The Global Sustainable Development Congress 2024 was co-hosted between Times Higher Education and Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Innovation and Research at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok on 10–13 June 2024.
Across four days, keynote speakers, panellists and representatives from our track and global content partners shared their insights on health, sustainable cities, clean energy, AI, gender equality, sustainable food, land and water, and much more. The congress brought together higher education institutions and industry leaders from around the world to discuss ways to shape a sustainable future and the role of global collaboration in achieving this.
The event in numbers:
- 3,000+ attendees from 87+ countries
- 1,000+ institutions
- 360+ speakers
- 160+ sessions
- 100+ exhibitors
- 130+ hours of content
- 15+ hours of networking
Read the post-event summary here.
Editorial articles from the event
Striving for impact
The challenges facing the planet can seem overwhelming, but a landmark THE event in Bangkok heard reasons for optimism amid the maelstrom
Published on 20 June 2024 by John Gill
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The architecture professor rebuilding flattened villages
The science is ‘just physics’ and the human chemistry matters more, says academic behind a sustainable development programme that’s going global
Published on 14 June 2024 by John Ross
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Training overseas-bound graduates ‘net earner’ for poor countries
If rich countries poach your nurses you should ‘build more nursing schools’, conference hears
Published on 14 June 2024 by John Ross
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University leaders ‘must decide what sustainability means’
Most initiatives are well-meaning but ‘short-term, scattered, uncoordinated and incoherent’
Published on 13 June 2024 by John Ross
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Universities ‘cannot do sustainability on their own’
Universities might be in the ‘sweet spot to redefine the future’, but they still need to work with government and business, says leader
Published on 12 June 2024 by John Ross
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‘Publish over purpose’ culture undermining business schools
A fixation on publishing in ‘academic comic books’ is subverting the values permeating business schools, conference hears
Published on 12 June 2024 by John Ross
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‘More university places needed’ for refugees in Global South
It may be a ‘hard case to make’, but admitting more refugee students is in low-income countries’ interests, conference hears
Published on 11 June 2024 by John Ross
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Cosmetic’ partnerships fail to deliver against global crises
Stronger leadership, fresher thinking and better incentives needed to drive action on sustainability, says Auckland vice-chancellor
Published on 11 June 2024 by John Gill
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University courts copycats for ‘back yard’ warning system
As climate catastrophes gain steam, early warnings offer the ‘most effective’ safety shield, modellers say
Published on 11 June 2024 by John Ross
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