its practical application in the field.
Living Cities – conference & workshop for secondary teachers and educators
A key part of teaching for sustainable futures is local, place-based education that brings climate change and sustainability closer to home. This conference and workshop will share some ways that teachers in the project have done this.
International Conference on Climate Change and Sustainability (ICCCS 2026)
The International Conference on Climate Change and Sustainability is a global platform dedicated to addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our time.
Launch of the Case Study Guide on Education for Sustainable Development Volume 3
Join Global Schools Program for the launch of Practicing Education for Sustainable Development: Case Study Guide for Educators, Volume 3.
CGHE Annual Conference 2026
The 11th annual conference will build on the success of 2025, with a key focus on equity and sustainability.
Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World: A Systems Thinking Approach
Join educators from across the Asia-Pacific region for a two-day, hands-on professional learning experience focused on systems thinking and sustainability in education.
Earth Day Webinar: Greening Schools through Collective Action
The session will show how greening schools evolves from policy to practice, highlighting contributions from system leaders, local authorities, schools and classrooms.
Teaching Peace and Security: A Practical Classroom Guide
Join us for an online coffee hour, "Teaching Peace and Security: A Practical Classroom Guide," where we will walk through our Peace and Security Resource and show you how to bring these critical global topics to your students in a meaningful, accessible way.
Deeper Dialogue: Spiritual and Indigenous Approaches to Emotions, Education, and the Environment
Join the Columbia School of International Public Affairs, Columbia Climate School, and the Learning Planet Institute for this interactive virtual workshop exploring how spirituality and social-emotional learning can deepen climate education.
UNECE 2026 Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
Each year, the RFSD serves as the region’s official input to the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, the UN’s main platform for global follow-up on the 2030 Agenda.
18th International Sustainable Campus Network Conference
The 2026 ISCN Conference will bring together sustainability leaders from around the world to share insights, foster collaboration, and explore innovative solutions for a more sustainable future.
6th Annual Global Forum of the World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence
This year’s Global Forum offers a rich and dynamic program designed to inspire dialogue, deepen learning, and strengthen our global community.
ESD Exchange 2026
ESD Exchange is a national conference, aiming to provide space for dialogue, connection and sharing of practice/research for anyone engaged with ESD and Green Skills in Higher Education across the UK or beyond.
3a Conferencia Internacional sobre Educación en Cambio Climático en México
Un espacio de alto nivel que reunirá a investigadores, docentes, instituciones públicas y actores de la cooperación internacional para reflexionar sobre el papel estratégico de la educación frente a la crisis climática.
El docente protagonista del cambio social
En este marco se desarrollarán durante tres días las Jornadas sobre educación, innovación y democracia bajo el título de “Innovación para construir ciudadanía”.
South-North partnerships: A possible pathway toward democracy promoting education in the era of digitalisation?
This webinar, based on empirical studies of South-North school partnerships, examines the conditions that promote and hinder cooperative, sustainable collaboration.
7th MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum
This 7th edition of MENA-HELF will serve as a platform to explore bold ideas, exchange best practices, and foster collaboration to ensure HEIs remain resilient, innovative, and impactful in shaping knowledge economies and driving social progress.
Schools for Goal 7: Students Powering the Clean Energy Future
Join this UN ECOSOC Youth Forum side event, where students will share their SDG 7-focused action projects to contribute to the UN's formal review of SDG 7.
Teaching Climate Literacy: Hope in Action Conference
Come to this conference to gain actionable teaching ideas for learning about climate by using writing, literacy, storytelling, and the arts to restore our relationship to the natural world.
Post 2030, SDG 4.7
Bridge 47 has organised a series of three international online webinars focusing on the future of SDG 4.7 and post‑2030 dialogue.
Global Solidarity, Learning, and Action to Renew Higher Education’s Democratic and Civic Mission
Attacks on democracy, academic freedom, and higher education have accelerated at an alarming rate. Global collaboration, shared learning, and solidarity among the higher education community is needed to preserve and advance democracy during this critical time.
AERA Annual Meeting 2026
This year’s theme—“Unforgetting Histories and Imagining Futures: Constructing a New Vision for Education Research”—is an invitation to collectively reflect on how to leverage our disciplinary and methodological diversity in service of unforgetting histories.
Responsible Management Education in an Age of Stress
John Elkington, Raj Sisodia, and David Steingard will come together in this webinar to share their insights and challenge us to rethink how we prepare learners and institutions to meet the most pressing issues of our time.
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminar 37
Global Citizenship Alliance Seminars are short-term learning abroad experiences that transform how students understand local/global interconnections and their role in addressing complex challenges—from sustainability and social justice to human rights, democracy, cultural competency, and ethical leadership.
Building Sustainability Competencies via Classroom and Programmatic Learning: Points of Good Practice
As academic consensus solidifies around the names, content, and number of sustainability competencies, and as colleges and universities begin embracing the responsibility of helping students develop them within classroom, program, internship, and campus contexts, educators are asking good questions on how best to proceed.
International Conference on Education Economics and Human Capital (ICEEHC-26)
The aim of ICEEHC-2026 is to provide a platform that brings academicians, scientists, professionals, and practitioners under one roof. These opportunities will allow attendees to focus on current trends, achievements, solutions, and new fields.
Exploring the potential of: using digital tools in ESD
Join the European network of Regional Centres of Expertise (RCEs) in Education for Sustainable Development for the fourth in our 'Exploring the potential of...' webinar series, focusing on 'Using Digital Tools in Education for Sustainable Development.'
First 2026 Quarterly Working Group Meeting of the GEP
Each GEP Working Group meets quarterly to provide opportunities to share important updates on the Partnership and networking opportunities for working group members.
Looking Back to Go Forward: Re-Examining Education for Peace
Building on UNESCO’s ongoing work in education for peace, this session will provide a space for academics, policymakers, practitioners, and educators, particularly youth, to engage in reflection and dialogue. It will explore what education for peace means in practice and its implications for more coherent and impactful education sector programming.