Development and Global Citizenship Education, UCC
Our thanks to the Irish Examiner for publishing this letter on 24th of October with 139 signatures. It is a response to the excellent article written by food security expert UCC, Dr Stephen Thornhill which can be found here: https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-40989254.html Our response is here: A Chara, Read More …
The following important and timely article by UCC’s Dr Stephen Thornhill, appeared in the Irish Examiner Newspaper on 22nd October 2022, along with other articles which provide a difficult but critical information on the current food crisis in the Horn of Africa. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-40989254.html Stephen Thornhill Read More …
The Praxis Project recently sent a survey to all UCC staff to assess levels of interest in taking action regarding Famine in the Horn of Africa. The letter to colleagues is below and the survey results (without personal details) can be found at this link: Read More …
Dr Mike Ryan Webinar ‘COVID Now – What Next?’ recording is available below. 20 Sep 2022 Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme joined leading experts from UCC’s School of Public Health and UCC’s Centre for Global Development Read More …
The Praxis Project is delighted to have contributed to UCC’s Graduate Attributes Programme in 2022. Graduate attributes refer to the skills, knowledge and abilities of UCC graduates, beyond disciplinary content knowledge, that are applicable in a range of contexts in their lives. They advance the Read More …
We would like to draw your attention to a recent important report which was commissioned by the Centre for Global Education and Financial Justice Ireland. The consultant researcher was Harm-Jan Fricke. The research questions the extent to which the development education/global citizenship education sector is Read More …
The first Praxis Summer School took place on 8th to 12th of August 2022. We were delighted to welcome UCC Staff Anna Santucci, James Bilson, Julie Butters, Kevin Power, Marie Ryan, Kathy Bradley, Ceire Broderick and Chiara Bonfiglioli. One possibly the hottest week of the Read More …
IDEA Conference 2022 – Development Education and Conflict Blog This blog was written by Zelalem Sibhat (Lecturer in Mekelle University, Tigray, Ethiopia), Gerard McCann (Senior Lecturer in International Studies and Head of International Programmes at St Mary’s College, Belfast) and Gertrude Cotter (Lecturer at the Read More …
War in Ethiopia Causes, Impact on Civilians and Response of the International Community Time: 1-2.30 PM Venue: CACSSS Seminar Room. Ground Floor O’Rahilly Building. The event is not being recorded for sensitivity reasons. Speakers (See biographies below) Dr. Nick Chisholm, International Development & Food Read More …
Dates: 8th to 12th August 2022 Time: 2-4 Monday to Friday Venue: Active Learning Room, Student Hub Overview of the Week Workshop 1: Getting to know one another. Us as individuals and as a group. Introduction to Development Education. Some global challenges. Workshop 2: Global Read More …
