Education House @ UNGA 81 - Education for Sustainable Development
| When: | Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - 09:00 - Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - 18:00 |
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Education House will convene during the 81st session of the UN General Assembly on 22 September 2026 at 25 Broadway, New York City, under the theme "Education for Sustainable Development."
About Education House
Founded in 2025 by HundrED, Salzburg Global and Teach For All, Education House is a collaborative hub advancing sustainable development through education. It brings together diverse actors across sectors and geographies to consider education as a core driver of progress on climate, health, economic resilience, and social cohesion.
Creating the conditions for collaboration, shared learning, and coordinated action across sectors, Education House aims to:
- Position education within major sustainable development conversations and decision-making spaces;
- Connect education to wider discussions on climate, health, technology and economic transformation;
- Surface and spread education innovations emerging from research, practice and communities worldwide.
Thematic focus
As the global community begins to debate the post-2030 sustainable development agenda, Education House @ UNGA 81 offers a space to reflect on education's contribution to sustainable development and the changes needed to ensure every child is enabled to thrive. Discussions will explore two guiding questions:
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What needs to shift in education to embrace the purpose of developing students holistically to meet the interconnected challenges of our time, and how do we accelerate these shifts?
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What needs to shift for education to be treated as a core strategic priority across all sectors and as the foundation of human capability, economic resilience, and sustainable development, and how do we get there?
Format
Over one day, Education House will host around 15 sessions, each programmed as a collaboration between organizations and responding to the overall theme through a chosen focus area. The convening brings together civil society, intergovernmental and private sector stakeholders, with a particular emphasis on elevating voices that have been less present in previous editions, including students, policymakers, educators, government actors and multilaterals.
