Time: 17:00-19:00 JST (in-person and online)

UNU-IAS will co-organise the ProSPER.Net Sustainability Forum as part of the UN Weeks at Sophia University. Under the theme 'Exploring the New Direction of Equity and Inclusion towards Transforming Education', the event will focus on the ramifications of the COVID-19 crisis on the provision of inclusive and equitable quality education, particularly its impact on vulnerable populations. It will also discuss the role of higher education institutions in striving for sustainability and inclusion in their activities.

The forum will feature speakers from UNU-IAS; ProSPER.Net member universities; UNESCO; the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT); Ministry of the Environment of Japan; and Sophia University.

To attend the event in person, please register(link is external) in advance. To participate online, please register(link is external) to receive a Zoom link.

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For more information, view the event flyer for the ProSPER.Net Sustainability Forum here(link is external), and learn more about the UN Week at Sophia University event here (English(link is external) / Japanese(link is external)).