60 volunteer mentors selected to transform society through sustainable development education

Following the call for professionals with pedagogical experience in sustainable development to apply as volunteer mentors for the first Bootcamp on Pedagogical Design and Education for Sustainable Development #EDSBootcamp 2022, we are happy to announce that we received 330 applications from 19 countries.

Of these applications, 65 were for the English program, from which 30 professionals were selected from Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States and United Kingdom, the latter country being the most significant, with a representation of 71%.

Regarding the nominations to participate in the Spanish program, 265 proposals of interest were received; the 30 selected come from Argentina, Bolivia, Chile,  Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras,  Mexico, Panama,  Peru, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. Peru and Colombia each had 20% representativeness.

Applicants not selected as volunteer mentors of the #EDSBootcamp are invited, along with their university teams, to sign up for this flexible training program until January 31.

Learn more about the specialized training program available in English and Spanish, created in partnership with the American University of Sharjah, The Open University, Anglia Ruskin University and the University of Glasgow.