Newsletter No5/2023 - Fostering ethical leadership: A catalyst for positive change
Editorial by Kamel Ayadi, Globethics MENA Regional Consul
Political instability and public participation are critical in the MENA region. Most countries score poorly on almost all measures used to assess transparency, good governance, democracy, and freedoms. Ethical leadership is crucial in the political and social arena because governments cannot ignore people's legitimate aspirations for freedom and democracy. Recent experiences have shown that political frustration, coupled with corruption and social inequality, automatically leads to instability.
What role could the Globethics MENA Centre play in this challenging environment? What would be the best approaches to address these challenges and contribute to positive change and societal transformations?
Globethics contributes to international reflection on decolonisation
Representing Globethics at an international seminar on decolonial relational ethics, Academic Dean Amélé Ekué reflects on decolonisation "as an ethos, an inner attitude and a perpetual process of working through the multi-layered experiences and consequences of colonisation" and questions what this may mean for ethical leadership across multiple domains.
Localise, decolonise or globalise the curriculum
Localiser, décoloniser ou globaliser le curriculum - article disponible en français
Globethics Managing Editor Ignace Haaz discusses the theme of "Localising, decolonising or globalising the curriculum", the topic of a seminar on 7 June 2023 at the University of Geneva (Switzerland).
Academy
Catch up on news and discover upcoming events.
Registration deadline extended! New executive certificate course
Thanks to valuable feedback received, Globethics Academy is pleased to be able to extend the dates for the new World Class to make it more inclusive and accessible to participants from all over the world. The executive certificate course will now be held in Second/Autumn Semester 2023 (dates TBC).
Book your professional development days now for after the summer break!
World Class: Economic, Social and Ecological Ethics
Gain valuable insights into:
- Environmental sustainability and ethical decision-making
- Ethical considerations in economic systems and policies
- Social justice and human rights within a global context
Course duration: 3 days with recorded live sessions for flexible learning.
100% online access: Study from the comfort of your home.
Certificate of completion: Enhance your professional profile.
Introductory course price: 50 USD.
Registration open for Autumn/Second Semester 2023 courses
Find your course:
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End of Semester Webinar: Quality Ethics Education in Uncertain Times
Join Globethics Academy students, instructors, partners, and team in celebrating the end of another semester of learning for ethical leadership.
When 07 July 2023, 15:00-15:45 CEST
Blue Table Webinars - Save the dates now for next semester!
Registration is open for the next three Blue Table Webinars, held monthly during Autumn/Second Semester 2023. Hear from subject matter experts and thought leaders on the topic of Reimagining the Future of Higher Education.
- Open, Flexible and Distance Education: How Instructional Design Can Support Equitable, Inclusive and Values-Driven Learning Experiences - 20 September 2023, 15:00-16:00 CEST
- Learning and Intercultural Knowledge Circulation - 18 October 2023, 15:00-16:00 CEST
- Re-Imagining Learning and the Future of Higher Education - 22 November 2023, 15:00-16:00 CEST
Library
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Book of the Month
Equity Policies in Global Higher Education:
Reducing Inequality and Increasing Participation and Attainment
Featured collections and journals on environmental and sustainability ethics
Aligned with our strategic priority on the Ethics of Sustainability and Environmental Justice, Globethics provides accessible academic resources and contribute to policy dialogue on these issues. Check out the collections and journals!
Publications
Read the latest releases by international authors, published by us.
Journal of Ethics in Higher Education
Values and Power Dynamics of Languages in Higher Education
This second issue focuses on different ways in which language, or the semantic level of reality, is relevant for thinking, and in particular for knowledge acquisition at university or in education institutions.
Call for Papers - Issue 3(2023) Time for Education
The Journal of Ethics in Higher Education publishes two issues a year. The Call for Papers is now open for the Journal of Ethics in Higher Education Issue 3(2023): Time for Education. Deadline for contributions: first week of November 2023.
A Portrait of Trade in Cultural Goods in respect of the WTO and the UNESCO Instruments in the Contexts of Hard-Law and Soft-Law (Theses No. 40)
Hassan Fartousi (author) examines potential conflicts between trade and cultural aspects of cultural goods and proposes routes to hance legal coherence between them.
Community and Policy Engagement
Read news about and from the Globethics network.
Globethics inaugurates Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) Centre in Tunis
On 12 June 2023, Globethics launched its new MENA Centre, headed by Regional Consul Kamel Ayadi, holding a seminar on the ethics and impact of AI. Five higher education institutions signed cooperation agreements with Globethics during the launch, with more partnerships in progress.
Towards an effective collaboration between political and religious authorities
The proposal to “establish an institutional mechanism within the IPU, in collaboration with representatives of religions and civil society, to build on the outcomes of this conference, and examine good practices, monitor progress and formulate proposals in this area” was adopted during the IPU Conference on Interfaith Dialogue, held from 13 to 15 June 2023 in Morocco.
New appointments for Globethics Board Member and former Executive Director in Nigeria n
On 22 May 2023, Governor Ifeanyichukwu Lawrence Ugwuanyi, Founder of and Visitor to the State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS), appointed Prof. Dr Obiora Ike as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of SUMAS, the Enugu State-owned university located in Igbo-Eno. He was also recently appointed a Member of the Foundation and Trustee of the national Catholic Veritas University, Abuja.
Globethics Ethics Expert appointed Secretary to the State Government of Enugu, Nigeria
The Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has appointed Prof. Dr Chidiebere ‘Chidi’ Onyia as the new Secretary to the State Government. The appointment was announced in a statement personally signed by the governor on 29 May 2023 and released to the press by his media office.
Globethics President and Founder appointed Director General of the Ecole de Formation Electorale en Afrique Centrale (EFEAC)
The Kinshasa, DR Congo-based institution will continue its training of election experts, with a newly-introduced Master's program already proving popular with early registrations. This marks an important opportunity for developing ethical leadership in the Central African region.
Laying foundations to join forces with the Muslim Council of Elders
Globethics Executive Director Fadi Daou met with Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, Secretary General of the Muslim Elders, discussing collaboration towards the shared mission of promoting ethics and human dignity globally, developing an action plan on youth training on peace, publications, sustainability and environmental justice.
Globethics Eastern Africa meeting with UNESCO Programme Specialist
On 21 June 2023, Ngandeu Ngatta Hugue, the Unit Head/Programme Specialist for Social and Human Sciences at the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa and his team visited the Centre for Social Justice & Ethics (CSJE) at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa and Globethics Eastern Africa Centre (Nairobi), hosted by Rev. Dr Peter Mbaro, CSJE Director.
Exchanging on ethics and values in sustainable development
International Partnership on Religion and Sustainable Development (PaRD) Head of Secretariat Khushwant Singh met with Fadi Daou, Christine Housel and Ignace Haaz to discuss the role of ethics and values in sustainable development and for bringing out the transformation needed to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Commemorating World Environment Day 2023
Putting the strategic prioity of Sustainability and Environmental Justice into practice - World Environment Day was commemorated with tree planting at Makarios III Orthodox Patriarchal Seminary in Nairobi organised by All Africa Conference of Churches.
ACAP participants - take part in the Learning Review!
The main purpose of ACAP (African Church Assets Programme) V is to apply the past 8 years' learning so that Churches and CROs can be more sustainable. ACAP participants are therefore invited to share your learning by responding to the ACAP Learning Review survey.
Hybrid conference: Promotion of Ethics, Justice and Peace for Integral Human Development through Higher Education
As part of its 20 year anniversary celebrations, the Centre for Social Justice and Ethics at The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, host of the Globethics Eastern Africa Centre (Nairobi), is organising a conference on ethics, justice and peace on 26-28 September 2023.
