Representatives of UOC- Open University of Catalonia, Gaia Education, Eco-Union and Ecoserveis were present at Biocultura to launch the new virtual Eco University strategy in the company of a distinguished gathering of sustainability educators.   The celebratory presentation took place at Biocultura the largest exhibition fair for Ethical Consumerism and Organic Food Production in Spain. The new on-Line Eco University aims to be internationally recognised for offering exceptional academic programmes of integrated sustainability, primarily in Spanish and English. For the first time, a number of influential educational institutions have united to achieve a single goal– create an on-line Eco University- which will promote the interdisciplinarity of the sustainability concept. The virtual Eco University will start its operations in the Fall 2009. More on UOC and Gaia Education on-line programmes

Gaia Education was one of the 25 official exhibitors at the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development - Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade. 

Five years into the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development for which UNESCO is the lead agency, the conference highlighted the relevance of ESD to all of education, promoted international exchange on ESD, especially between countries of the North and the South, carried out a stock-taking of the implementation of the UN Decade, and developed strategies for the way ahead

The conference took place from March 31st to April 2nd 2009, in Bonn, Germany and gathered 900 participants from 150 countries.  

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