The Coordinating Council of Education for Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus

The Coordinating Council of Education for Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus (further referred to as the Coordinating Council) was established in November 2017 in accordance with the order of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus. The major goal of the Coordinating Council is to develop offers and recommendations related to improvement of the education system, including for the purpose of implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), mentioned in the United Nations General Assembly Resolution No. 70/1 as of 25 September 2015 “Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” as well as the UNECE’s (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Strategy for Education for Sustainable Development adopted at the ministerial summit of the environmental protection and education ministers in 2005.

The Coordinating Council is established and composed by the decision of the Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus from among authorities and specialists of the Ministry of Education, other state agencies, education institutions, scientific organizations, public associations, other stakeholders from among legal entities possessing professional knowledge and experience in the fields related to the scope of activities of the Coordinating Council or otherwise having interest in solving challenges imposed thereupon.

The decisions made by the Coordinating Council shall bear the nature of recommendations.

The active composition of the Coordinating Council is enclosed.

Composition of the Coordinating Council of Education for Sustainable Development at the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus

No.	Name (last name, first name, patronymic name)	Place of Work and Position
1	Bogush Vadim Anatolyevich	First Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus
2	Kul Sergei Valeryanovich	Main specialist of the higher education department of the Main Administration of Professional Education, secretary
3	Belskaya Larisa Leonidovna	Head of the Main Department of Multilateral Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (subject to approval)
4	Vazhnik Sergei Aleksandrovich	Director of the Scientific and Methodological Institution “National Education Institute” of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus
5	Voytov Igor Vitalyevich	Rector of the Education Institution “Belarusian State Technological University”
6	Gaisyonok Viktor Anatolyevich	Director of the State Institution “National Higher Education Institute” (subject to approval)
7	Golubovsky Valery Nikolayevich	Rector of the Education Institution “Republican Vocational Education Institute”
8	Yermolenkov Viktor Vladimirovich	Associate Professor of the Department of Regional Development of the Academy of Public Administration under the aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus (subject to approval)
9	Zharkina Natalya Ivanovna	Head of the Department of Environmental Policy and Science of the Ministry of Nature and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus (subject to approval)
10	Zhuk Aleksandr Ivanovich	Rector of the Education Institution “Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank”
11	Kasperovich Sergei Antonovich	Head of the Main Department of Professional Education
12	Lastovka Irina Antonovna	Director of the Environmental and Educational Institution “Belekopartnyorstvo” (Belarusian Environmental Partnership) of the International Public Association “Ekopartnyorstvo” (Environmental Partnership) (subject to approval)
13	Lobanov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich	Director of the Institution “Center for Ecological Solutions” (subject to approval)
14	Malkovich Lyubov Petrovna	Head of the Information and Analytical Departmen5 of the Main Administration of Staff Policy and Organisation and Analytical Activities
15	Maskevich Sergei Aleksandrovich	Director of the Education Institution “International State Ecological Institute named after A.D. Sakharov” of the Belarusian State University (subject to approval)
16	Monastyrny Andrei Petrovich	Rector of the State Education Institution “Academy of Postgraduate Education”
17	Moroz Tatyana Ivanovna	Rector of the State Education Institution “Minsk State Institute for Education Development” (subject to approval)
18	Onufrovich Yelena Vladimirovna	Director of the Education Institution “Republican Center of Ecology and Regional Studies”
19	Semko Irina Ivanovna	Director of the Environmental Research and Education Institution “Ecodemia” (subject to approval)
20	Subtselny Dmitry Yuryevich	Chairman of the Board of the Republican Public Association “Belarusian Association of UNESCO Clubs” (subject to approval)
21	Sukhorukova Raisa Nikandrovna	Director of the State Institution “Republican Research and Development Library” (subject to approval)
22	Tokun Oleg Valeryevich	Head of the Department of Employment Policy of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security of the Republic of Belarus (subject to approval)
23	Tomilchik Eduard Valentinovich	Head of the Main Administration of Upbringing and Youth Policy
24	Ukleyko Svetlana Vasilyevna	Head of the Main Administration of General Secondary, Pre-School and Special Education
25	Khodin Sergei Nikolayevich	Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs of the Belarusian State University (subject to approval)
26	Shimov Vladimir Nikolayevich	Rector of the Education Institution “Belarusian State Economic University”
27	Yazykovich Viktor Robertovich	Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs of the Education Institution “Belarusian State University of Culture and Arts” (subject to approval)