{"id":3308,"date":"2026-01-19T10:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/?p=3308"},"modified":"2026-01-19T10:58:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T10:58:24","slug":"3308-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/3308-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher Education Summit 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Higher Education Summit 2026 on Transformative Education for Sustainability<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)<\/strong> is redefining the way we learn, think, and act in a rapidly changing world. Grounded in a <strong>transformative learning<\/strong> approach, ESD fosters essential skills such as empathy, critical thinking, and collective action, which are key to addressing complex global challenges and building a fairer and more sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, the <strong>Higher Education Summit 2026<\/strong> will take place under the theme:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cUnleashing Transformative and Decolonised Education for Sustainability in a Globalised World\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Summit aims to be a space for sharing, reflection, and co-creation, exploring the role of higher education institutions as <strong>agents of social and environmental transformation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Education as a driver of change<\/h2>\n<p>During the Summit, innovative approaches will be discussed to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promote <strong>climate-emotion literacy<\/strong>, turning eco-anxiety into active engagement;<\/li>\n<li>Strengthen <strong>communities of care, resilience, and solidarity<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>Challenge Eurocentric narratives, valuing <strong>decolonial, inclusive perspectives and local knowledge<\/strong>;<\/li>\n<li>Rethink curricula, values, and success criteria in higher education, linking personal growth to societal renewal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The goal is to contribute to education that not only responds to planetary crises but also fosters a genuine <strong>sense of shared responsibility<\/strong> for our common future.<\/p>\n<h2>Call for Contributions<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Call for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.higher-education-summit.com\/call-2026\">Contributions<\/a><\/strong> is now open for bold, creative, interactive, and transformative submissions, in <strong>English or French<\/strong>, in the following thematic areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ESD in less industrialised contexts<\/li>\n<li>Intercultural issues in transformative ESD<\/li>\n<li>The role of universities in \u201cleaving no one behind\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Climate emotions in transformative ESD: from eco-distress to collective agency<\/li>\n<li>Decolonising ESD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fresh perspectives and innovative ideas are also welcome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline for submission:<\/strong> 26 January 2026 (extended deadline)<\/p>\n<h2>About the event<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Higher Education Summit 2026<\/strong> is organised by the <strong>COPERNICUS Alliance<\/strong>, the <strong>UNESCO Chair in Training of Sustainable Development Professionals<\/strong> (Universit\u00e9 Bordeaux Montaigne), the <strong>UNESCO Chair in Responsible Global Management<\/strong> (Bern University of Applied Sciences), <strong>RADSI Nouvelle Aquitaine<\/strong>, and <strong>Students Organizing for Sustainability International<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 26\u201328 August 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Bordeaux, France<br \/>\n<strong>Audience:<\/strong> Students, faculty, researchers, and changemakers in the field of transformative learning for sustainability in higher education.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the event and the <strong>Call for Contributions<\/strong>, please visit the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.higher-education-summit.com\/2026\">Higher Education Summit website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3310,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3308"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3312,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3308\/revisions\/3312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/sustent\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}