From 12–15 August 2025, scholars, leaders, and practitioners from across the Global South and North gathered at Aarhus University for the SANORD 2025 Conference. Under the theme “Knowledge Economies in a Changing World,” the event became a space for rich dialogue, learning, and connection where ideas of equity, sustainability, and innovation were not only discussed but experienced in real time.

The SANORD 2025 Conference in Aarhus unfolded as a day rich with thought-provoking dialogue, celebration, and renewed commitment to higher education as a force for transformation.

Social and Epistemic Justice in Action December 4-6, 2024 | University of the Western Cape, Bellville Campus, Cape Town, South Africa

We would like to thank all the conference delegates for a successful SANORD conference hosted by Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences in the picturesque city of Hamar, Norway.

More than 300 participants from 61 institutions in 14 countries attended the SANORD conference in Hamar on 20-22 September:

Day 2 of the program saw a Keynote 2: Vice Chancellor prof. Kenneth Matengu, University of Namibia.

Keynote 3: Emerita Victoria Thoresen, former UNESCO chair holder, Centre for Collaborative Learning for Sustainable Development, INN.

On 27 September 2023 SANORD hosted a heritage day in association with the University of the Western Cape.

The SANORD Central Office (SCO) would like to thank all the 2022 conference delegates for your contributions towards the conference in the beautiful province of Polokwane, South Africa.

The Statsraad Lehmkuhl, a Norwegian sailing vessel, is sailing around the world as part of the One Ocean Expedition.