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Irena van Nynatten-Janikowska honoured for outstanding contributions to education and global citizenship

MTPD Culture — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:56:52 +0000

Irena van Nynatten-Janikowska honoured for outstanding contributions to education and global citizen | AUAS

News: HvA’er Irena van Nynatten-Janikowska receives medal for commitment to honours education

MTPD Culture — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:04:03 +0000

https://hvana.nl/nieuws/hvaer-irena-van-nynatten-janikowska-krijgt-lintje-voor-inzet-honoursonderwijs

April 25, 2025

HvA’er Irena van Nynatten-Janikowska krijgt lintje voor inzet honoursonderwijs

AUAS has won an award for PARTNERS IN PEACE, received from NCHC and NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

MTPD Culture — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 14:58:42 +0000

https://www.nchchonors.org/news/news.asp?id=685086

Partners in Peace and UN SDGS Tampa-Amsterdam.

MTPD Culture — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 09:03:21 +0000

Partners in Peace and UN SDGS Tampa-Amsterdam.

MTPD Culture — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 08:38:05 +0000

Living in a Globalized Society: Globalization As a Tool for Understanding

Niels Nanning — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:55:22 +0000

Introduction

We are living in an increasingly global society and the effects of globalization, big and small, are being felt everywhere. But what is this thing called globalization and how can we use the study of our interconnectedness to help us understand some of the economic, cultural, and political changes we are seeing in our local communities and our world?

Challenge, connect and inspire!

Programme

Dialogue with students in the US who have completed study away course work, students who are studying in the USA, and international students from around the globe, to learn how having a global perspective can change our understanding of major movements across the world.

Are you interested?

Please join our 1.5-hour session in the Knowledge Café format.

Practical information

The session will be held online on Zoom. The session link will be shared per e-mail after registration.

Amsterdam, Warsaw

CEST

Wayne, Tampa, Greensboro

EDT

Las Vegas

PDT

Tulsa, Elmhurst

CDT

Partners

Will artificial intelligence save or destroy education?

Niels Nanning — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 12:55:22 +0000

Introduction

Artificial Intelligence will change the way we write and the way we work. Will it also change the way we learn and think? What are the dangers and opportunities of AI?

Will AI transform education or destroy it? How can you best learn how to use AI? Can you use AI to help others, to become more employable, or to encourage social justice? In this knowledge café you will improve your speaking and listening skills, and intercultural awareness.

Challenge, connect and inspire!

Programme

The Benefits of AI to Education by Sal Khan, CEO of Khan Academy
Dialogue with professionals and students from diverse universities from different
parts of the world
Sharing various perspectives and personal narratives, learning from each other
Networking opportunities

Are you interested?

Please join our 1.5-hour session in the Knowledge Café format.

Practical information

The session will be held online on Zoom. The session link will be shared per e-mail after registration.

Amsterdam, Warsaw

CEST

Wayne, Tampa, Greensboro

EDT

Las Vegas

PDT

Tulsa, Elmhurst

CDT

Partners

Knowledge Café – Exploring Cultural Identities

MTPD Culture — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:00:00 +0000

The Knowledge Café is a tool to develop Global Citizenship, as a way of living that recognizes our world as an increasingly complex web of connections and interdependencies, with Global Citizenship being “an ethic of care for the world”. Exploring global citizenship themes helps learners grow more confident in standing up for their beliefs, and more skilled in evaluating the ethics and impact of their decisions.

Global Citizenship nurtures personal respect and respect for others, wherever they live. It encourages individuals to think deeply and critically about what is equitable and just. It encourages individuals to think deeply and critically about what is equitable and just.

What are acceptable and unacceptable topics discussed in different cultures?
How is SILENCE being looked upon in various cultures? What is a role or a function of silence and what does silence mean in cultures where people are more direct?
How may these differences be interpreted and what can be done to help with having an effective conversation?

Programme

Introduction of the topic by co-host Ursula Kamanga, Ph.D., Communication Studies, University of Nevada (Las Vegas)
Dialogue with attendees from diverse universities from across the globe
Sharing various perspectives and personal narratives, learning from each other
Networking opportunities

Are you interested?

Please join us in the 1.5 hour session in the Knowledge Café format, learn and share. Registration is free! November 18 is the cut-off date.

Practical Information

The session will be held Online on TEAMS. The session link and a cultural assessment tool will be shared per e-mail with attendees after their registration.

Amsterdam/Warsaw (CET)

Las Vegas (PDT)

Tulsa/Dallas (CDT)

Monterrey, Mexico (CST)

Tampa/Shippensburg (EDT)

Auckland (NZDT)

Partners

Collaboration through Diversity – Event recording now available

MTPD Culture — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0000

“Kia Ora” or “I see you” perfectly explains the goal of the ‘Collaboration through Diversity’ event held last Thursday 14 September at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, which had the pleasure of inviting Susannah Gordon, Ambassador to New Zealand Embassy The Hague Netherlands, representatives to the International Criminal Court, and COIL partners from the Auckland University of Technology to share their knowledge of cultural awareness and the dynamics of working in multicultural teams.

The event opened with a traditional Pōwhiri or Māori welcome ceremony, a first for many students, and a beautiful introduction to the Māori culture. Illustrations and experiences were shared of working in multicultural teams at the ICC, building Māori worldview into diplomacy, that students could relate to and understand cultural awareness from multiple perspectives. “The cross cultural event proved to be highly beneficial for me due to its profound impact on broadening my perspective and understanding of diverse cultures. Thanks to the invited speakers I gained insights into different customs, traditions, and world views” said a first year student attendee.

The full recording of the event (roughly 2 hours) is now available to all, courtesy of the Amsterdam School of Applied Sciences. Click here to watch it:

Open video

Knowledge Café – The Power of the Single Voice

MTPD Culture — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:00:18 +0000

You have the power to speak for others when you speak for yourself. When you give vision and determination to the level of “voice” you speak for many, often for people you don’t even know. It only takes one voice to create change. In this knowledge café you will improve your speaking and listening skills, and intercultural awareness.

How skilled are you in utilizing your voice to get your goals? How can you enable others to use their individual voice?
And what about your listening skills, empathizing with others and helping them to get their message across?
Challenge, connect and inspire!

Programme

Four levels of listening by Otto Scharmer, MIT scholar and author of the book: “Theory U”
Dialogue with professionals and students from diverse universities from different parts of the world
Sharing various perspectives and personal narratives, learning from each other
Networking opportunities

Are you interested?

Please join us in the 1.5 hour session in the Knowledge Café format, learn and share. Registration is free!

Practical Information

The session will be held Online via ZOOM. The link and password will be communicated after registration.

Amsterdam / Warsaw (CEST)

Tulsa (CDT)

Tampa / Shippensburg (EDT)

Monterrey, Mexico (CST)

Auckland (NZST)