SDG4 Youth & Student Network
How to join
Join us! The call for applications for the Network's new 2026-2027 cohort is open from 1 May to 10 July 2025. Click here for more information.
The SDG4 Youth & Student Network is a global community of young leaders and experts dedicated to advancing Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) - Quality Education. Hosted by UNESCO, this network empowers youth and students to contribute to global educational policy, advocacy, and innovation. Members engage in various activities, including workshops, conferences, and collaborative projects, to promote inclusive and equitable quality education for all.
The SDG4 Youth & Student Network is also the official body representing youth and students in the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee, the global apex body for decision-making in education, composed of Ministers of Education and representatives of civil society, international organizations, donors, private sector and foundations.
The Network is tasked with championing and taking forward the Youth Declaration on Transforming Education.
Who we are
The network comprises about 150 young leaders, experts, advocates, elected student representatives from all over the world, who are committed to improving education access and quality in their communities and at the global level. Discover how to engage with them!
The Executive Committee is composed of one youth representative and one student representative from each of the five UNESCO regions. They serve as the leadership body of the network, guiding initiatives and ensuring diverse representation. Discover who they are!
Two network members - a Leader and a Sherpa - are elected to represent youth and students in the SDG4-Education 2030 High-Level Steering Committee (HLSC). They ensure that youth and students voices are heard by global leaders to shape education priorities and policies. Discover who they are!
How to engage with us
Are you a policymaker or an organisation working on SDG 4? We are education experts and can provide our advice and ideas through consultations, participation in conferences, meetings etc. Mobilize us to listen to youth voices and to bring our experience as education leaders in our communities.
"Nothing for us, without us!". As young people, we are the beneficiaries of education policies and actions. This is why we need to be engaged from the conceptualization to the implementation of education initiatives and programmes. Mobilize us to build quality education with you.
To advance SDG 4, we organize events, produce position papers, campaigns to position quality education at the forefront of global and local actions. Participate in our events and support us in amplifying our voices.
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