American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN) is honored to have signed a MOU with United Nations University (UNU) – Institute of Advanced Studies, and has convened several joint workshops together.
United Nations University (UNU) – Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) is part of the United Nations University (UNU) system, comprised of a network of Research and Training Centres and Programmes (RTC/Ps) which are assisted by associated and cooperating institutions and scholars from around the globe. UNU-IAS’s mission is to “advance knowledge and promote learning for policy-making to meet the challenges of sustainable development.” UNU uses advanced research methodologies and approaches to challenge conventional thinking and contribute creative solutions to key emerging issues of global concern. In particular, with a focus on issues that are high on the United Nations agenda.
The challenges of making sustainable development a reality have never been as acute. Although considerable resources have been invested to improve human wellbeing in sustainable ways, we are still looking for workable solutions to achieve this. These solutions must reconcile technological advances with environmental protection, human wellbeing with economic development, and sound policy-making with good governance.AUSN like the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS), believes that such solutions exist. Together we hope to identify them, to develop them and to put them into practice. AUSN and UNU held their first joint workshop in 2013 (Japanese Youth Peace Workshop: Bioethics for the Future, 27 August 2013), and also held Joint Conferences in 2013 (Joint UNU-Kumamoto University Bioethics Roundtable, KBRT7: International Dialogue and the Future of Asian Bioethics, 7-9 December, 2013, Kumamoto, Japan) and 2015 together with Kumamoto University, Japan (UNU-Kumamoto University Workshop on Finding Future Visions of our World: A Sustainable Japan and the World —Dialogue Methodology for Social Change for A Sustainable Future).
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Some of the videos from joint programs are available.
For details please write to Dr. Darryl Macer, Provost, AUSN; Email: provost@ausovereignnations.org