2022 - Organising hope: (re)connecting global challenges and local approaches
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The interdisciplinary course Globalisation and Sustainable Development (formerly North-South), consists of a series of lectures and debates by (international) experts on contemporary topics in a variety of domains. These topics are approached from a global relations perspective and focus on 3 concepts: globalisation, sustainability, and development.
The lectures make attendants aware of the importance of context, culture, history, and experience in knowledge creation and (inter)national development strategies and practices. The course aims to provide a broad, multidisciplinary understanding of contemporary global issues while at once stimulating students’ (self)reflective and respectful attitude towards other cultures. In an ever globalising world, these are important social but also employability skills.
In the fall of 2022, this elective course will cover the topic "Organising hope: (re)connecting global challenges and local approaches". From various disciplines, we will reflect on how societies can decarbonise, decolonise, and democratise for a sustainable future. The emphasis is on the global dimension, where globalisation and the 'Global South' is central.
This course is an elective course open to all students. Interested external parties may also join the sessions, free of charge.
Lectures will take place in Auditorium A102 or B4 (Campus Diepenbeek).
Programme 2022-2023
Date | Topic | Teacher | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
06/10/2022 | Prof. dr. Ingrid Molderez (KULeuven Campus Brussel) and prof. dr. Kamana Beamer (University of Hawaii) | A102 | |
Part 1: The commons as an alternative business model for sustainability | Prof. dr. Ingrid Molderez | ||
Part 2: To Be Determined | Prof. dr. Kamana Beamer | ||
13/10/2022 | Prof. dr. Ranjeeta Acharya (Kathmandu University) and prof. dr. Eugene Rameckers (UHasselt) | A102 | |
20/10/2022 | Prof. dr. Antoine Amarilli (Télécom Paris) and prof. dr. Tristan McCowan (University College London) | B4 | |
Part 1: Reducing the carbon footprint of academic conferences | Prof. dr. Antoine Amarilli | ||
Part 2: Higher education and the climate crisis | Prof. dr. Tristan McCowan | ||
27/10/2022 | Standardised interventions in local contexts: case studies in global health research and practice | Prof. dr. Koen Peeters (ITG), dr. Fatou Jaiteh (ITG), and dr. Thuan Thi Nguyen (ITG) | A102 |
03/11/2022 | No class (autumn break) | ||
10/11/2022 | Prof. dr. Nikolaas Vande Keere (UHasselt) and Arlette-Louise Ndakoze (S A V V Y Contemporary: The Laboratory of Form-Ideas) | A102 | |
Part 1: Unsettled memories turned to stone | Prof. dr. Nikolaas Vande Keere | ||
Part 2: To Be Determined | Arlette-Louise Nkadoze | ||
17/11/2022 | Chido Govera (The Future of Hope Foundation) and Koen Vanmechelen (LABIOMISTA) | A102 | |
24/11/2022 | WORLD EVENING | Greet Huybrechts (Joker) and Mariana Lara Palacios (Gemeente Herent) | A102 |
Part 1: Regenerative tourism: The next step in sustainable tourism | Greet Huybrechts | ||
Mariana Lara Palacios on interview with Bernardo Caal Xol (Q'eqchi' Maya Indigenous leader and Guatemalan human rights defender) | |||
01/12/2022 | Wicked Problem Plaza Workshop | This workshop can only be attended by UHasselt students who take the GSD course for credits. Presence is mandatory. | A102 |
08/12/2022 | When Human Rights Are Violated - Examples of Connecting the Local and the Global | Dr. Charline Daelman (Amfori) and prof. dr. Clara Burbano-Herrera (UGent) | A102 |
Part 1: Remediating human right violations in global supply chains: The role of innovation, technology and collaboration | Dr. Charline Daelman | ||
Part 2: Analysing the role of international human rights in bringing justice to victims of human rights violations | Prof. dr. Clara Burbano-Herrera |
Academic coordination
Prof. dr. Koen Van Laer
Prof. dr. Wim Lambrechts
Administrative coordination
Sara Schaeken (content)
Brigitta Bijloos (practicalities)
Practical information
Structure & language
The course consists of interactive lectures and workshops by guest speakers specialised in different areas of study. Every lecture will foresee the possibility of interaction between the speaker and the audience. UHasselt students are expected to submit a question on the topic prior to each lecture, based on articles on Blackboard. All lectures will be in English.
Target group
- AUHL students:
- Hasselt University: Students in their third bachelor year and master students can register for the course (1955) with the approval of their faculty.
- PXL: Students can register for the course with the approval of their department. - Others: The lectures are open to all other interested parties, free of charge.
Examination
- Attendance at all lectures is mandatory.
- Participation in the discussions during the lectures is encouraged and is supported by the mandatory submission of a question on the topic, prior to the lecture.
- Evaluation consists of a paper about topics related to the sessions and a reader provided in Blackboard, in combination with a reflection assignment.
Registration
Registrations for 2022-2023 are open in your UHasselt student curriculum!
If you are not a UHasselt student, but would like to participate, please register via this form!
If you have any other questions, please e-mail Sara Schaeken.
Poster
The poster for the course will be available soon.