Nomination call for UNESCO-Hamdan Prize 2015-2016

The fourth edition of the UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers has opened the call for nominations. The prize is awarded every two years and it recognizes initiatives that contribute to improving educational practices around the world, with priority given to developing countries and to marginalized and disadvantaged […]

Higher Education MENA

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Dates: 19 – 22 October 2015 Event URL: http://www.highereducationmena.com Venue: The Address Hotel, Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE Twitter: #HigherEd Description: The Middle East is rapidly positioning itself as an emerging global hub for excellence in international higher and further education. In order to maintain this trajectory, universities and colleges are under increasing pressure to innovate – […]

Sustainable Development Goals for 2030: The Land Beyond Borders for our Planetary Youth

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Interconnecting dreams in the land beyond borders. Photo in Vitsa, Greece. Spanish version Around the world, young people of both sexes look to the future, and question current socio-economic models that are based on the irrational exploitation of natural resources. While it is true that capitalist systems have brought enormous material benefits, their functionalist view subordinates […]

Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de 2030: una tierra más allá de las fronteras para nuestra juventud planetaria

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Interconectando sueños en la tierra del más allá de las fronteras. Foto en Vitsa, Grecia. Versión inglés En todo el mundo, los jóvenes de ambos sexos miramos hacia el futuro y nos cuestionamos los modelos socio-económicos actuales que se basan en la explotación irracional de recursos naturales. Si bien es cierto que el sistema capitalista ha […]

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International Youth Day 2015 – Youth Civic Engagement

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Ms. Akke M. Draijer-de Jong is initiator and co-founder of the Foundation Kebon Sepatu Indonesia-Netherlands. She leads a team of experts in the field of Educational Projects in Indonesia and is the liaison officer and spokesperson for the Team of Directors in the Netherlands. amdraijerdejong@yahoo.com – http://www.socialpsychology.org/member/draijer-de-jong . . Abstract: The International Youth Day 2015 […]

International Youth Day: Interview with Kailash Satyarthi, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize

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2014 Peace Nobel Award Kailash Satyarthi during his speech in the World Education Forum 2015 . Javier Collado Ruano: Dear Kailash Satyarthi, my name is Javier Collado-Ruano. I am working in Brazil as a professor in the University, and we have followed an approach with the nattier, indigenous people, and with poor people living in the […]

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Interview with Aya Chebbi, African Youth Movement Founder

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Javier Collado Ruano: Dear readers, it is a pleasure for me to introduce my friend Aya Chebbi, a well-known Pan-African Tunisian blogger and activist. I met her during the Global Citizens Movement of CIVICUS World Alliance, which took place in Johannesburg late in the year 2013, and I am still impressed with all her achievements. […]

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JUSTICIA EN AYOTZINAPA, MÉXICO

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A los jóvenes normalistas de Ayotzinapa, a los sobrevivientes, a los desaparecidos, a los masacrados… A sus familias y comunidades que hoy sufren incertidumbre e impotencia. Al pueblo hermano de México. A todos los afectados por la violencia y la violación de los derechos humanos. A todas las personas de todas las naciones que creen […]

Category: Central America, Español, global citizenship education, North America, Your experiences, Your ideas · Tags: Ayotzinapa, democracia, Derechos Humanos, desaparecidos, Guerrero, justicia, Mexico, paz, Raul Isidro Vargas

Compromiso cívico de la juventud y centros de información juvenil

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Gabriel Navarro Carretero es Licenciado en Psicología y Máster en Psicología de la Intervención Social. Jefe del Centro Informajoven del Servicio de Juventud del Ayuntamiento de Murcia. Desarrolla su actividad en los Servicios públicos de Juventud desde 1982, ha sido miembro del Grupo de Trabajo de Juventud de la Federación Española de Municipios y […]

GMB and YLI: The RealContribution of Indonesian Young Leaders

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Janu Muhammad is the initiator of Karung Goni Learning Center in Ngemplak, Caturharjo, Sleman, Indonesia. He was graduated from Yogyakarta State University. He is a member of Gerakan Mari Berbagi (GMB) and Young Leaders for Indonesia (YLI) that supported by McKinsey&Company. Email: janu.muhammad2@gmail.com Web: www.muhammadjanu.blogspot.com http://uny.academia.edu/JanuMuhammad . . Abstract: This article reflect about an […]

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