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    16–19 June 2025
    Istanbul Congress Centre, Türkiye

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    Convening the global sustainability and higher education community

    The Global Sustainable Development Congress 2025, co-hosted with Türkiye's Council of Higher Education and convened by Times Higher Education, brings together the world's leading thinkers, policymakers and actors from different sectors to drive new alliances and create positive action for a more sustainable future.

    Join us to be part of the next global call to action.


    "We are very excited that Türkiye –the intersection of east and west, of Europe and Asia– will host this year’s congress. We hope to see you all in Istanbul."

    – Haldun Göktaş, Deputy President, Council of Higher Education, Türkiye

    Speakers include

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    EÖ
    Erol Özvar
    President
    Council of Higher Education, Türkiye
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    MN
    Maria Neira
    Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health
    World Health Organization
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    EA
    Emin Amrullayev
    Minister of Science and Education
    Republic of Azerbaijan
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    JT
    Jin-Guang Teng
    President and Chair Professor of Structural Engineering
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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    MM
    Marta Mieres Barcena
    Director for Renewables and Energy Storage, EMEA
    Honeywell International
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    MB
    Mike Berners-Lee
    Professor, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
    Director, Small World Consulting
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    DF
    Dawn Freshwater
    Vice-Chancellor
    The University of Auckland
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    CD
    Chris Desai
    Global Director
    Uocean
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    LH
    Leyla Hasanova
    Youth Climate Champion
    COP29 Azerbaijan
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    US
    Ulkar Sattarova
    Director, State Agency for Science and Higher Education
    Ministry of Science and Education, Azerbaijan
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    CH
    Charles Hopkins
    Unesco Co-Chair in Reorienting Education towards Sustainability
    York University
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    SY
    Secil Yildiz
    Executive Vice-President
    Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye

     

    Agenda tracks

    Our six core tracks explore the transformations critical to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Click on a track to explore its sessions.

    The congress will also feature the exclusive live reveal of the THE Impact Rankings 2025, the only global performance table that assesses universities against the SDGs. Since its launch in 2019, the ranking has grown to include 2,152 institutions collecting over a million data points.

     

    Join us in Istanbul

    Book your ticket

    Bursaries available for delegates from emerging countries, find out more.

    Bring your team and benefit from our special rate for groups of 4+.

    Highlights from our 2024 congress

    Attendee testimonials


    "It's a very unique platform which unites impact-driven people from around the world. I met people from higher education, from business, from different industries all willing to make an impact."

    – Nadine Zidani, Founder, Sustainable Change-Makers Academy


    "No one person, no one organisation, no one country can do this on their own, and I think that events like this help to cultivate that mindset and that collaborative approach."

    – Chester Chua, Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google Cloud


    "What's really valuable about this congress is that it's bringing together people and thinkers and policy makers and actors from different sectors."

    – Antara Ganguli, Director, UN Girls' Education Initiative

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