Guide to Information upload on IAU HESD Portal
www.iau-hesd.net
Aim of the Portal
Purpose is to share information on higher education practices and approaches to ESD and to assist other
institutions from around the world in developing and implementing (innovative) ESD projects and
initiatives of their own.
Mechanisms developed
The International Association of Universities has developed a variety of mechanisms to feed the portal
and provide information on actions and initiatives being developed around the world to foster
sustainable development through teaching, research, management and other means.
Two main feed lines
1. Desktop research by the IAU HESD Team;
2. Information provided by higher education institutions from around the world.
1. The IAU team working on HESD identifies actions through:
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Desktop research carried out on the various Internet portals of institutions and organizations which
are Members of IAU.
Bibliographical searches: in documents received at the IAU (Journals; leaflets; books; etc.)
Spontaneous contributions from institutions, networks and organisations, received by the IAU
HESD team.
Analysis of the data and preparation of fact sheets summarizing actions for sustainable
development undertaken by stakeholders within higher education.
Once published, IAU Member institutions and organizations are identified by a membership flag.
A publication date is indicated in each action sheet.
2. How to submit an action for publication online and how to change/update
information published?
Both IAU Member and non-member institutions and organisations, from around the world, can register
as being active in HESD and showcase their initiatives on the portal by providing information as follows:
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a. The coordinates of your organization/institution:
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Official name (in English and French if applicable);
Address (please give precise addresses to ensure that the geo-location facility will work
correctly);
Specific webpages / sites to be listed: sustainable development site, sustainable development
pages, or, failing this, your main site are required to generate a fact sheet for your
organization/institution;
Your logo will be added (275 x 275 px).
b. Details concerning the contact person who is responsible for sustainable development at
your organization/institution:
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Title (Mr, Ms, Mrs, Prof, Dr, etc.);
First name / NAME
Job description (Head of Sustainability, Sustainability Coordinator...),
E-mail address (es) will be added, in agreement with the person and the
institution/organization.
These two steps (a. and b.) allow positioning your organization/institution on the portal map.
c. Send information on programmes/projects/actions developed by your
organization/institution.
Contributions can be sent directly to IAU either by using:
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The ”Contact form”: http://www.iau-hesd.net/en/contact;
the “Register your Institution/Organisation form”: http://www.iau-hesd.net/en/node/1413;
the “IAU Survey questionnaire on Higher Education for Sustainable Development”: this
questionnaire has been widely disseminated and can be downloaded at (MISSING LINK)
Data processing: when and how does the information appear online?
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The data collected is subject to editing by the IAU HESD team;
Institutional action sheets are created following the portal style sheet;
The action sheets are published online
The institutions/organizations concerned are contacted by email and invited to validate or change
the information provided. If no reply is received, the information is added to the portal as
submitted; however any changes or updates to the information may still be requested at any time;
5. The date of publication of an action sheet is indicated.
6. The information received is shared with the UNESCO ESD team to inform the end of UN DESD
process.
Any action may be amended at any time on simple request by the institution or organization
upon which the action depends.
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Contact us:
International Association of Universities (IAU)
Higher Education for Sustainable Development Team (HESD)
UNESCO – NGO House
31, rue François Bonvin – F-75732 Paris Cedex 15
E-mail : iau4@iau-aiu.net
Website: www.iau-hesd.net
Phone: +33 (0) 1 45 68 48
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