Projects
Institutional University Cooperation (IUC) and Mountains of the Moon University (MMU) Partnership for Sustainable Community Development Ghent University
VLIR-UOS funding will accelerate the institutional capacity, staff experience exchange, skills and knowledge generation between MMU and Flanders, It will help MMU infuse instructional technologies throughout the courses curricula and community outreach learning, thus increasing its educational capacity. Additionally, it will help consolidate the strong linkage between academic activities, community leaders or private sector through conduction ...
Human rights accountability implications of mobilizing private actors for public objectives: a study of multi-stakeholder partnerships in education in the post-2015 development era. University of Antwerp
Platform for activating networks for cultural resilience (PLAN4CURE). Setting up and operationalizing a transdisciplinary platform for cultural resilient and sustainable urban environments in Suriname . University of Antwerp
Is there enough attention for multi-perspectivity in global citizenship education practice? Research into the field of tension between a prescriptive approach and the aspect of multiperspectivity in global citizenship education. KU Leuven
This project concerns research into how providers of world citizenship education at school deal with the aspect of 'multiperspectivity'. The research aims to find out how organisations experience this aspect and which approach they opt for. At the same time, the research aims to come up with a number of practical recommendations and levers that can help organisations to deal with multiperspectivity in their interaction with schools in a ...
Enhancing peer learning for sustainable agriculture. On-farm demonstrations as spaces for embedded, embodied and transformative learning. KU Leuven
Peer-to-peer approaches seem promising in enhancing sustainable agricultural systems. However, the kind of learning processes that are effective in farmer-to-farmer settings such as on-farm demonstrations (OFDs) have not been sufficiently studied. Central to this dissertation is the question how peer-to-peer learning among farmers can foster learning for sustainable agriculture. An in-depth literature research was conducted and focused on ...
One for all and all for cash? An inquiry into sustainable social network and collective action effects of cash transfers in rural Uganda. University of Antwerp
MAD² Futures for a Mad World/ Participatory Experiential Futures for Inclusive and Sustainable (So)Ci(e)ties KU Leuven
MAD² Futures for a Mad World
/Participatory Experiential Futures for Inclusive and Sustainable (So)Ci(e)ties
Today's societal, cultural, ecological challenges are characterized by accelerating change, increasing uncertainty, complexity, contradictions, and chaos. More than ever we need to explore new approaches for navigating the present and shaping the future. Several grassroots artivist initiatives experiment with ...
INPACE: Indo-Pacific-European Hub for Digital Partnerships: Trusted Digital Technologies for Sustainable Well- Being Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Singapore, and the cooperation with India in the context of the Trade and Technology Council, by creating a sustainable and interactive
multi-stakeholder Indo-Pacific European Hub. The INPACE Hub is organised in 3 pillars: Policy (Activity Cluster 1 - Digital Dialogues,
Policy and Education), ...
Sustainable chemistry for the synthesis of fine chemicals Ghent University
The chemical industry in Flanders is of major importance at several levels. It provides 10% of all employment in Flanders, is home of the largest petrochemical cluster in Europe and is the main location of 10 out of the world’s top 20 chemical companies. The chemical industry stands for more or less 50% of all R&D expenditures in Flanders and for 30% of all industrial investments in Belgium. Flanders is located at the heart of the ...