UNESCO Chair Lecture Series
In the UNESCO Chair Lecture Series, we invite perspectives on (higher) education for sustainable development and UNESCO-related topics. The series continues earlier dialogue formats at our department, among them the series “In Conversation with …” and the UNESCO Chair’s “Rethinking Higher Education”. The lectures are shared within the wider UNESCO network and attract a global audience. Most sessions take place in hybrid or online formats.
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5 Oct 2026 · Seema Bali, Gregor Torkar, Zintle Songqwaru · Online, on World Teachers' Day
Lectures
2026
LS105 Oct 2026Teachers as (Co-)Designers of Sustainability TransformationsSeema Bali, Gregor Torkar, Zintle Songqwaru
Speakers from India, Slovenia and South Africa discussed the role of teachers and teacher education in shaping the development agenda beyond 2030. A recording is available.
Read the postLS0924 Aug 2026Transforming Assessment in ESD: The DARE ApproachAaron Redman, Daniel Fischer, Jordan King
The second conversation on assessment in ESD introduced the DARE framework, developed within the UNESCO project “Transforming Futures: Enhancing Practice for ESD for 2030 through Action Research”.
Read the postLS081 Jun 2026Assessment in ESD: History and Future DirectionsAaron Redman (Aalborg University), Caleb Mandikonza (University of the Witwatersrand)
The first session on assessment in ESD brought together diverse perspectives on the history and future of assessment in the field. A recording is available.
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LS071 Sep 2025A Pan-Asian Initiative in Teacher Education for Sustainable DevelopmentHiroki Fujii (Okayama University)
Hiroki Fujii, Director of the Okayama University ESD Promotion Center and its UNESCO Chair, spoke about developments in ESD in Japan and about bridging research and school practice. The lecture was part of a visit by a delegation from Okayama University. A recording is available.
Read the postRelated postLS0619 Jun 2025De-individualising Learning in Transformations to SustainabilityHeila Lotz-Sisitka (Rhodes University)
Heila Lotz-Sisitka, a long-standing partner in the UNITWIN Network on ESD and Social Transformation, discussed how learning in sustainability transformations can be rethought beyond the individual learner.
Read the postLS0511 Jun 2025My Grudges Against NudgesC. Tyler DesRoches (Arizona State University)
LS0411 Feb 2025Bringing the World to Your Class: Virtual ExchangeHandan Çelik (Trabzon University), Jodie Birdman, Onur Cicek (Leuphana)
No report on this lecture yet.
2024
LS0317 Dec 2024Whole-School Sustainability: Concept, Effectiveness and Transformation PathwaysJorrit Holst (FU Berlin)
Jorrit Holst presented the Whole-School Approach as a framework for turning schools into experiential spaces for sustainability learning, political literacy and active citizenship.
Read the postLS0216 Oct 2024ESD Leadership for Curriculum Innovation in Southern AfricaSirkka Tshiningayamwe (University of Namibia)
Sirkka Tshiningayamwe (University of Namibia) spoke about collaborative ESD leadership for curriculum innovation in Southern Africa and invited the audience to rethink what quality and relevant education means.
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LS0127 Nov 2023No time to lose: The role of education in trying to save people and planetArjen Wals (Wageningen University)
No report on this lecture yet.
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