Thursday, December 6, 2018
09:30—11:00
SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION — lobby on the ground floor
Photogallery of the participants
09:30—11:00
EXHIBITION «Education to the SDGs» — lobby in front of the conference hall, 1st floor
Photogallery of the exhibition
09:30—10:30
BSPU sightseeing tour (for international participants), lobby, ground floor, Foucault pendulum
10:30—11:00
MEDIA SCRUM – lobby in front of the conference hall, 1st floor
11:00—11:30
INAUGURATION SESSION conference hall (live streaming)
Words of welcome:
Marianna Shchetkina, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, The National Coordinator on Implementation of SDGs in Belarus
Raisa Sidorenko, Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus
Joanna Kazana-Wisniowiecki, UN Resident Coordinator in Belarus
Astrid Sahm, Executive Director of the International Centre for Education and Exchange in Dortmund (IBB gGmbH), Head of the Support Programme for Belarus
Mirian Vilela, Executive Director of Earth Charter International and Center for Education for Sustainable Development of the University for Peace (San Jose, Costa Rica)
The Subject of her speech: "Infusing sustainability values in education: the promise of the Earth Charter"
11:30—13:30
PLENARY SESSION Educational challenges of Sustainable Development Goals, conference hall
Keynote Speeches:
Valerij Kovalkov, Deputy Minister for Labour and Social Protection, Working Group Coordinator of the Council for Sustainable Development: focus on social affairs (subject is TBD)
Iya Malkina, First Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Working Group Coordinator of the Council for Sustainable Development: focus on ecological affairs (subject is TBD)
Education for Sustainable Development in Belarus: initial results and challenges,
Alexander Zhuk, BSPU Rector, Chair of the Education for Sustainable Development Association, Member of the Coordination Center for ESD by the Ministry for Education (Minsk, Belarus)
Integrated Interdisciplinary Education for Sustainable Development as a Key Tool for SDGs Implementation,
Karine Danielyan, Holder of Chair for Ecology and Sustainable Development of the Armenian State Pedagogical University, UNDP expert, Member of the International Academy for Ecology (Yerevan, Armenia)
Science Shops and Broader Impacts: international and Belarusian experience,
Norbert Steinhaus, Project Management International Networks, Wissenschaftsladen Bonn e.V. (Bonn Science Shop), expert of EU Agency Research and Innovation, Coordinator of International Science Shops Network Living Knowledge (Bonn, Germany)
The Subject of his speech: "Science Shops and Broader Impacts: International and Belarusian experiences".
13:30—14:30
Lunch
14:30—18:00
Concurrent panel sessions
Suggested topics — to be discussed:
18:00-19:00
Dinner
19:00-20:30
Sightseeing tour around Minsk (upon requests)
Interdepartmental interaction and intersectoral cooperation as a framework for a social agreement in the field of education — the format of a round table on education in the context of the analytical report National Strategy for Sustainable Development-2030 and the concept of National Strategy for Sustainable Development-2035 (for participants, including the Council on Sustainable Development, the Partnership Group and the Public Monitoring Council National Strategy for Sustainable Development-2030).
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ESD practices as a key enabler of facing challenges in implementation SDGs accelerator «Future generations orientation» — about specifics of different ESD practices in the activities of different generations and population groups for the benefit of sustainable development.
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Educational support of sustainability processes in local communities and regions — on challenges in integration of educational practices and regional sustainability processes, educational support for Strategies of Regional Development and Science Shop activities in Belarus.
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Priority development areas of the continuous teacher education for SDGs achievement — on challenges in integration of values and Goals of Sustainable Development in the capacities building of educators and trainers, embedment of the Responsible Research and Innovation approach in the educational processes, integration of formal, non-formal and informal education.
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Friday, December 7, 2018
9:00 -9:45
PLENARY SESSION Perspectives and Challenges of Educational Practices for Sustainable Development (brief summary of the forums` results and materials) — room 482
10:00 -11:30
INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION Education for SDGs (best ESD practices and SDGs promotion in local communities and regions), lobby in front of conference hall
11:30-12:00
Coffee-break
12:00-13:00
— WORKSHOP on the international Master of Advanced Studies Program Pedagogical Approaches for Education in Humanitarian Principles and Values
— TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION based on Humanitarian Principles and Values — Eveline Steinger, Director of the Institute for International Cooperation in Education (IZB), University of Teacher Training, (Zug, Switzerland), room108
— THEMATIC WORKING GROUPS on finalizing suggestions to Symposium resolution, room TBD
— MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERT GROUP, evaluating Interactive Exhibition, room TBD
13:00 -14:00
WRAP-UP PLENARY SESSION Education for Sustainable Development for All Generations as Social Agreement (summary of the Symposium, finalizing Resolution), room 482
14:00 -14:45
Lunch
15:00-16.30
Walking tour around Minsk center (upon requests)