Perception of Spanish Universities Social Councils on the role that their institutions should play in sustainability

Sandoval Hamón Leyla Angélica; Bayas Aldaz Cecilia, Sánchez Fernández Flor, Rodríguez Pomeda Jesús, & Casani Fernández de Navarrete Fernando, Department of Business Organization, and Research Institute on Higher Education and Science (INAECU), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Spain. Department of Social Psychology and Methodology, and Research Institute on Higher Education and Science (INAECU), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Spain.

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ESD Learning Among Students And Staff Collaboratively Engaging With Socio-Scientific Issues At the Copperbelt University

Shumba Overson, Kasali George, Namiluko Yaki & Choobe Beauty, The Copperbelt University, Kitwe, Zambia

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Sub-Regional Studies on Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development in the Arab States: Insights from Higher Education

El Zoghbi, Mona, Ph.D., Sulieman, Sulieman, Ph.D., UNESCO Regional Bureau-Beirut

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Benchmarking Sustainability Research – A methodology for reviewing sustainability research at Kingston University.

Hands, Victoria, and Anderson, Richard, Kingston University London

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Get moving! Developing innovative teaching methods of Education for Sustainable Development for Physical Education

Wlasak Julia, Regional Centre of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE) Graz-Styria, University of Graz

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Education for Sustainable Development at University (ESDU) An initiative targeted at the transversal promotion of education for sustainable development at universities

Prat Jordi, Peix Estel, Gmelch Nadja, Gómez Màrius. Fundació Autònoma Solidària (FAS) & Associació Catalana d’Universitats Públiques (ACUP).

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Change Management for ESD: Examples from the Center for a Sustainable University, Universität Hamburg

Claudia T. Schmitt; Alexander Bassen, Universität Hamburg, Germany, Center for a Sustainable University (KNU)

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Universities at the heart of regional planning – education for sustainable development in the knowledge economy

Thomas Skou Grindsted and Tue Hylby Linkquist Institutional Affiliation: RCE Denmark, Regional Center of Expertice on ESD

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Education for sustainable development, professional development and quality enhancement in higher education: case study Slovakia

Kozova Maria, Pauditsova Eva, Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Slovakia, Catholic University in Ruzomberok, Faculty of Education, Slovakia

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Exploring social sustainability in urban studies

Yorghos Remvikos, Université de Versailles Saint Quentin en Yvelines (UVSQ), Observatoire de Versailles Saint-Quentin, laboratoire Culture-Environnement-Arctique-Représentations-Climat (CEARC)

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Inspiring and supporting teachers for ESD

Katrien Monden, Ellen Vandenplas, Institutional Affiliation: Ecocampus, Government of Flanders, Belgium

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Developing a community of practice: university/high school/managers to promote sustainability in the city of Bilbao

Onaindia, Miren; Fernández de Manuel, Beatriz; Casado, Izaskun; Ametzaga, Ibone; Gamboa, Iñaki; Asua, Amaia; Garcia, Patxi; San Martín, Angelica; Méndez, Leire, UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development and Environmental Education. University of the Basque Country. UPV/EHU. Barrio Sarriena s/n 48940 Leioa. Bizkaia. Spain, Bilbao City Council. Public Gardens and Parks Department, Bilbao City Council. Department of Environment, INGURUGELA. Department of Education, Basque Government

Monday, 27 June 2016, 9.00–15.00, University of Gibraltar, Europa Point Campus, Gibraltar, GX11 1AA

We hope you will find this page useful in planning your next visit to Gibraltar. On Sunday or Wednesday there will be an opportunity to visit any of the touristic sited below:

Rock Tour + WWII Tunnels

Pick up: Hotels 

Dates: Sunday 26, 2 pm / Wednesday 29, 10 am

Duration: 2hours 15 minutes

Fee: £23 pp

Standing at the crossroads between Europe and Africa and the Atlantic and the Mediterranean take advantage of Experiencing Gibraltar on a Rock Tour.

This unique trip around the Rock offers truly breath taking views and giving you the chance to see the interesting points of the town.

This tour include visits to:

• Europa Point: is the southernmost point of Gibraltar. Overlooking North Africa, the Bay of Gibraltar as well as our Spanish neighbours.
• Ape’s Den: where home is to Gibraltar’s famous Barbary macaques.
• St Michael’s Cave: contains a network of limestone caves located within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve with a height of well over 300 metres above sea level. . This cave has marked a distinct attraction for decades

Dolphin Safari

Pick-up: Gibraltar’s Marina Bay
Time: 12:00, 14:00 and 15:30
Duration: 2 hours
Fee: £15 pp

Gibraltar’s favourable Mediterranean Climate entices an enjoyable and educational dolphin-watching safari. Gibraltar has three regular wild species of dolphins that are to be seen around the coast of Gibraltar. Whales also migrate here to Gibraltar including the Blue whale known as the largest mammal of them all.

Other interesting places in Gibraltar

Gibraltar Museum

The Gibraltar Museum is located within the City of Gibraltar, minutes from the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned in Main Street and the Commonwealth Park, which should be jotted on your visit list during your stay. The Gibraltar Museum covers all aspects of our history.

Gibraltar Botanic Gardens

 

Gibraltar’s Main Street

Millions of tourists are attracted to this little rock known as Gibraltar whether it is for Sports, Business or simply leisure all will stroll through the commercial district, Main Street.

 

       

Pillars of Hercules                      St Michael’s Cave               Great Siege Tunnels

 

      

Apes Den                                    The Rock                                Cable Car

 

Beaches from the top of the Rock

We welcome contributions that can provide fresh perspectives and share innovative practice, and can respond to the core questions underpinning this conference:

• Q1. How can universities become beacons of change and good practice in ESD?
• Q2. What type of teaching approaches and professional skills are needed to enable university educators to develop ESD in their own organisations?
• Q3. How can we support university educators to develop professional competences in ESD?
• Q4. What are the connections between ESD, professional development and quality enhancement in higher education?

Please send us your abstracts of between 200-300 words as word attachments before 22nd May 2016 to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstracts must include the following details:

• Title: no more than 15 words
• Authors: names for each author with surname first, presenting author underlined
• Institutional Affiliation: name of institution, agency or association
• Contact Details: email address and telephone number for the presenting author

There are limited spaces for presentation during the event. A selection of contributions will be made by the organisers and communicated to authors by the first week of June.

 

The Conference is now open for registration. Don't miss this opportunity to join us at this higher education for sustainable development event. Early Bird registration closes 15 May 2016. Regular Priced registration closes on 10 June 2016.

To register for this event please acquire your tickets on the following website 

	Early Bird (15 May 2016)	Regular Priced (10 June 2016)
General General admission open to all members of the public.	£120	£150
Student/senior citizen Proof of status will be required before the purchase of the ticket is approved.	£70	£90
UE4SD Steering Group Member Only available to members of the UE4SD Steering Group, you will have been provided with an Unlock Code via email.	Funded by project
UE4SD Partner Only available to Partners of the UE4SD Project, you will have been provided with an Unlock Code via email.	Funded by project

 

 

 

By Air you can fly directly intoGibraltarairport via regular services from the following destinations:

London Heathrow  UK by British Airways

London Gatwick  UK by easyJet

London Luton  UK by Monarch Airlines

Manchester  UK by Monarch Airlines

Birmingham UK by Monarch Airlines

Bristol UK by easyJet

Tangier Morocco by Royal Air Maroc

 

Gibraltar is also easily accessed by those wishing to fly to Malaga or Jerez and both can be reached by road in approximately one hour and thirty minutes. Seville Airport is also accessible by car and is approximately two hours away. For further information on how to travel to Gibraltar from Malaga, Jerez or Seville please contact the Gibraltar Tourist Board.

By Sea via ferries from Tangiers into Gibraltar but more regular ferries come to Algeciras (20 mins away) and Tarifa (40 mins away) in Spain.

By Train, there are train stations within 30 minutes from Gibraltar, namely, San Roque- La Linea, Algeciras, and an AVE station in Malaga. For further information please visit www.renfe.es

Gibraltar is a United Kingdom overseas territory, as a result the same Schengen rules apply. Gibraltar is Non-Schengen territory, therefore, a valid passport or ID card will be required for EU citizens.

Check this website if you wish to compensate your CO₂emissions: BOKU CO₂ compensation project.

The conference will take place at the award winning University of Gibraltar Campus.

The University of Gibraltar is physically the southernmost University in Europe. It is situated at the southern extremity of Gibraltar, on a plateau above the Strait of Gibraltar, at the point where the Mediterranean Sea begins. It is just to the south of caves where Neanderthals lived until around 24,000 years ago. Indeed Gibraltar, from the times of ancient mythology, was recognised as a very special location. It is the Pillar of Hercules that is located on European soil.

The University of Gibraltar is itself housed in an iconic building, overlooking the Strait. From its terrace, it is possible on a clear night to see the light of 5 lighthouses, in three countries (Gibraltar, Morocco and Spain), in two continents (Europe and Africa).

The main building consists of two elements, the Defensible Barracks constructed following the recommendations of Major General Sir John Jones of 1841; and the adjacent Bombproof Barracks which were built later in the Victorian period on the curtain wall between the 1st Europa Right Flank (to the east) and Woodford's Left Flank (to the west).

The Defensible Barracks and the Bombproof Barracks have been sensitively restored and are today connected with a glass-covered atrium.

Address:

University of Gibraltar
Europa Point Campus
GX11 1AA Gibraltar

 

 

 

Monday 27 June

9:00-15:00 UE4SD Annual Meeting - for UE4SD members only 

 

16:30 Registration

17:00 Opening

The Hon. Fabian Picardo Chief Minister of Gibraltar

17:15 Welcome

• Prof. Daniella Tilbury, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gibraltar
• UE4SD Steering Committee representative (TBA).

17:30 Panel - International and UN frameworks on ESD in Higher Education

Chair: His Excellency Lieutenant-General Edward Davis CB CBE, Governor and Commander-in-Chief

• Dr Alexander Leicht, Chief, Education for Sustainable Development, UNESCO Paris
• Adriana Valenzuela, Education, Training and Public Awareness, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat UNCTAD
• Dr Fabrice Millet, Chief ASYCUDA Programme, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

19:00 Overview of Conference Programme

Dr Ingrid Mulà, UE4SD Project Coordinator

19:15 Launch of the Online UE4SD Platform

• The Hon. Gilbert Licudi, Minister for Education, Justice and International Exchange of Information (TBC)
• Dr Alexander Leicht, Chief, Education for Sustainable Development, UNESCO Paris

20:00 Reception

Tuesday 28 June

9:30 Copernicus Alliance Keynote

Prof Heila Lotz-Sisitka, Murray & Roberts Chair of Environmental Education and Sustainability at Rhodes University, South Africa

10:15 Panel response to the keynote

Moderator: Dr Jana Dlouhá, COPERNICUS Alliance and Charles University Prague

• Prof Gerd Michelsen, Senior Professor, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• Dr Alex Ryan, Director of Sustainability, University of Gloucestershire
• Prof Peter Corcoran, Professor of Environmental Studies and Education, Florida Gulf Coast University
• Prof Michael Scoullos, UNESCO Chair, University of Athens, Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE)

11:00 Coffee break

11:30 Parallel sessions

• 13:00 Lunch

14:30 Panel session: “Universities as beacons of change for sustainability”

Moderation: Dr Alex Ryan, University of Gloucestershire (UK)

• Prof Nick Foskett, Chair of Academic Board, University of Gibraltar and Former Vice-Chancellor of Keele University
• Dr Rodrigo Lozano, Subject Editor for the Journal of Cleaner Production and Assistant
• Professor at the University of Utrecht
• Prof Fernando Galván - President of the CRUE Sustainability Commission & Rector of the Universidad de Alcalá

16:00 Coffee break

16:30 UE4SD Higher Education Academy Experience

Convenor: Prof Javier Benayas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Facilitators:

• Dr Mercè Junyent, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
• Leslie Collazo, Universitat de Girona
• Prof. José Gutiérrez, Universidad de Granada
• Aitxiber Zallo, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU)

18:30 Closing

Prof Daniella Tilbury, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gibraltar and UE4SD Project Director - Words and Music

20:00 Conference Dinner

Wednesday 29 June

Excursions

 

27 – 29 June 2016, University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar, UK

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is lightening up new pathways for alternative futures. In higher education, it invites students, staff and community partners to reflect on, rethink and reframe their priorities and professional responsibilities. However, embedding its principles and associated pedagogies in the curriculum is proving to be a slow and challenging process.

The UNESCO Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have acknowledged that there is a need to improve support for university educators to re-orient teaching and learning for sustainable development. This is because educators play a critical role in changing learning dynamics and influence education practice. There is evidence that shows that there is a clear lack of ESD training and professional development opportunities to help university educators develop leadership capabilities associated with ESD and re-think their teaching and research practices (UE4SD, 2014).

The UE4SD project, funded by the European Commission, has identified and documented a series of leading practices on professional development in ESD in Europe that can enlighten universities interested in rethinking the purpose of education and becoming beacons of social change (see UE4SD, 2015).

This international Conference asks questions such as:

• Q1. How can universities become beacons of change and good practice in ESD?
• Q2. What type of teaching approaches and professional skills are needed to enable university educators to develop ESD in their own organisations?
• Q3. How can we support university educators to develop professional competences in ESD?
• Q4. What are the connections between ESD, professional development and quality enhancement in higher education?

This event will bring together over 100 delegates from across the world. It welcomes participants interested in teaching & learning and sustainable development in higher education.

The programme includes keynotes, parallel sessions and a Welcome. Some of the confirmed keynote speakers are

• Prof Heila Lotz-Sisitka, Murray & Roberts Chair of Environmental Education and Sustainability at Rhodes University, South Africa
• Dr Alexander Leicht, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Chief of Section, Education for Sustainable Development
  
• Dr Fabrice Millet, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Chief, ASYCUDA Programme
  
• Adriana Valenzuela, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat, Focal Point - Education, Training and Public Awareness
  
• Dr Fernando Galván Reula, President of CRUE-Sostenibilidad and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Alcalá, Spain
  
• Prof Nick Foskett, Chair of Academic Board, University of Gibraltar and Former Vice-Chancellor of Keele University, UK
  
• Dr Rodrigo Lozano, Subject Editor for the Journal of Cleaner Production and Assistant Professor at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
  
• Prof Daniella Tilbury, Director of UE4SD and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar

 

 

 

 

 

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