Transforming Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Learn more about PRME!5 December The PRME Secretariat team, based in the UN Global Compact office in New York City, is offering a series of presentations on the opportunities of the PRME network, primarily addressing Local Networks and Academic Participants of the UN Global Compact who may not be familiar with the offerings available. The webinars are free and open to any LNs, existing Academic Participants, or prospective Participants that are interested in learning more. Thursday, December 1, 9:00 – 9:30 am ET REGISTER HEREThursday, December 1, 1:00 – 1:30 pm ET REGISTER HEREThursday, December 1, 5:00 – 5:30 pm ET REGISTER HERE

Daryna Dvornichenko, PhD, Ass. Professor will share her reflections on women’s engagement in politics and the economy before and after 24 February in Ukraine. Despite the introduction of various instruments for mainstreaming gender-balanced policies, their effectiveness was relatively low in pre-war Ukraine. The numerous persistent factors that hamper women’s political participation prove that Ukraine still had much to do to create a level playing field for men and women in politics and the economy. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has dramatically changed the political and economic landscape. There is a high risk of rollback of those not-so-numerous achievements gained before 24.02.2022. The findings from the interviews with women politicians and entrepreneurs presented at the meeting will provide a clear picture of the challenges women face in pre-war and post-invasion Ukraine. Founding PRME B4P Working Group, Co-Chair John Katsos from the American University of Sharjah, and Sophie Kacki from PRME Secretariat will also give a few remarks. Darina Dvornichenko is a Project Coordinator for the project entitled “Utilization and Implementation of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine in the field of trade/EU4Business: SME Competitiveness and Internationalisation,” led by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Darina received her Ph.D. in political science from Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University, where she also earned an M.A. and B.A. in international relations. Additionally, she earned certificates at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the European Academy of Diplomacy (Warsaw), and the British Law Centre. Before 24 February 2022, she worked as an associate professor at the National University Odesa Maritime Academy and as an adviser to the head of the Research Institute of Informatics and Law of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine. In addition, she has been a guest lecturer at the University for Foreigners in Perugia, the University of Zagreb, and Ukrainian Catholic University. She is the author of over 40 publications on issues of European integration and gender. In 2021, Darina was affiliated with the University of Wroclaw as a Kirkland Research Fellow, and in 2022 she completed a year as a Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States doing research on the role of women in politics in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. She is also a founder of “Agents of Change!”—a nongovernmental organization that promotes women’s participation in decision-making and non-formal education in Ukraine. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0oceqprj8iGtUACUle26LyocFvDzs1imuE

This webinar is organized by PRME Working Group on Climate Change and Environment and hosted by Dr. Tim Rogmans.Participants will get a chance to experience the "Sustainability Management Simulation: Net Zero", in which learners play the role of the General Manager of a 500-room, 4-star city-center hotel with the goal reducing its emissions by 50% over 7 years and stay within a carbon budget, while at the same time optimizing financial performance.By playing the simulation, participants experience that making significant reductions in emissions is feasible and does not need to go at the expense of business performance. Participants also learn to evaluate and prioritize potential initiatives that can help to reduce emissions, to interpret corporate emissions data and to localize and adapt emissions reduction strategies according to varying conditions."Net Zero" is published by Harvard Business Publishing and has won the gold medal at the 2022 Serious Play Awards. Tim Rogmans is the author of the simulation.Simulation login details will be provided during the session. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meetin...

Transforming Higher Education for Sustainable Development: Learn more about PRME!5 December The PRME Secretariat team, based in the UN Global Compact office in New York City, is offering a series of presentations on the opportunities of the PRME network, primarily addressing Local Networks and Academic Participants of the UN Global Compact who may not be familiar with the offerings available. The webinars are free and open to any LNs, existing Academic Participants, or prospective Participants that are interested in learning more. Monday, December 5, 9:00 – 9:30 am ET REGISTER HEREMonday, December 5, 5:00 – 5:30 pm ET REGISTER HERE

REGISTER HERE This session will specifically focused on the assessment aspect, to be completed by learners at the end of the November training. The PRME Climate Literacy Training for Business Schools, led by Professor Petra Molthan-Hill is taking place for four consecutive Wednesdays in November, beginning 9 November - all sessions will be from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm ET (NYC). Upon attending all four sessions and completing an assessment form, participants have the opportunity to become certified climate literate and trainers themselves.If you have any questions, please reach out to clt@unprme.org.The Climate Literacy Training for Business Schools (CLT4BS) was developed by Nottingham Business School (NBS), Nottingham Trent University, UK in collaboration with the PRME Champions, the PRME Working Group on Climate Change, oikos International, and the Carbon Literacy Project.