A major International Forum on ‘The Role of Engineering Education and Science in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals – New Challenges and Solutions’ was organised by the International Competence Centre for Mining Engineering Education under the Auspices of UNESCO and St. Petersburg Mining University Empress Catherine II, from 11-15 November 2024. The Forum was attended by representatives of the World Engineering Association, the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology, UNESCO category 2 Centres, Consortium of universities “Subsoil of Africa” and rectors of the technical universities.
More then 500 participants from 28 countries took a part in the forum.
The director of WSDAC Center participated in panel disscussion titled Open Discussion of UNESCO Institutes and Centres as well as on a round table Water Resources as Natural Heritage. The representatives of the WSDAC Center, Dr. Brankica Majkić-Dursun and Miodrag Milovanovic, participated in discussions relating to improving cooperation between UNESCO Centres and knowledge sharing. A significant number of meetings were held with representatives from other centers for the purpose of potentially enhancing cooperation and achieving sustainable development goals.
