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Centre for Global PerspectivesCurrent WorkDeveloping Global Citizenship & Global Employability   The Centre for Global Perspectives aims to raise awareness locally about the global issues that affect our lives, including but not limited to: the environment; human rights; sustainability; poverty; fair trade; migration; global health etc., and any other issues which BU staff and students might like to suggest, related to developing global citizenship. We are particularly interested in working with groups of students and staff who are interested in establishing activities related to significant global issues and global processes. We do not intend to prescribe what form engagement might take but suggestions could include Discussion Groups, Campaigning, Fund Raising; Awareness raising etc and might range from holding, for example, an awareness raising stand in reception, to a Fair Trade fashion show, or a recycling event. They might also include partnership with NGOs, engaging with wider campaigns such as UYDO www.uydo.org and inviting speakers who might challenge our perspectives and share their experience. By establishing and engaging with the various interest groups that could be set up around some of these significant global issues, we hope that participants will have the opportunity to meet new friends, build self-confidence, broaden perspectives and develop some of the skills that will support future employability. Some may even go on to make a contribution towards tackling global poverty, social injustice and addressing the need for sustainable development. If you are interested in engaging with a particular global issue, or already have a personal interest that you think others might like to be involved with, then please sign up at the Centre for Global Perspectives stand at the BU Careers and Placements Fair or alternatively contact ppooi@bournemouth.ac.uk. Sign up now and be part of a Centre for Global Perspectives Interest Group. Empowering students: working towards the wider goals of sustainable developmentFormer Bournemouth University student, Espen Berg is the founder and CEO of an innovative youth-led organization working towards the alleviation of poverty and inequality amongst youth. UYDO is short for United Youth Development Organization and is based on the notion that young people from all over the world stand united against poverty, inequality, and injustice. UYDO aims to facilitate for increased employment opportunities for young people in a poverty situation primarily through microfinance. The organization is entirely youth-led and includes students from all major continents, including universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Yale, Université catholique de Louvain, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, and so forth. Bournemouth University is a central university in UYDO and the Centre for Global Perspectives is supporting the establishment of this initiative. Chris Shiel Director of the Centre commented 'this is really exciting in that it empowers students to work in their local environment to support change elsewhere. Much activity centres around the website and virtual communities, which contributes towards sustainability. I hope colleagues will visit the website at www.uydo.org Global CinemaPopular and art-house films from around the world, covering a wide range of themes and issues, from love and loss to asylum, war and world politics View this term's Global Cinema film programme. Skills for Life ProjectA 3 year mini project funded by Department for International Development. This is a partnership project with Development Education in Dorset with the aims of developing citizenship skills and creating a hub of activity around education and volunteering in the region. The Global University: The role of the curriculumThis is a DEA funded project. Publication completed, and dissemination ongoing. The Global University: The role of senior managementThis is a Higher Education Funding Council, Leadership, Management and Governance Funded project. To be published April 2008. Bournemouth International Development Society (BIDS)We support the establishment and activities of the Bournemouth International Development Society (BIDS), which is an affluent society of U8, a Global Universities League. Students are planning and carrying out a project of microfinancing in partnership with Mzumbe University, Tanzania. Advisory RolesAdvisory role to UNESCO Centre – University of Belfast, Ulster Advisory role to Centre for Research into Development Education, Institute of Education, University of London |
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to learn more and will encourage their students to become involved'.