UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development (HESD)

We support educational institutions in transforming into places where sustainability can be lived and learned. The Chair is home to a community of scholars from diverse backgrounds who experiment with the transformative potential of education.

Our Shared Vision for ESD: UNITWIN Network Statement Ahead of Nairobi 2027

What should Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) stand for after 2030? Ahead of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development in Nairobi (13–15 January 2027), the UNITWIN Network on Education for Sustainable Development and Social Transformation (UNiESD&ST) has updated its network statement Our Shared Vision

Group photo of the participants of the brown bag lunch on a staircase at Leuphana University Lüneburg

Brown Bag Lunch: Kick-off for a UNESCO Chair Community at Leuphana

Cover detail of the UNESCO policy paper 'Rethinking learning assessments for ESD' (2026)

What Gets Measured Matters: A UNESCO Policy Paper on Rethinking Assessment in ESD

Passing On, Reflection, Setting Out: Two LoLE Cohorts Meet at Leuphana

Passing On, Reflection, Setting Out: Two LoLE Cohorts Meet at Leuphana

Portraits of the speakers Seema Bali, Gregor Torkar and Zintle Songqwaru

UNESCO Chair Lecture: Seema Bali, Gregor Torkar and Zintle Songqwaru on Teacher Leadership

Pencil drawing: two teachers work with three open handbooks and sticky notes.

From Global Guidance to Local Practice: UNESCO Launches Three New ESD Guidance Tools

Pencil drawing: on a dark street during a power outage, one house with solar panels on its roof is lit, and neighbours gather on its porch.

Better After the Shock? What Antifragility Can Offer Sustainability Science