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Learning in the Region for Sustainable Development:
Inaugural conference to launch the first UK Regional Centre of Expertise in ESD in the UK

Thursday 20th September 2007

Burleigh Court Conference Centre, Loughborough University

How to get there: http://www.welcometoimago.com/venues/burleigh-court/

Delivered in association with the UNESCO-UK Committee, with support from the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the East Midlands Development Agency (emda) and Loughborough University's Sustainability Research School and Department of Geography

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This conference was aimed at:

Managers and practitioners from the Schools, Further education, Higher education, Youth and Adult & Continuing education sectors
Senior managers responsible for policy and practice in sustainable development and/or education/training
Coordinators of regional and other Education for Sustainable Development networks/groups in the UK and the rest of Europe

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Aims

To formally launch the first Regional Centre of Expertise (ESD) in the UK and to explore some of the activities, challenges and opportunities facing education for sustainable development practitioners regionally, nationally and internationally.

David Lammy MP (Minister for Skills) will formally launch the RCE East Midlands and introduce the programme, which will include stakeholder inputs and workshops addressing:

Government policies and initiatives in support of education for sustainable development and global citizenship regionally, nationally and internationally
RCEs and United Nations activity
National and regional ESD activity in the UK, across the schools, FE, HE, youth, Adult and continuing education, voluntary and business sectors
Next steps for the ESD and global citizenship agenda regionally, nationally and internationally