The Global Learning Festival Contributing to Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The Global Learning Festival (GLF) [1], co-led by Wyndham City Council and Melton City Council, has been identified as one of the key impact projects that RMIT University has linked to the SDGs from 2020 in their recently published Impact Report [2].

Highlighted in the SDG4 section covering quality education and lifelong learning, the work speaks to how the GLF’s goal of providing unity and hope during times of uncertainty. As a part of the GLF, the Australian Learning Communities Network and Wyndham City Council formally partnered to host an RMIT student from the Master of International Development to research and evaluate the festival.

The student selected for this placement, Hellen Kibowen, shared many invaluable insights from her own community in Kenya and her previous studies and experiences in anthropology. Additionally, post-festival, RMIT led a qualitative evaluation session with 20 key global project partners using tools such as the Most Significant Change Technique and the Collective Impact Assessment Tool to measure the impact of this innovative Partnership. More of this case study can be read on page 12 in the link below.

Beyond this, RMIT University are completing impressive work towards achieving the SDGs in unique and innovative ways, with more information available in the full RMIT report featured below and also available online here [2].