APRU Certificate in Global Climate Change Leadership – Empowering Future Climate Negotiators

The APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscape Program (APRU SCL) annual report documents the program’s activities and achievements in 2025 and outlines the plan for 2026. Contents Leadership Updates  Program Overview Mission  Programmatic Goals SCL Program Contributions  What we have achieved  Major Activities and Accomplishments     Annual Conference    Mayors Academy     Scholarly Outputs    APRU Global Sustainability Course 2025-2026 Goals and Objectives     Annual Conference and Working Groups    Teaching and Educational Collaboration APRU SCL Leadership .    Executive Committee    Steering Committee    Ex Officio Members Appendix For more information about the Sustainable Cities & Landscapes Program, please visit https://www.apru.org/programs/pacific-rim-challenges/sustainable-cities/.

Published on February 24, 2026 Published in Frontier in Public Health – Public Health Education and Promotion https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1706228 Authors: Shubha Kumar, University of Southern California Catherine Zhou, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Mellissa Withers, University of Southern California Summary: This paper evaluates APRU’s collaborative multi‑university virtual model built around two long‑running distance education courses on global health leadership and ethics. The model strengthens transnational, interdisciplinary, and decolonized learning across APRU institutions, with students reporting strong competency gains and valuing the culturally diverse, technology‑enabled global classroom.

The report was prepared by the APRU Global Health Program, hosted by the Institute on Inequalities in Global Health at the University of Southern California. The program is directed by Professor Mellissa Withers. It highlights the program’s major accomplishments in 2025 and outlines upcoming activities for 2026. For the most recent updates, please visit the program webpage: https://www.apru.org/programs/pacific-rim-challenges/global-health/