Development. RCEs are very experienced in this and hence encouraged them to put forward their suggestions and express their interest to partner with UNESCO Bangkok. She was also keen to understand if RCEs could assess- keeping SDG 4.7 as the global indicator, extent to which Global Citizenship Education and ESD are mainstreamed at all levels. In the end she extended Invitation to exchange thoughts and ideas with RCEs. Updates on AP RCE Collaborative Activities Next there was a session to Update on AP RCE Collaborative Activities Firstly, Sejahtera Project of RCE Tongyeong Korea was presented, Eco-p lay „Search in th e Rain ‟ – re trash and pollution. It includes- Sejahtera internship – visiting schools and learning about ESDs. It was also informed that in December 2017- an ESD Forum will be organized in Sejahtera forest with a focus on teacher training for ESD. This was followed by a presentation on Schools Research Project by RCE Penang- The project is titled-Sejahtera schools club – aims to develop sch ool stu d ents‟ lead ersh ip cap abilities in th e area of ESD, as w ell as schools an d teach er. 7 schools in the club include 4 secondary and 3 primary schools. It was added that one project is Malaysian international young inventors Olympiad. One of the major outcomes has been the focus on environmental component in projects developed by schools - occurred in April 2017. During July 2017, all 7 schools were visited to identify issues and actions to support school-based programs. One of the projects was a sustainability trail. Another was young leaders' camp focusing on water and interschool activities have included online teleconferences with Youth Eco Summit, RCE Greater Western Sydney 2013- 2017. The 2nd collaborative project which was discussed is the bridge to the world international youth camp with RCE Tongyeong. This is RCE Penang and Tongyeong‟s ongoing online collaboration. Furthermore, the face to face meeting in Penang was discussed. Another collaborative project is Go Green Camp with Yogyakarta in 2015. In 2016 CLMV series of workshops were held on ESD in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Vietnam. It was also informed that one of Penang schools has been nominated for 2017 RCE award for innovative project. Further the, Higher Education Project (RCE Greater Western Sydney)- Prop osed “UNU-RCE Global Citizenship Graduate Award” was p resented. Different components of the award were informed including, Bootcamp, submajor, Social Action of 60 hours. An Invitation was extended to other RCEs to collaborate with case studies or opportunities for student p lacements. Further the Asia-Pacific RCE Case Studies were discussed by AP RCE Coordinating Committee- It was informed that the Coordinating Committee has had 3 Skype meetings so far this year. This project is to create a repository of case studies for everyone to benefit. The 6
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