Now Available: Recorded Video of the UNESCO WEEK 2025 International Symposium“Geoparks x Education: Co-creating Learning with the Earth”

UNESCO WEEK 2025 International Symposium was held on 11 December 2025 by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO (JNCU), and the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU).

For more information on the event, please see the Concept Note.

You can now watch a recorded video of the event in English from the link below.

Event Highlights:

• Introduction by Prof. Artur Sa, President, Global Geoparks Network (GGN) on “Geoparks and Education: Building Capacity for a Sustainable Future.”
• Case Study Presentations showcasing projects from around the world, focusing on innovative learning programmes organized at various Geopark sites.
  • JAPAN From “Nothing” to “Learning”: Nurturing Local Pride at Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark（Ms. Sugio Tomoko, Coordinator for International Relations, Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark, Japan)
  • ROMANIA UNESCO Program Synergy: Geoparks as Lived Landscapes of Learning (Ms. Irina Tirdea, Executive Director, Buzău Land UNESCO Global Geopark, Romania)
  • REPUBLIC OF KOREA School and Community Partnerships for Geo-Education in Cheongsong UNESCO Global Geopark (Ms. Seong-ok Ju, Geopark Manager, Cheongsong UNESCO Global Geopark, Republic of Korea)
  • GREECE Educational Best Practices for Learning with the Earth and Building a Sustainable Future in the Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark (Ms. Konstantina Bentana, Head of Educational Sector, Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark, Greece)
• Roundtable Discussion with global experts, offering insights on effective models of collaboration between educational institutions—formal and non-formal—and geoparks.
  • Moderator 
    Ms. Furusawa Kana (Secretary-General, Japanese Geoparks Network)
  • Panellists
    Mr. Nagata Koki (Director, Aso UNESCO Global Geopark)
    Mr. Oyasu Kiichi (Director, Education Cooperation Department, (ACCU)
    as well as the case study presentors