News
COP30 Events Feature Ishikawa Youth
A UNU-IAS youth empowerment initiative engaged two high school students from Japan at the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil.
News
Strengthening Education for Sustainable Development through Action-Oriented Pedagogies
RCE members participated in online training to bridge knowledge and action for sustainability.
News
Youth and Researchers Discuss Cross-Cutting Solutions at COP30
A side event at the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil shared innovative initiatives to address capacity gaps and barriers.
Blog Post
Dutch election should make Europe’s universities think local
International excellence means nothing if the societies sustaining universities no longer feel connected to them, say Jo Ritzen and Job Zomerplaag
Press Release
New UNU Institute in Hungary Will Advance Research on Issues of Peace, Security and Transformative Technologies
The institute will advance futures literacy as a tool to shape how the world confronts geopolitical conflicts exacerbated by technological change.
News
Session Highlights How Learning Can Drive Climate Action
UNU-IAS held an online session of the Climate Classroom @COP30 exploring how meaningful learning can be a catalyst for climate action.
Commentary
Transforming Education to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Writing in Diplomatic Courier, our expert Nafissa Insebayeva calls for reframing climate education from raising awareness to driving action.
Article
The 2025 Okayama Declaration: RCEs' Collective Commitment for Sustainable Futures
The Declaration reflects the renewed commitment of RCEs to harness education for advancing sustainability.
Announcement
Next Course: “Bacterial Nucleotide Second Messengers: Molecular Mechanisms and Biotechnological Applications”, February 2026
Apply for a scholarship to participate in the course coordinated by Dr. Julieta Fernández and Dr. Federico Sisti at UNLP, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Article
From brain drain to brain bridges: How mobile PhD scientists connect home countries to global science
Internationally trained PhDs aren’t a ‘brain drain’—they bridge Colombia’s researchers with the global scientific community.