RCE Greater Western Sydney-2012
Submitted by RCEgscott on Tue, 2012-08-28 00:00
1. Aim: What was the aim of your evaluation? :
1. To clarify the optimum governmance structure for the RCE-GWS 2. To clarify and establish viable action projects for the RCE-GWS
2. Time: When was your evaluation undertaken? :
Ongoing - commencing prior to UNU endorsement with a preliminary strategy meeting with prospective RCE-GWS partners in September 2011.
3. Participants & role: Who participated in evaluation and what was their role? :
Professor Geoff Scott, Mrs Helen Angelakis. RCE-GWS partners.
4. Method for getting information: How did you obtain information necessary for evaluation? :
1. Self Review at RCE-GWS partners meetings 2. Onsite benchmarking with RCE Severn (UK), RCE (BC) and RCE Saskatchewan (Canada) 3. Comparison of strategies at Regional Asian Pacific RCE meeting July 2012 4. Targeted meetings with key players including Deputy Director General NSW Departmenr of Education and Communities; 188 leaders of sustainability projects in Australasia, North America, the UK and European mainland; along with discussions at the RCE Global Meeting in 2011 and the meeting of the Sustainable Futures Academy in Salzburg in February 2012.
5. Findings: What are the main findings of your self-evaluation? :
1. An optimum govenance stucture for RCE-GWS has been established
2. Four key project groups have been established with demonstable outcomes emerging
3. The successful attraction of external funding
4. Strong univeristy, media, political and regional support including a visit by the Chancellor of UWS to the centre and its flagship project at the UWS Riverfarm along with the launch of the RCE-GWS by the Australian Government Minister for Innovation and Climate Change the Honorable Greg Combet.
2. Four key project groups have been established with demonstable outcomes emerging
3. The successful attraction of external funding
4. Strong univeristy, media, political and regional support including a visit by the Chancellor of UWS to the centre and its flagship project at the UWS Riverfarm along with the launch of the RCE-GWS by the Australian Government Minister for Innovation and Climate Change the Honorable Greg Combet.
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