Event

2024 Higher Education Sustainability Initiative Global Forum

NEW YORK: As part of the 2024 HLPF, this special event will discuss the future of higher education for sustainable development.

Time
- America/New York
Address
UNHQ Conference Room 1
Details
Open to public
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Higher Education Sustainability Initiative

On 15 July 2024 the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) will organize a special event at the 2024 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) to be held in New York on 8–17 July 2024. It will feature a multi-stakeholder discussion on the intersection of education, innovation and sustainability, emphasizing the impact of artificial intelligence and other technologies. The forum will showcase inspiring initiatives from the UN system and HESI action groups, highlighting higher education's role in advancing implementation of the SDGs. 

It will also serve as a preparatory platform for upcoming initiatives to be advocated or launched at the 2024 Summit of the Future. Recommendations and strategies from the Forum will inform policy and practice, shaping advocacy efforts and action plans for sustainable development in higher education. 

Also at the event, UNU (HESI co-chair in 2024–2025) will launch a new Action Group on "Future of Higher Education and AI". For more information, please contact hesi.unu@unu.edu.

Participation

The event is open to all registered participants of 2024 HLPF. If you are not registered to attend the HLPF (neither have a valid UN grounds pass) and would like to attend this meeting in person, please register by 5 July (17:00 EDT).

Please note that participants in UNU events may appear in photography, screen captures, videos and/or audio (see disclaimer). 

Background

Each year, the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) organizes a global forum as a special event at the HLPF to highlight the critical role of higher education in achieving sustainable development. HESI is a partnership between several UN entities and the higher education community, currently chaired by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), UNU, UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) and the Sulitest Association. Other UN partners include UNESCO, UN Environment Programme, UN Global Compact’s Principles for Responsible Management Education initiative, UN-HABITAT, UNCTAD, UNITAR, UN Office for Partnerships and UN Academic Impact.

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