Tool for climate benchmarking launches – CABie
The first and only climate benchmark tool explicitly tailored for international education has launched, in a bid to empower universities in their fight for climate action.
The first and only climate benchmark tool explicitly tailored for international education has launched, in a bid to empower universities in their fight for climate action.
The 2023 Asia-Pacific Association for International Education conference returned after a three-year hiatus, hosting some 2,700 participants from 67 countries and regions, in Bangkok, Thailand.
Some European countries have committed to paying compensation for the impact of climate change on low-carbon emission countries – a move which campaigners within the international education sector say is “particularly relevant” to the industry.
A record 6,200 participants gathered in Barcelona for the 2022 EAIE conference, focused on sustainability, diversity and inclusion through the theme of "the future in full colour".
Higher education professionals attending EAIE have taken part in a movement to find more environmentally-sustainable ways to travel to industry events.
The elephant in the room for international education at the recent BUILA Conference was the clear and present climate crisis, with stakeholders calling for alternative models for future recruitment and delivery.
International education is "deeply implicated" in the global climate crisis, the sector has heard as a new initiative launched aiming to create a sector that is net zero by 2030.
The international education sector should raise its ambitions and confront sustainability problems, stakeholders at The PIE Live have suggested.