[APCEIU] UNPAR International Student Conference 2015 on Global Citizenship: Sustainable Urban and Human Settlement – Creating a Smart City for All

The Parahyangan Catholic University (UNPAR) will be holding the UNPAR International Student Conference 2015 on Global Citizenship from January 16^th to 25^th, 2015, in Bandung, Indonesia. Under the theme of “Sustainable Urban and Human Settlement – Creating a Smart City for All,” the 10-day conference will see student participants from Indonesia and other parts of the world come together to discuss issues of urban sustainability with various experts in the field.

[APCEIU] IPS Forum on Global Citizenship held at Sri Lankan Permanent Mission to the United Nations

The Inter Press Service (IPS) Forum on Global Citizenship was held at at the Sri Lankan Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York on November 18^th. The forum was held in cooperation with the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations and Soka Gakkai International, with experts, diplomats, journalists and educators in the field of peace education and global citizenship participating in the forum.

[APCEIU] American Field Service (AFS) Global Intercultural Education Symposium “Learning to Live Together—from Ideas to Act”

The American Field Service (AFS) Global Intercultural Education Symposium “Learning to Live Together—from Ideas to Act” was held on November 8^th in Paris, France. The symposium was granted UNESCO patronage, and was organized by the American Field Service Intercultural Programs, an educational organization focused on intercultural learning opportunities. 1,000 experts and young thought leaders from the fields of education and peace-­building participated in the symposium, which was held as part of the celebrations of the 100^th anniversary of the AFS.

[APCEIU] Conference on Global Citizenship Education held in Brussels

The “Citizens for Global Education, Education for Global Citizenship” Conference was held from 24^th to 25th June in Brussels, Belgium. Organised by CONCORD Europe, in partnership with UNESCO, Oxfam International, the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, Beyond2015, Education International, the Global Campaign for Education, Engagement Global, CIVICUS, 100 European policy-makers, representatives of civil society and researchers participated in the conference with the aim of discussing and contributing to a solid proposal on a Global Citizenship Education (GCE) target in the Post-2015 framework.