{"id":609,"date":"2021-03-01T19:26:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T17:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asem-education.org\/?p=609"},"modified":"2021-03-23T19:27:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T17:27:48","slug":"266-unesco-japan-prize-on-education-for-sustainable-development-call-for-nominations-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asem-education.org\/news\/266-unesco-japan-prize-on-education-for-sustainable-development-call-for-nominations-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development – Call for Nominations 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
UNESCO is launching the call for nomination for the\u00a02021 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Generously funded by the Government of Japan, since 2015 the Prize rewards exceptional projects and programmes in the field of Education for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n In 2021, three winners will be rewarded with USD 50,000 each and will be invited to establish a long-term collaboration with UNESCO by joining the ESD for 2030 Global Network (ESD-Net).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Nominations can be made by Governments of UNESCO Member States via their Permanent Delegation to UNESCO in consultation with their National Commission for UNESCO as well as by non-governmental organizations NGOs in official partnership with UNESCO.<\/p>\n Organizations looking to be nominated are advised to contact their country\u2019s National Commission for UNESCO (see list here<\/a>) or an NGO or Foundation in official partnership with UNESCO (see list of NGOs here<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0list of Foundations here<\/a>).<\/p>\n Eligibility and Selection Criteria: the three Prize winners are selected by the Director-General of UNESCO on the basis of recommendations made by an international independent Jury consisting of five experts.<\/p>\nSelection Process<\/h3>\n