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On June 7, Hokkaido University (HU) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) signed an Academic Exchange Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding in conjunction with a two-day joint workshop organized by HU/USM and sponsored by ProSPER.Net (The Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network), titled "Understanding and Integrating Sustainability into Teaching Modules". USM is a member of the ProSPER.Net academic alliance established through the strong initiative of Hokkaido University and takes a leading role for the promotion of Higher Education for Sustainable Development (HESD) internationally. The workshop was facilitated by HU/USM and attended by faculty/staff/students from ProSPER.Net member universities, i.e., Chubu University, Miyagi University of Education, Okayama University, Rikkyo University, United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), as well as Hokkaido University of Education, Kushiro Campus. The workshop commenced with an opening address by HU's Executive and Vice President Takeo Hondoh and was followed by a keynote lecture by USM Vice Chancellor Dzulkifli Abdul Razak on "Higher Education and Sustainable Development". Representatives from each participating university then gave presentations on their practices on integrating SD in their teaching modules, and a lively discussion ensued among all participants including students. Further details on the workshop can be found at: USM is also a partner in an important initiative by HU called the "Alternative University Appraisal Project" that started in June 2009 and is partially funded by MEXT and ProSPER.Net. The aim to create a learning community among universities in Asia-Pacific region engaging in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) will allow HU to strengthen its collaboration with USM even further.  Keynote lecture by Vice Chancellor Razak  Workshop
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