October 26, 2022 — I say thanks, but not goodbye!
After 10 years of coordinating and directing UniPID, Johanna Kivimäki moves to other tasks, but wishes to keep contact and continue collaboration with the UniPID community.
UniPID News
October 18, 2022 — Questionnaire for ethical guidelines for Global South related research and partnerships
Have your say on the challenges and good practices for building global academic partnerships!
October 10, 2022 — UniPID Virtual Studies Call for Course Proposals 2023
Our annual call for course proposals for UniPID Virtual Studies programme is now open! We invite all interested teachers and lecturers from UniPID member universities to submit proposals by the 10th January, 2023.
October 6, 2022 — Perspectives on UniPID’s role at ÅAU
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the UniPID network, this blog post looks at how Åbo Akademi University (5,700 students and 1,100 staff members) has benefited from the network. Within the fields of sustainability and human rights, we are focusing on efforts to expand and deepen our work...
October 6, 2022 — UniPID is looking for a new Director!
September 19, 2022 — “Arctic attitude” meets Global South scholars
The University of Oulu representatives take over the Anniversary blog this month, to highlight its efforts in advancing cooperation with the Global South, and recognizing that UniPID continues to be a vehicle for participating in the wider development discussions for successful university...
September 15, 2022 — Join the Sustainability Engineering module and work on real project challenges in Namibia!
Are you interested in sustainability and engineering? This opportunity might be for you! Take a look at this possibility provided by the University of Turku and join their module to learn more on how to build sustainable engineering in the Global South.
September 14, 2022 — Strengthening global responsibility skills in academic partnerships
Early this year UniPID and the Finnish higher education institutions’ global networks coordinated a Training on responsible global academic partnerships which was a hands-on opportunity to provide tools, empower participants with knowledge, and nurture global development skills.
August 11, 2022 — Entangled global inequalities and responsibilities
In this month’s Anniversary blog, Seppälä discusses the concept of global responsibility and its entanglement with global inequalities, highlighting the role of academia in cultivating new visions and practices of solidarity.