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Mochizuki, Yoko; Fadeeva, Zinaida – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to offer an overview of the United Nations University's Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development (RCE) initiative--the global process created to support the implementation of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD, 2005-2014)--and discuss the…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Higher Education, Sustainable Development, Expertise
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Rikers, Jos H. A. N.; Hermans, Jos H. C. L. M. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce the case of the cross-border RCE Rhine-Meuse established as the first Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development in Europe. RCE Rhine-Meuse is an initiative of two institutions of higher education in the South of The Netherlands, but reaching out to the German and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Expertise, Research and Development Centers
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Stefanovic, Ingrid Leman – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the role that the University of Toronto has had in helping to establish a Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development in Toronto, Canada. The way in which the RCE initiative has helped to move forward the university's own five-year plan will also be discussed.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Expertise, Partnerships in Education
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Ferrer-Balas, D.; Buckland, H. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) and RCE-Barcelona in the context of two organisations with a strategic aim to further Education for Sustainable Development. A special emphasis is put in the role that UPC has had in the creation and development of this project,…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Sustainable Development, Systems Analysis, Regional Planning
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Filho, Walter Leal; Schwarz, Jens – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the experiences of RCE Hamburg, one of the latest Regional Centres of Excellence (RCE) to be created. It outlines the activities performed by the RCE and describes its relationships with the various stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach: A description of the region where the RCE is located is…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Stakeholders, Regional Planning, Regional Programs
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Dahms, Tanya; McMartin, Dena; Petry, Roger – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe the unique collaborative process initiated at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada, to develop a Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) through the United Nations University-Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS). Design/methodology/approach:…
Descriptors: Governance, Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Regional Characteristics