11-15 November 2024
A major International Forum on ‘The Role of Engineering Education and Science in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals - New Challenges and Solutions’ will be organised jointly with the Centre at Empress Catherine II St. Petersburg Mining University from 11-15 November 2024. The Forum will be attended by representatives of UNESCO Headquarters, the World Engineering Association, the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology, UNESCO category 1 and 2 Institutes and Centres and rectors of the world's leading universities.
The main issues to be discussed will be the role of international organisations and professional associations in the sustainable development of national and global economic systems in the context of multipolarity, human resources as a necessary condition for the sustainable development of the state economy. A separate panel discussion is planned on the margins of the Forum, the topic of which will be the role of science in achieving sustainable development goals within the framework of the UNESCO Programme for 2024-2033 of the International Decade of Sciences.
The Forum also aims to establish more effective information interaction between all Centers , irrespective of their focus, in order to share experiences, discuss possible joint projects and strengthen common efforts in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
The total number of Forum participants will be more than 500 people from more than 30 countries of the world.