Public Governance Series

We are pleased to announce the Regional Symposium on Mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Curricula of Schools of Public Administration in Africa. The event will be held online via Zoom on 2-3 May 2023, from 9:00-11:30 New York time (EDT)/ 16:00-18.30 Nairobi time.

Co-organized by the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), the African Management Development Institutes’ Network (AMDIN), the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA), the Kenya School of Government (KSG), and the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG-Africa)/African Local Government Academy (ALGA), the symposium will bring together experts from schools of public administration and institutes of training in Africa to discuss the importance of mainstreaming the SDGs into their curricula.

The first day of the symposium will witness the launch of the Curriculum on Governance for Implementing the SDGs, developed by UN DESA/DPIDG in 2021, which aims to equip public servants with the knowledge and capacities to effectively implement the SDGs. Progress made in mainstreaming the SDGs in national and subnational courses of training institutes and schools of public administration in Africa will also be discussed.

On the second day of the symposium, country experiences from the African region on mainstreaming the SDGs in the curricula of schools of public administration will be presented. Additionally, the topic of enhancing mainstreaming of the SDGs in the teachings of schools of public administration in Africa and modalities of collaboration will be explored.

We anticipate that the symposium will provide a platform to explore the challenges and successes in addressing the SDGs within the curricula of these institutions and help to identify innovative practices and lessons learned. The event will create a platform for discussing ways to strengthen the capacity of African public administration and training institutes to effectively teach the SDGs.

We cordially invite all interested individuals and institutions to join us in this significant event. Register for the symposium at https://bit.ly/AfricaSymposiumRegistration.

For more information, please check out the Concept Note.