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Enquiry Abstract Universities have a critical contribution to make to the creation of a sustainable society, through their role preparing professionals, political and cultural leaders, business entrepreneurs, activists and advocates of civil society for their work in leading, managing, teaching and influencing society’s institutions, values and behaviour. New knowledge and skills are needed to develop a new breed of leaders, thinkers, professionals, entrepreneurs, etc. Universities influence the way children appreciate nature and society, and how they behave, as they train the teachers who teach the children. The Framework provides the context for those in universities to develop and use STEM education as a fundamental basis for sustainable development. It explains: Context – Make sustainable development the framework for STEM education. Content – Develop high quality STEM education content that reflects interdisciplinary systems thinking. Process – Encourage institutions to deliver content through a mutual learning-oriented engagement. Speaker Dr Annette Gough is a Professor of Environmental and Science Education and Head of the School of Education at RMIT University, Melbourne. She is a founding figure in the development of environmental education in Australia. She takes leading role in the field within formal education, with significant experience in environmental and sustainability education research, curriculum policy and materials development for schools. At the international level her expertise has been recognised through invited presentations related to environmental and sustainability education in Africa, Asia, North America and Europe. She is also a member of the editorial boards of many environmental education and science education journals. Her recent research projects include Environmental Programmes of the Hong Kong Environmental Campaign Committee (2009-2010) and work with the UNESCO Jakarta Office on ESD. | 
