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On April 16, the UIC Sustainable Development Research Group (SDRG), founded by Globalisation and Development (GAD) Programme’s students and now encompassing members from across the entire college, held its 2022 annual forum on the topic of “Sustainable Development: A New Paradigm for Higher Education”. Hosted by the founder of SDRG, GAD student Mr. Frank Chen Chaofan, the virtual forum convened 5 distinguished guests hailing from both academia and the private sector to share insights drawn from their respective fields of expertise.

4月16日，由全球化与发展专业（GAD）学生创立的UIC可持续发展研究组（SDRG）举办了以 “可持续发展：高等教育的新范式 “为主题的2022学年论坛。在SDRG创始人、GAD学生陈超凡先生的主持下，本次线上论坛召集了来自学术界和私营部门的5位特邀嘉宾，分享他们在各自专业领域的见解和经验。

The forum kicked off with the contribution of Dr. Edoardo Monaco – Head of Department of Social Sciences at UIC and Associate Professor of GAD – who provided a thorough overview of the growing relevance of sustainable development in the contemporary world. After defining the concept and explaining the reasons for its urgency  – including demographic expansion, universal pursuit of economic progress amid persisting inequalities and increasing strain on natural resources – Dr. Monaco concluded that “sustainability matters for both public and private sectors, therefore it is essential that forward-looking academic platforms wishing to be relevant in today’s world and be of use to the future leadership of this planet do cover it in their curricula accordingly”. In this regard he pointed out the uniqueness of the GAD Programme, as it thoroughly integrates sustainability in its educational mission at undergraduate level, while many other universities do so very partially, and only from  the postgraduate level onwards.

UIC社会科学系主任兼GAD副教授Edoardo Monaco博士对可持续发展在当代世界的重要性的全面介绍为论坛拉开了序幕。他深入解释了可持续发展的概念和其日益重要的原因——包括人口膨胀、在持续的不平等中普遍追求经济增长以及对自然资源的进一步压迫——Monaco博士对此总结道：”可持续性对公共和私营部门都至关重要，因此，具有前瞻性的学术平台如果希望培养引领未来时代潮流和这颗星球的发展的人才，应当在其课程中涵盖可持续发展的概念。”他同时强调了GAD的独特性，因为该专业在本科阶段就将可持续性概念全面纳入其教学宗旨，走在了可持续发展教育的前沿。

By emphasising the linkage among higher education, health promotion, and sustainable development, Professor Kwok Cho Tang, former Technical Leader of Health Promotion Unit at the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Professor of GAD, highlighted the importance of education in mobilizing human capital to achieve a healthy and sustainable society. He also stressed the significant role played by international organisations in  addressing issues concerning sustainability through knowledge dissemination, policy development, and resources mobilisation.

通过强调高等教育、健康促进和可持续发展之间的联系，世界卫生组织（WHO）健康促进组前技术负责人、GAD教授邓国组教授强调了教育在动员人力资本以实现健康和可持续社会方面的重要性。他还强调了国际组织在通过知识传播、政策制定和资源调动来解决可持续性相关问题方面所发挥的重要作用。

“Education is a leverage for higher quality economic development, and the standards of educational systems are rising accordingly,” said Dr. Selcuk Çolakoğlu, Associate Professor cum Programme Coordinator of GAD, and Director of the Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies. Dr. Çolakoğlu provided his perspective on the interaction among sustainable development, international relations, and global governance, with a particular emphasis on the developing pathways of the Global South.

“教育是提高经济发展质量的杠杆，教育系统的标准也在相应地不断提高，” GAD副教授兼GAD课程协调员、土耳其亚太研究中心主任Selcuk Çolakoğlu博士在发言时如是说。他从可持续发展、国际关系和全球治理间的互动的角度出发，着重强调了全球南方的可持续发展路径的重要性和特点。

Ms. Sarah Albert – GAD Programme’s  Industry Advisor and Sustainability Director at NEXTracker, a world-leading corporation active in solar-panel technology – contributed to the forum with a comprehensive analysis on how the need for renewable energy and the continuously evolving ESG standards are boosting private businesses’ demand for talents that understand the dynamics of both globalisation and sustainability. When asked by the audience whether the application of ESG would affect the profitability of corporations, Ms. Albert replied that ESG leads to better risk-adjusted returns in the long run and is becoming mandatory in many countries regions, thus applying ESG actually prevents costly legal consequences and attracts both investors and consumers.

Sarah Albert女士是GAD的行业顾问和NEXTracker（一家活跃在太阳能电池板技术领域的世界领先企业）的可持续发展总监。她在论坛上全面分析了对可再生能源持续增长的需求和不断发展的ESG标准如何促进了私营企业对掌握全球化和可持续发展动态的人才的需求。当听众问及ESG标准的实践是否会影响公司的盈利能力时，Albert女士回答说，ESG实际上有助于提升公司的长期收益能力，许多国家地区已开始将ESG作为投资和融资的标准，因此应用ESG实际上可以帮助公司吸引投资者和消费者，同时合理避免昂贵的法律后果。

Mr. Zhang Daqian, Head of the Climate Change Working Group at China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF), a prominent, internationally-active NGO based in China working in close partnership with the GAD Programme on sustainability education and leadership, discussed the practice of sustainable development in NGOs. By presenting the efforts and achievements of CBCGDF in the realms of climate action and, in particular, biodiversity conservation, Mr. Zhang called for students to get involved first-hand in the implementation of sustainable development by participating in relevant internships and in multiple initiatives that can concretely impact their very own community.

中国生物多样性保护与绿色发展基金会（绿发会）的气候变化工作组组长张大芊先生阐述了非政府组织的可持续发展实践。绿发会是一家在国际上活跃的知名中国本土非政府组织，与GAD在可持续教育和领导力方面建立了密切的合作关系。通过介绍CBCGDF在气候行动和生物多样性保护方面的努力和成就，张先生呼吁学生通过参加相关的实习和活动，通过影响自己所处的社区从而亲身参与到可持续发展的实践中。

Heartfelt thanks go to the students at the Sustainable Development Research Group for promoting the debate over meaningful and timely matters, and to the guest speakers for gracing the forum with their kind presence and insights. It has been an enlightening experience that encourages all the attendees to actively engage in sustainable development and to help achieve a sustainable world of tomorrow. As Dr. Monaco put it in the closing remarks, “there’s a lot to be done, but every journey starts with a step, and there is always hope and changes to be made”. The future is on you, future sustainability leaders!

衷心感谢可持续发展研究组的学生们为举办本次论坛和推动可持续发展的讨论所做的努力，也感谢嘉宾们的出席和他们精彩的分享。这是一次富有启发性的经历，激励着所有与会者积极参与到可持续发展的实践中，以帮助实现一个可持续发展的明日世界。正如Monaco博士在其总结陈词中所说，”实现可持续发展并非易事，但每一个旅程都是从踏出第一步开始的，一切都会有希望和改变。”未来就在你们身上，可持续发展的未来领袖们！

Written and Edited by Ms Sun Yuan Cinnamon (Former Assistant Instructor of GAD)
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