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09:00-09:30听听Registration and coffee

09:30-10:00 听Conference Opening

Dr. Dag Rune Olsen, Rector of the University of Bergen
, State Secretary to the Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education
, National Union of Students in Norway

10:00-12.30 听Session 1 鈥� re:thinking听I // Education and Global Inequality

The global knowledge society is highly unequal. The resources for renewing our common knowledge base is concentrated among the few. Every university, and the universities within cross national networks must themselves work to reduce this inequality. A broadening of the student access, the distribution of resources, the opportunity for research, space for critical thinking and participation in the international communities of academics are steps towards knowledge equality. As argued by one of the speakers听at the first conference on the SDGs: "It is important that your own institution lives the goals!鈥�

鈥淟iving the goals鈥� legitimizes the critical role of universities. When the goals were agreed on, they were justified by the need for a 鈥渇ormative shift鈥� of our development path. But this re:thinking of the path of development also needs a re:thinking of how and what knowledge is needed for such a shift and how to make it relevant.

This session will have a particular focus on SDG4 (Quality Education)听and SDG10 (Reduced Inequalities).

Moderator: Dr. Oddrun Samdal, Vice-Rector for Education, University of Bergen

10:00-10:10听Moderator introduces day 1 agenda and keynote speaker

10:10-10:30听碍别测苍辞迟别: , Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO

10:30-10:50听Coffee and tea break

10:50-10:55听Student video I

10:55-11:00听Moderator 听introduces panel

11:00-12:30听笔补苍别濒濒颈蝉迟蝉:
, Norwegian Students麓and Academics麓International Assistance Fund
, Technical University of Munich
, Berlin Social Science Centre
, International Association of Universities

Plenary panel discussion

Keynote speakers respond and moderator concludes

12:30-13:30听尝耻苍肠丑

13:30-16:30听Session 2 鈥� re:thinking II // Climate Action听and Economic Growth

This session will address issues related to alternative pathways towards a sustainable future.

Climate concerns have led to a strong focus on energy transition from fossil to renewable energy. The goals in the Paris agreement and the recent reports from IPCC on global warming call for massive effort to save the planet. It is evident that the climate challenge is urgent, but how much time do we have before we have reached the point of no return?

A rapid transition to an energy system based on renewable energy is an important part of the necessary climate actions. Has the strong focus on renewable energy as the major climate action made people think that it can be business as usual as long as the energy supply is clean?

Green growth and degrowth deal with the way the world鈥檚 economic system works. Is it possible to have economic growth together with a sustainable use of natural resources?

Economic growth is associated with increased consumption. Will rebound effects and continued economic growth lead to destruction of the environment?听 Is green growth possible, or do we need to make radical changes to our economic system to make our societies sustainable?

The challenge is to meet the needs of all within the means of the planet and to ensure that no one falls short on life鈥檚 essentials.

Moderator: Dr. Kristin Guldbrandsen Fr酶ysa, University of Bergen

13:30-13:35听Moderator introduces keynote speaker 1

13:35-13:55听碍别测苍辞迟别: , Goldsmiths听University of London

13:55-14:00听Moderator introduces keynote speaker 2

14:00-14:20听碍别测苍辞迟别: Dr. Tore Furevik, Director of the Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research,听University of Bergen

14:20-14:40听Coffee and tea break

14:40-14:45听Student video II

14:45-14:50听Moderator听introduces panel

14:50-16:30听笔补苍别濒濒颈蝉迟蝉:
, Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century听(REN21)
, University of Bergen
, Rethinking Economics Norge
, GEOMAR 鈥� Helmholz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

Plenary panel discussion

Keynote听speakers respond and moderator concludes

19:00-23:00听Conference dinner ()

09:00-11:45听Session 3 鈥� re:working // Knowledge for Partnerships

The first two sessions at the 2019 SDG Conference Bergen will show the in-built and unresolved problems in the 2030 Agenda. These problems set the stage for the third session of the conference 鈥� re:working. How can we find avenues for knowledge that highlight the more uncomfortable, and even risky and unsettling issues, in order to work in a meaningful way with Agenda 2030?听What kind of research do we need, in which areas and how can this knowledge be transmitted to the field of policy? As Katherine Richardson stated in her opening address at the 2018 SDG Conference Bergen: 鈥淭he SDGs are NOT only about solutions.鈥� This is an important recognition because it opens and widens the field of knowledge that is relevant for the SDGs. What kind of knowledge do we need if the SDGs are not only about solutions, but also about asking the right kind of questions?

Moderator: Dr. Annelin Eriksen, Vice-Rector for Global Relations, University of Bergen

09:00-09:10听Moderator introduces day 2 agenda and keynote speaker 1

09:10-09:30听Keynote: , University of Copenhagen

09:30鈥�09:35听Moderator introduces keynote speaker 2

09:35-09:55听Keynote: Mr. Silvio Funtowicz, University of Bergen

09:55-10:15听Coffee and tea break

10:15-10:20听Student video III

10:20-10:25听Moderator introduces panel

10:25听-11:45听Panellists:
, University of Oslo
, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Mr. Thor Olav听Iversen, University of Bergen
, European Academies Science Advisory Council
, Research Council of Norway

Plenary panel discussion.

Keynote speakers respond and moderator concludes.

11:45-12:45 Lunch

12:45-14:30 Session 4听鈥� re:working // 2030 Agenda:听Global Governance and the universities

The questions raised in this session are:

• What kind of global partnership and global governance is needed in the post-2015 SDG era?
• How can universities and university networks contribute to the strengthening the global partnerships called for in the 2030 Agenda?

The 2030 Agenda is a success story for the UN multilateral system. Based on significant contributions from several hundred听experts a compromise was concretized in a number of sub-goals and targets (169) asking for more and tighter interchange between knowledge and politics.

At the same time, the UN multilateral system is under pressure. Bilateral interactions, regional networks and a multitude of alternative global initiatives, funds and agreements emerge outside the UN umbrella. We observe that the global knowledge community is being split by regionalization, bilateral priorities, and national strategic interests. Authority and legitimacy of the multilateral system is weakened despite the unique agreement on the 17 Goals.

As argued by OECD in their report on Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (OECD 2018:3), we see a growing听鈥渦nfair globalization and the erosion of trust in the multilateral system鈥�.听If we want to strengthen the global governance of the multilateral system for the sake of fair globalization in line with the UN Agenda 2030, what should then be the role of higher education and research?

Moderator: ,听former co-chair of the global SDG Education 2030 Steering Committee and Director in the Ministry of Education and Research

12:45- 12:50听Moderator introduces keynote

12:50- 13:10听Keynote: , Berlin Social Science Centre

13:10-13:15听Moderator introduces keynote speaker 2

13:15-14:15听Panellists:
Rector Dag Rune Olsen, University of Bergen
, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
, University of Oslo
, UiT/The Arctic University of Norway
, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Panel discussion

Closing remarks
14:15鈥�14:30听, Minister of International Development, Government of Norway