The Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI) has announced the theme for its upcoming conference; Higher Education's Commitment to Sustainability: from Understanding to Action.

The conference aims to deepen the conceptual definition of the lines of change in higher education to respond to the challenges of sustainability, as well as to identify ways for action. It offers a collective work dynamic and opportunity for active participation. With this idea, a call for good practices on Higher Education and Sustainability has been launched. For further details please see the attached document. 

There will also be an online forum in order to debate and prepare the material that will be worked on in the conference. The aim is to extend the scope of the GUNI Conference by giving voice to individuals and institutions from around the world. 

Keynote speakers: 

• Abe, Osamu  (Japan) - ESD Research Centre at Rikkyo University
• Al-Nahar Al-Noaimi, Tayseer (Jordan) - Ministry of Education
• Chacón , Miguel Ángel (Guatemala) - University of San Carlos of Guatemala
• H.A.N. Rikers, Jos (Netherlands) - Open University of the Netherlands
• Leal Filho, Walter (Germany) - Research and Transfer Centre "Applications of Life Sciences" at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
• Lotz-Sisitka, Heila  (South Africa) - Murray & Roberts Chair of Environmental Education and Sustainability at Rhodes University
• Naranjo, Claudio  (Chile) - SAT EDUCA-Programme
• Nomura, Ko (Japan)  - Graduate School of Environmental Studies at Nagoya University
• Wals, Arjen (Netherlands) - Wageningen University
• Wright, Tarah (Canada) - Dalhousie University

Take the opportunity to voice your opinion and directly shape the content of the conference workshops by voting in the GUNI Poll.   The Poll will be active until 7 November.