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Water Professionals Convene at CEU for "Bridging ICTs and Environment" Course

July 6, 2015

Thirty-three water practitioners, academics, and decision-makers from 20 countries including Iran, Jamaica, Nigeria, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Nepal, and beyond are convening at CEU in Budapest for the ISEPEI "Making Information Talk and Technologies Work for Water Security" workshop this week, July 6-10.

Viktor Lagutov contributes to Eye on Earth Summit preparations in Abu Dhabi

June 26, 2015

With the Eye on Earth Summit (http://www.eoesummit.org) quickly approaching, Viktor Lagutov recently attended the Fourth Summit Organizing Committee in Abu Dhabi from June 23-24, 2015 to contribute to Summit preparations and deliberate post-Summit plans and strategies.

Dr. Viktor Lagutov Appointed Facilitator to Eye on Earth Working Group

March 30, 2015

Dr. Viktor Lagutov, head of the Environmental Systems Laboratory at the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at CEU, has recently been appointed the Facilitator of the Eye on Water Security Special Initiative. This timely appointment coincides with UN’s World Water Day, a worldwide event showcasing the importance of this vital resource.

UNOOSA / UN-SPIDER Announces Support of ISEPEI Summer Courses

March 14, 2015

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and their UN-SPIDER Programme (Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response) have announced their support of the two summer university courses being run by the ISEPEI Project:

Viktor Lagutov has been appointed to be the Chair of the Eye on Environmental Education Special Initiative

March 1, 2015

Viktor Lagutov has been appointed to be the Chair of the Eye on Environmental Education Special Initiative, one of the major programs of work within the Eye on Earth Community.

ISEPEI Represented at Eye on Earth Expert Group Meeting in Bonn, Germany

February 9, 2015
ISEPEI (“In Service ICT Training for Environmental Professionals”), the joint project of CEU and UNEP’s Global Universities Partnership on Environment and Sustainability (GUPES) led by Dr. Viktor Lagutov, is being represented by Emily Nilson, Project Manager, at the “Eye on Earth expert group and Special Initiatives stakeholder meeting on informed decision making for sustainable development” from 3-5 February at the United Nations Centre in Bonn, Germany.

The Summer University program of the Central European University, Budapest is accepting applications!

December 9, 2014

Bridging ICTs and Environment - Innovations in Disaster Risk Management    (13 July - 17 July, 2015)

Course directors: Viktor Lagutov, Systems Laboratory, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary; Armen Grigoryan, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS), New York, USA

Viktor Lagutov Represents ISEPEI Project at Eye on Earth Water Security meeting in Amman, Jordan

November 25, 2014

ISEPEI (“In Service ICT Training for Environmental Professionals”), the joint project of the Global University Partnership on Environment and Sustainability (GUPES) and Central European University led by Dr.

World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, 10-12 November, Japan

November 15, 2014

The World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development is taking place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan from 10-12 November 2014. The conference will "mark the end of the UN Decade of ESD (2005-2015) and see the launch of the Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD". 

UNEP Representative Meets with CEU Environmental Sciences Students

July 17, 2014
Mahesh Pradhan, the head of UNEP’s Environmental Education and Training Unit (EETU) in Nairobi, Kenya, spent last week at CEU as a co-director for the Summer University course titled “Bridging ICTs and Environment – Making Information Talk and Technologies Work.”