Join Global Climate Change Week and GVSU Climate Change Education Solutions Summit in October 2025
Global Climate Change Week (GCCW) encourages academic communities – including academics, students, and non-academic staff at universities – in all disciplines and countries to engage with each other, their communities, and policy makers on climate change action and solutions. Learn more about the history of GCCW and the past year GCCW events.
Held annually in October, GCCW provides an open platform for academics to organize and coordinate activities aimed at raising climate awareness, inspiring behavior change, and driving transformation in relation to education and climate change solutions worldwide. Check out some examples of GCCW2024 events and add your event to the GCCW2025 global map.
GCCW was launched in 2014 by Wollongong University in Australia. In 2020 the stewardship of GCCW transitioned from the University of Wollongong to the University of Tasmania. In 2025, University of Tasmania passed the leadership of GCCW to Grand Valley State University (GVSU) in Michigan, United States. GVSU Climate Change Education Solutions Network is proud to lead GCCW in 2025-2029.
Save the dates: GCCW2025 events will be celebrated worldwide October 13-19, 2025 with thousands of synchronously held events on college campuses, in schools, and community organizations, in-person and online, linked together by international webinars, powered by the GVSU CCESN. Please, register your event on the map and reach out to CCESN if you are interested to join the global webinar program.
GVSU 7th Climate Change Education Solutions Summit will be held in conjunction with GCCW2025 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Tuesday, October 14 at GVSU, in Muskegon, MI Wednesday, October 15 at MCC, and online Thursday, October 17.
Who are we?
GVSU Climate Change Education Solutions Network is a group of faculty, students, scientists, teachers, and community partners, passionate about student-centered and solution-oriented climate change education for all ages.
Our Vision
A world of thriving resilient communities, living in balance with nature and empowered by knowledge.
Our Mission
To provide a forum for dialogue, collaboration, and sharing of ideas to support solution-oriented climate change education for all ages.
