Registrations Open & Call for Submissions: 13th Global RCE Conference

31 October - 2 November 2023, hybrid, hosted by RCE Greater Gombak & RCE Greater Kuala Lumpur

(Photo credit (right): Abe Nubhan)

The 13th Global RCE Conference will be held in a hybrid format from 31 October - 2 November 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The meeting will be jointly hosted by RCE Greater Gombak and RCE Greater Kuala Lumpur under the theme 'Whole Community Approach for ESD'.

Achieving sustainable development entails instilling human values, ethics, and subliminal dimensions such as spirituality in the community. Driving change for the success of this agenda relies on the Whole Community Approach which involves collaborations among multi-stakeholders such as the education sector, community members, industries/business, and the government sector.

Addressing the five Priority Action Areas of ESD for 2030, the conference will highlight the following sub-themes in the panel discussions:

• Transformative learning through Whole Community Approach
• Partnership and global movement for Whole Community Approach
• Capacity building for Whole Community Approach
• Empowering Youth for Whole Community Approach
• Sharing good practices of local actions on mainstreaming Whole Community Approach for ESD

Promoting greater acceptance and participation of the community, the conference will serve as an opportunity for participants to collectively explore, share, and strengthen the knowledge, skills, and network to strengthen capacities and actions necessary to accomplish the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The 13th RCE Global Conference will begin with a Real World Lab (RWL) visit for experiential learning in Gombak. The main meetings will be held at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuala Lumpur, followed by sharing sessions and a closing event at Le Quadri Hotel (UCSI University), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

(Photo credit (left): RCE Greater Kuala Lumpur)

DETAILS

Date/Time: 31 October - 2 November 2023

Location: Hybrid
(In-person: International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuala Lumpur and Le Quadri Hotel (UCSI University), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur)
*Please note in-person attendance is limited to RCE members. 

Programme: Tentative programme
Note: The Sessions on Day 2 and Day 3 (except RWL Visit) will be held in a hybrid mode. The other parts of the programme will be limited to in-person participation. Please note, this programme is subject to change.

REGISTRATION

Please register through the online registration form. Registration deadlines are below:

• In-person participation: 29 September 2023 (23:59 MYT)

*For details on in-person attendance, please read through the Guidelines for In-Person Participation before registering.
*To apply for Case Study Presentations, please see further details below.

• Online participation: 15 October 2023 (23:59 MYT)

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

RCE Case Study Presentations
(Deadline for applications: 31 August 2023 (23:59 MYT) for both in-person and online participants)
*Please note only RCE members are eligible to submit Case Study Presentations.  

 Case study presentations will take place during the Conference in the Parallel Session 1 as follows (please refer to the tentative programme):

• Parallel Session 1 'Sharing good practices of local actions on mainstreaming Whole Community Approach for ESD'
• Day 3 (2 November), 11:00-13:00 (MYT)   

The overall theme is 'Whole Community Approach for ESD'. The sub-themes are as follows: 

• Transformative learning through Whole Community Approach
• Partnership and global movement for Whole Community Approach
• Capacity building for Whole Community Approach
• Empowering Youth for Whole Community Approach

Please see Instructions: Application for Case Study Presentation for details. To apply for a case study presentation, participants are required to:

• Submit their RCE Project through the RCE Portal
• Complete the online registration form

*In case you experience any technical difficulties submitting your RCE Project through the RCE Portal, please contact the Global RCE Service Centre (rceconference@unu.edu).

Note: Each speaker will be allotted about 10-15 minutes for their presentation, followed by 5 minutes Q&A (if time permits).

The organisers will contact applicants regarding the outcome of their application in the middle of September 2023 or earlier, by email. Speakers will be asked to prepare a presentation once their RCE project is accepted.