Education

Education underpins sustainable development; access to education empowers individuals to break the cycle of poverty, fosters peace by building tolerance among cultures, and promotes gender equality. 

As an educational institution, UNU inherently focuses on creating learning and training opportunities that advance inclusive global development and that foster learning networks to promote regional and local sustainable development initiatives.

UNU offers several postgraduate degree programmes that enhance the capability of young scholars to contribute to the extension, application, and diffusion of knowledge.

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Event

What's SDGs? — Ishikawa-san Live News It!

UNU-IAS will contribute to a local news TV programme in Ishikawa as guest commentator on SDGs.

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News

COP26 Side Event Explores Carbon Neutrality and the SDGs

The event engaged experts to discuss challenges and good practices for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and the SDGs.

10 Nov 2021

News

Winners of Youth Climate Art Challenge Announced

The first ever RCE Youth Climate Art Challenge invited young people to submit works of art focusing on SDG 13 (climate action).

05 Nov 2021

Press Release

UN University to Launch Postgraduate Degree Specialisation on the Paris Agreement

The UN University has begun developing a new postgraduate degree specialisation on the Paris Agreement on climate change.

04 Nov 2021

Press Release

UN University to Launch Postgraduate Degree Specialisation on the Paris Agreement

Developed in collaboration with UNFCCC, the new programme will commence in Autumn 2023.

04 Nov 2021

News

UNU Senior Vice-Rector Shirahase Elected as International Science Council Vice President

The ISC has announced the election of United Nations University Senior Vice-Rector Sawako Shirahase as ISC Vice President for Finance of the Council.

20 Oct 2021

Announcement

Call for Presentations: Seventh National Youth Environmental Activity Presentation Contest

The deadline for submissions is 15 November 2021.

14 Oct 2021

Press Release

Dr Sawako Shirahase Appointed as Senior Vice-Rector of the United Nations University

Dr Sawako Shirahase will join the United Nations University as its next UNU Senior Vice-Rector, effective 1 October 2021.

14 Sep 2021