The first BKMC x UNESCO APCEIU collaborative online course is still available on GCED Online Campus!

February 21, 2020

The first collaborative online course project by BKMC and UNESCO APCEIU, “Becoming Global Citizens for a Sustainable Society,” introduced us the SDGs and the notion of Global Citizenship through the series of lectures by renowned experts from all over the world, interviews with scholars, advocates and representatives from all different sectors, and case presentations by active global citizens.

The course aims to examine and critically reflect on the revolving issues around the globe at local, national, and international levels by providing a platform where learners can virtually meet and learn from one another.

Through this course, learners could deepen their understanding of the SDGs and global citizenship, exchange and embrace different perspectives, and challenge their own assumptions.

Launched in September 2019, this course is a self-paced course that is open all year round to anyone who aspires to assume active roles in bringing meaningful changes to oneself and to global society!

“Becoming Global Citizens in a Sustainable Society” is comprised of five difference modules in which lectures, discussions, interviews or documentary films are included in respective topics.

Speakers of this course includes BKMC Co-chairs Ban Ki-moon and Heinz Fischer and a number of other stellar speakers from UN organizations, universities, NGOs, governments, and the private sector.

After completing all courses, students will received a certificate issued by UNESCO APCEIU and the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens. Requirements for the completion are as followed:
1) Watch all lectures / videos
2) Participate in Form / Discussion
3) Take a quiz
4) Final Assignment
5) Course Evaluation

Here are some comments from the global citizen learners who took this course!

“This course was so insightful on such an important topic that we, unfortunately, do not talk about enough in our current education… It highlights topics that are so important in current events and link them together back to how there are so many ways, shapes and forms of innovative acts of global citizenship in our current environment.” – Hana Abdelatty

“This will enhance global participation towards sustainable development goals amongst youth across the globe.” – Samod Kadiri

“It is very helpful for us on how to create better solutions to fight against the problem in this world. This course is very important and teaches us to become a global citizen of our own.” – Cedrix Rodriguez

“This course has made me have a deeper understanding of what GCED is and am really encouraged take other courses in relations to global citizenship education.” – Glays Sakaula

The second collaborative online course on “Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: A Pathway to Sustainable Development” is also out now on GCED Online Campus featuring amazing international figures including UN Youth Envoy Jayathma wickramanayake, Chair of The Elders Mary Robinson, Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-ngcuka and more. Check it out!

BKMC CEO Monika Froehler attends the AFS Global Conference and the EUNA GCED Network Meeting in Montreal

October 9, 2019

CEO of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens Monika Froehler attended the AFS Global Conference 2019 held by the AFS Intercultural Programs in Montreal, Canada on October 9-11th.

Under the theme of “Active Global Citizenship—and How to Educate for It,” the Conference gathered thousands of educators, learners, experts, and advocates for the SDG 4: Quality Education and Global Citizenship Education (GCED). More than 75 sessions were hosted, and Froehler featured as a speaker at the Plenary Session: “Are We There Yet? A Hard Look at the State of Global Competence Education Around the World.”

On the margins of the conference, she also attended a session: “Mapping EUNA GCED Network” hosted by the Centre’s partner UNESCO APCEIU. The network meeting was held in consequence of the previous regional GCED network meeting for Europe and North America held in Lisbon in November 2018.

BKMC and UNESCO APCEIU launch an online course on Global Citizenship and the SDGs

September 30, 2019

On September 30th, 2019, the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens in cooperation with the GCED Online Campus team of UNESCO APCEIU launched the first collaborative online course titled:

“Becoming Global Citizens for a Sustainable Society”

The course introduces the SDGs and the notion of global citizenship through the series of lectures by renowned experts from all over the world, interviews with scholars, advocates and representatives from all different sectors, and case presentations by active global citizens. With the course, the Ban Ki-moon Centre aims to examine and critically reflect on the revolving issues around the globe at local, national, and global levels. By introducing the best practices from different parts of the world, the course also encourages learners to take actions as global citizens to reach sustainable development for all.

Following topics will be discussed throughout the course
ㆍ Global Citizenship and the SDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals)
ㆍ Global Citizenship in a Challenging World
ㆍ Act to Change: Global Citizenship for Transformation
ㆍ Meet the Global Citizens around the World
ㆍ Plan for Action: Becoming Active Global Citizens

👉 Register for the course now to learn how to be a Global Citizen: HERE

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CEO Monika Froehler moderates a session on “Voices of Youth” at the 4th GCED Conference

September 4, 2019

On September 3^rd-4^th, BKMC CEO Monika Froehler attended the 4^th International Conference on Global Citizenship Education that was co-organized by UNESCO APCEIU, Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Korean Ministry of Education in partnership with UNESCO in Seoul, South Korea.

“I dream of a world in which young people are heard and empowered to be the changemakers they want to be,” said Froehler.

She moderated a plenary session “Voices of Youth” with youth representatives.

Olha Bondarenko, Member of the Financial Department, European Youth Parliament Ukraine
Diego Manrique, Core Member & Coordinator, GCED Youth Network
Priscilla Kini, Gender and Research Lead, Open Dove Children’s Foundation

The panelists touched the participants of the Conference with their inspiring stories.

Bondarenko from Ukraine spoke about her experience as an internally displaced person and how it led to her volunteer work with Afghan and Syrian refugees.

Being an IDP herself and having lost her home in Eastern Ukraine, Olha movingly spoke about forcibly displaced children and her own experience of teaching GCED.

Manrique from Guatemala shared his deep insights on how to network with youth for GCED.
“GCED to me is simply a tool with a lot of potentials,” he said.

Kini from Ghana expressed her love for promoting peace with children. She has reached hundreds of kids in Ghana and helped them overcome conflicts.

APCEIU Director Hyun-mook Lim said, “GCED will support humanities with slow but unstoppable advancement to peace.”

The Conference also hosted a booth on the “GCED Online Campus” by UNESCO APCEIU. In partnership with the APCEIU’s Office of Education and Training, the Ban Ki-moon Centre has co-developed two online courses this year.

As one of them titled “Becoming Global Citizens for a Sustainable Society” will be launched on the Online Campus platform later in this month, the booth displayed promotional materials and more information on the course. Lots of the Conference participants were curious to know more about this course as well as the other course on gender equality.

Learn more about the Conference: http://gced.unescoapceiu.org/conference/
Learn more about the GCED Online Campus: http://gcedonlinecampus.org

Experts’ Meeting on Teaching and Learning Responsible Transformative Engagement

February 18, 2019

On the 16th and 17th of February the Experts’ Meeting on Teaching and Learning Responsible Transformative Engagement organized by the Centre, UNESCO, and UNESCO APCEIU took place in Seoul, South Korea. The meeting brought together more than 20 international experts from public, private, academic, and/or NGO sectors to discuss ways to engage youth in influencing the systems that impacts their quality of life.

The group actively discussed the fundamental issues of addressing the youth from varied perspectives as well as peaceful revolutions of youth activists that led to the change of government, the role of social media and digital citizenship, and more other important matters regarding the subject. The ideas and suggestions that were brought up during the meeting will be included in the policy brief which will be published by UNESCO.

Including BKMC CEO Monika Froehler and Board member Michael Sheldrick, Vice President of Global Citizen, the participants consisted of:

Soo-hyang Choi, Director of Division for Inclusion, Peace and Sustainable Development, UNESCO
Utak Chung, APCEIU Director
Heeyeon Cho, 21st Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education
Dov Lynch, Chief of the Section for Global Citizenship and Peace Education, UNESCO
Won-Jung Byun, Senior Project Officer in the Section of ESD, UNESCO
Jae Hong Kim, Head of the Office of Research and Development, APCEIU
Bruno Derbaix, sociologist, philosopher, and a member of the “Ambassadors of Citizen Expression”
Pat Dolan, UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth, and Civic Engagement
Naj El-Rahi, feminist writer, activist, and certified Gender Auditor of International Labour Organization (ILO)
Noomane Fehri, former Minister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy of Tunisia, CEO of Biatlabs
Eddy Habben Jansen, Executive Director of ProDemos – Huis voor democratie en rechtsstaat
Taneisha Ingleton, Leadership Development Programme Writer and Designer, Educational Leadership Researcher and Facilitator, Consultant of competency-based leadership development models
Rafiullah Kakar, International Development and Public Policy professional
Sung-gon Kim, 31st Secretary-General of the National Assembly of South Korea
Martin Kungania, Assistant Director of Education and the National Coordinator, G-United
Gaël Le Dréau, Réseau Canopé
Ellen Middaugh, Assistant Professor of Child and Adolescent Development, San Jose State University
Abraham Muñoz Barbosa, CEO of Education for Sharing
Liam O’Doherty, Director of Digital Youth Engagement Programmes with TakingITGlobal
Dinu Raheja, recipient of the International Teachers’ Award, Executive Director of tGELF
Mette Lykke Ravn, CEO of Too Good To Go
Berry Wessels, transdisciplinary researcher, Stellenbosch University

Co-chair Ban Ki-moon delivered congratulatory address at the 3rd International Conference on GCED

September 9, 2018

The Centre’s Co-chair Ban Ki-moon delivered congratulatory address at the opening session of the 3rd International Conference on GCED co-organized by UNESCO APCEIU, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea. The conference was on the topic of “Platform on Pedagogy and Practice” with focus on local-contextualization of Global Citizenship Education (GCED).

“As Former Secretary-General (of the UN), I will continue to forge a bright future for next generation. I greatly look forward to future collaboration between my Centre and APCEIU,” said Ban.

Ban emphasized on education on global citizenship in the efforts of achieving the SDGs, concerning 60 million children who are left out of school throughout the world.

APCEIU Director Chung Utak also welcomed the conference participants, and Vice Minister Park Chun-ran of the Korean Ministry of Education delivered opening address. The two-day conference consists of panel discussions, various sessions, and workshops with global citizens from all over the world.

Photo: UNESCO APCEIU

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