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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS

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USRN Staff Development Workshop 2023: Cultivating University Communities with a Broader Mind

The USRN Staff Development Workshop 2023 was hosted by VU Amsterdam from 24 to 26 September. Themed “Cultivating University Communities with a Broader Mind”, the biennial event of the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN) attracted 36 participants worldwide, including 10 USRN member institutions: Ateneo de Manila University, Rhodes University, Sichuan University, Simon Fraser University, The

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Proceedings of the International USR Summit 2022

The USRN is pleased to announce that the Proceedings the International USR Summit 2022 are now available for public access. The Summit, hosted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN), was held from 16 to 18 November 2022. The event brought together more than 140 speakers and over 640

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PolyU Rwanda Service-Learning Programme 2023

From 21 July to 6 August 2023, three students from USRN member universities, including Ateneo de Manila University, Beijing Normal University and the University of Pretoria, participated in an international Service-Learning programme organised by the Service-Learning and Leadership Office of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Rwanda, Africa. The student participants engaged in the Rwanda

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The University of Manchester Launched a New Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement Website

The United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the world’s call to action on the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing humanity and the natural world. The quality and scale of The University of Manchester’s impact towards the SDGs has been among the top ten globally in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings in 2022. They play a

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[USR Summit 2022 Post-Event Highlights] Genuine community engagement approaches to avoid university social responsibility failure

(Presented by Prof. Andrew Furco, Professor and Associate Department Chair for the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development, Director of the International Center for Research on Community Engagement, University of Minnesota/ Chaired by Dr Grace Ngai, Head of the Service-Learning and Leadership Office, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University) As more higher education institutions across

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[USR Summit 2022 Post-Event Highlights] From climate despair to climate engagement: multidisciplinary education bringing to climate stabilisation

(Presented by Dr Eban Goodstein, Director, Centre for Environmental Policy, Bard College; Dr Jason Ho, Senior Service Learning Consultant, Centre for Innovative Service Learning, Hong Kong Baptist University; Ms Carla Panyella, Project Coordinator, Centre for Sustainable Development Goals, University of Los Andes/ Moderated by: Dr Eban Goodstein, Director, Centre for Environmental Policy, Bard College) Moving

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USR Summit Highlight

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International USR Summit 2022

The International USR Summit 2022: Education and Action for a Sustainable Future, co-organised by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN), was successfully concluded on 18 November 2022, bringing together more than 140 speakers and over 640 online participants from 78 countries/regions to exchange ideas, foster partnerships among universities and advance the global USR movement.

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USRN Webinar Series

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USRN Webinar Series #4.3: Service-Learning as a Vehicle for Global Learning and Internationalisation

Internationalisation and global learning are important learning outcomes in higher education, and an increasing amount of resources are poured into learning programs that facilitate global learning, such as student exchange or study tours. Service-learning is a well-researched pedagogy that is known to be effective at nurturing students’ civic learning. Considering that many service-learning projects require

USRN Webinar Series #4.2: Community Engagement Using a Hybrid Approach

Digital media have increased the resources available to universities to develop and implement innovative university social responsibility (USR) projects using hybrid approaches of engagement. This webinar will focus on the USR projects developed by three different Faculties at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in order to continue with their USR projects, despite the constraints

Publications

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Creating an International Collaborative MOOC on University Social Responsibility

In 2018 the universities in the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN) embarked on the ambitious project of creating a collaborative Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). This paper describes the joint nature of the project, challenges faced, lessons learned, and tips for success in joint projects for MOOC creation as well as for USR policy making and implementation.

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University Social Responsibility and Quality of LifeA Global Survey of Concepts and Experiences

This book provides a critical review of the theory and practice of University Social Responsibility.

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