Programme

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The Eco-Campus International Conference is a global event that brings together academic leaders, sustainability practitioners, policymakers, and students to advance sustainability across education systems. Find programme information below.


Please Note:
All times listed below are in local time (GMT+8).
The agenda is subject to changes.

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Day 1 - 18 September 2025

12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch and registration of participants

13.45 - 14.30 | Inauguration of Posters Exhibition

14.30 - 15.45 | Opening Event

  • Welcoming remarks: YBhg. Datuk Ir. Ts. Dr. Mahadi Mohamad, Executive Director, GGAF

  • Opening Address: Dr. Nikos Kassimatis Petrou, President, FEE, Denmark

  • Special Address: YB Minister of Higher Education, Malaysia (TBC)

  • Special Address: Katerina Ananiadou, Coordinator GEP Secretariat, UNESCO Paris

  • Royal Address by HRH the Crown Prince of Pahang

  • Royal Launch of Eco-Campus Malaysia and Presentations

15.45 - 16.00 | Group Picture & Coffee break

16.00 - 16.30 | Keynote Address: Tan Sri Dzul Razak, Emeritus Professor, Malaysia

16.30 - 18.00 | Plenary Session 1: From Vision to Practice: Advancing the Understanding of the Whole-Institution Approaches (WIA) for Sustainability Transformation - Katrin Kohl and Subarna Sivapalan

18.00 | Closing day 

19.00 | Gala dinner & Green Flag Ceremony  

 

Day 2 - 19 September 2025

09.00 – 10.30 | Parallel Session 1

  • 1.1 Whole-system approaches - Chaired by Karen Chand, United Nations SDSN
    Cross-sector partnerships

  • 1.2 Cross-sector partnerships - Chaired by Dr. S. Anandan Shanmugam, GGAF

10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break 

11.00 – 12.30 | Plenary Session 2: Building educators capacities in ESD

12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch break

13:30 – 15:00 | Parallel Session 2 

  • 2.1 Greening vocational education - Chaired by Professor Dr. Aftab Uddin, Bangladesh

  • 2.2 Greening education across all levels - Chaired by Professor Paul Pace, Malta

15.00 - 15.30 | Coffee break

15.30 - 17.00 | Workshop 1: From Framework to Flagship: Embedding Ecosystem Restoration Education in Practice - Pramod Kumar Sharma and Lee Wray-Davies, FEE, Denmark

 

Day 3 - 20 September 2025

09.00-10.30 | Parallel Session 3 - Paper presentations

  • 3.1 Sustainable campus initiatives - Chaired by Margarida Gomes, ABAAE, Portugal

  • 3.2 Student leadership - Chaired by Deirdre O’Carroll, An Taisce, Ireland

10.30 – 11.00 | Coffee break

11.00 – 12.30 | Closing session & conference outcomes

  • Closing reflections: YBhg. Datuk Ir. Ts. Dr. Mahadi Mohamad, Executive Director, GGAF

  • Closing reflections: Dr. Balamurugan Ratha Krishnan, GGAF

  • Words of thanks: Mr Daniel Schaffer, CEO, Foundation for Environmental Education

  • Conference Highlights & Open Floor: Dr Ian Humphries, FEE Board of Directors

  • Closing Address: Emeritus Professor Zakri Abdul Hamid

12.30 – 14.00 | Lunch & departures