Aichi-Nagoya Declaration on Education for Sustainable Development: Shaping the Future We Want
Shaping the Future We Want UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014) FINAL REPORT This Report comes at a critical time as UN Member States prepare to conclude negotiations on the global post-2015 agenda and launch a set of sustainable development goals. Deep economic and social inequalities, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, disruption caused by […]
Reading in the Mobile Era: A Study of Mobile Reading in Developing Countries
Mobile technology can advance literacy and learning in underserved communities around the world, according to a new report published) on the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day. The report highlights that hundreds of thousands of people currently use mobile technology as a portal to text. Findings show that in countries where illiteracy rates […]
The Internet of Everything and the Case of Barcelona Smart City Proposed by Cisco Networking Academy
The Cisco Networking Academy Partner Summit 2014 took place on the 22 and the 23 of October in Barcelona. Established in 1997, Cisco NetAcad is a non-commercial ICT programme with 10,000 academies in 165 countries which has contributed 348 million euros in-kind contribution to education since its inception in Europe. Cisco is a partner of the “Grand Coalition […]
Astrobiological Foundations of Humanity: The Origin of the Cosmodern Consciousness
An uranium gun-type atomic bomb (Little Boy) was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Javier Collado attended celebrations of Peace for 69º anniversary. Versión castellano It is urgent to develop the understanding, skills and values to cooperate in the resolution of armed conflicts still present in the 21st Century. There are not political boundaries for environmental degradation effects […]
Los Fundamentos Astrobiológicos de la Humanidad: el Origen de la Consciencia Cosmoderna
Una bomba atómica de uranio (Little Boy) fue lanzada en Hiroshima el 6 de Agosto de 1945. Javier Collado participó en las celebraciones pacíficas del 69º aniversario. English Version Es apremiante desarrollar el entendimiento, las habilidades y los valores para cooperar en la resolución de los conflictos bélicos todavía presentes en el siglo XXI. No hay fronteras políticas para los efectos del medio […]
A Reflection on War and Peace for International Peace Day
. Prof. Dr. Greg Simons Institutional Filiation: Uppsala University, Uppsala Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies e-mail: greg.simons@ucrs.uu.se . This is intended as a reflection on peace, its cultivation and its greater significance. International Peace Day, which is celebrated on the 21st of September each year, is a highly symbolic and value rich event. In […]
De nuevo, la seguridad y no la paz
De nuevo prevalece la seguridad -el inmenso negocio de la seguridad sobre la paz. De nuevo los buitres de la guerra vencedores. No había dinero para reducir las enormes brechas sociales, para ayudar al desarrollo endógeno y evitar así estas emigraciones desesperadas… y ahora, de pronto, hay mucho dinero para la guerra. Ya se intentó […]
Interview with Dr. Katherine Müller-Marin, Representative of UNESCO to VietNam
Javier Collado Ruano (JCR): Dr. Katherine Müller-Marin is a native of Costa Rica who began her career as the Curriculum Planning Director at the Distance Teaching University of Costa Rica. She went on to serve at the Costa Rican Ministry of Planning and Economic Policy in Institutional Strengthening and Reengineering. She holds a Master’s degree […]
Global Education as a Transformative Learning
Prof. Dr. Alicia Cabezudo alicia.cabezudo@ipb.org Consultant on Global Education / North South Centre of the Council of Europe / Lisboa International Peace Bureau – IPB Geneva. Vice President School of Education / University of Rosario. Rosario, Argentina . There is a lot of terminology associated with the process of developing a new consciousness […]
Healing a Divided Planet: Proposed Actions on Transboundary Learning and Innovation
Serafin D. Talisayon Professor (retired), University of the Philippines. Director for R&D, Center for Conscious Living Foundation serafin.talisayon@cclfi.org . Abstract: Violence and conflict still continue all over the globe. Much of this violence stem from ethnic, religious and other “mental fences” that people have been educated from childhood. These boundaries and loyalties divide people in the planet. […]
