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1 1 Harriet Sjerps-Jones EAUC board The Future We Want – Post Rio+ 20 Roadmap to Action

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5 5 The Future

6 6 Leanne Denby President of Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability The Future We Want – Post Rio+ 20 – Roadmap to Action

7 7 The role of Tertiary Education International Initiatives to date: - Treaty on Higher Education in Sustainable Development - Higher Education for Sustainability Initiative Education in SDGs - AASHE workshop - Asia Pacific workshop Next steps

8 8 The role of Tertiary Education Why consultation in the UK? At the Rio Summit it became clear how important the role of tertiary education is Drivers: Green Economy and new frameworks (GDP+) Research and Problem solving Behaviour change (Citizenship) Lack of vision and action at political level

9 9 The role of Tertiary Education The consultation questions 1 - Which supporting mechanisms should government and civil society put in place to enable and strengthen UK delivery of the educational commitments agreed in the Future We Want?

10 10 The role of Tertiary Education 2 - What actions are your organisation/institution/party taking to facilitate delivery on this agenda immediately, in the near future (by 2015) and in the longer term (next 10 years)?

11 11 The role of Tertiary Education Some emerging themes Calling on the Government to provide cross-departmental coordination and collaboration; endorse and support those institutions and organisations that lead the way with good practice; Realign funding and focus and long term

12 12 The role of Tertiary Education support the growth of green jobs to help the almost 1m unemployed young people; consider a legislative approach that challenges and nudges the sector rather than dictates

13 13 The role of Tertiary Education Calling on civil society To listen to the voice of youth; NGOs should overcome narrow focused agendas and aim to collaborate on this agenda, with each other, and the formal education sector; Education sector should collaborate closely with local communities

14 14 The role of Tertiary Education Education sector to offer leadership in SD and act as beacons of good practice in society


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