“…As role models for global citizenship, educators must promote values such as diversity, empathy, and social responsibility, thus, they must enhance their understanding and teaching abilities to meet evolving requirements and curriculum and content effectively since they are at the forefront of education and play a critical role in ensuring real learning experiences (UNESCO, 2018). However, teachers face a variety of challenges to align with the 2030 educational policies, including the need for professional development to enhance their intercultural competence, overcoming institutional barriers to curriculum internationalization, and dealing with resistance to global perspectives from students and colleagues (Burgos et al, 2019), this involves creating policies and strategies to restore the social significance of teachers as a crucial pillar of society to effectively encourage and facilitate IoC and GCED in higher education institutions. Finally, it is worth noting that to establish a positive environment that empowers teachers to effectively teach Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and GCED, it is essential to gather insights and feedback from various stakeholders, such as individuals and groups from academic and systemic domains (UNESCO, 2020(UNESCO, , 2021.…”