Professor Karen Stanton, the Vice Chancellor of York St John University’s opening speech for the recent social and solidarity economy conference. It is reported here in full under the conference video.… Read More: Vice Chancellor opens social and solidarity economy conference at York… »
Following the recent conference about social enterprise and cross-sector collaboration at York St John University, UK, here are some reflections from participant Sorina Antonescu. This will be the first of several posts… Read More: Erasmus Mundus Social and Solidarity Economy Conference: Personal experience and… »
The video captures the essence, diversity and theme of the conference. It was held in English and Spanish with simultaneous interpretation. Powerpoints from the plenary sessions, the round tables and… Read More: Social and solidarity economy conference at York St John University,… »
Mary Kiguru reports on the outcome of the students’ entry in a national competition in Kenya. An earlier entry talks of the involvement of university students in the support of… Read More: Kenya Methodist University students having impact in their community »
The Social Economy in Higher Education international project seeks to encourage universities to question what they teach and whether they are teaching a range of relevant economic models for students… Read More: Tackling poor living conditions in the Nairobi slums »
The Erasmus Mundus Social Economy in Higher Education project is celebrating an international conference in York St John University, UK, from 1st – 3rd Sept, 2015. It is also a… Read More: More than a 3 day conference »
See the conference website Submit an abstract for a presentation or poster by 20th April, 2015 The conference will give an opportunity to share practice and experiences of universities… Read More: More than a 3 day conference ….. »
HEIs as catalysts for the expansion of SD a local, societal and global level: Case Studies & Discussions This is the final article written for this blog by Sorina Antonescu. (This… Read More: Sustainable development and universities: case studies and discussions »
This is the 3rd article in the series of 4 by Sorina Antonescu. See overview of articles here >> 1. Universities and the Challenge of Larger Systems Interactions According to Velazquez… Read More: Sustainable development and universities: Institutionalising sustainable development into universities: advantages… »
This is the 2nd article in the series of 4 by Sorina Antonescu. See overview of articles here >> HEIs and the greater society: where do they stand? It… Read More: Sustainable Development and Universities: Institutionalising Sustainable Development into University Curricula:… »
In this series of four articles written for the Social Economy in Higher Education project by Sorina Antonescu , the concept of sustainability in relation to higher education institutions is discussed. In… Read More: Sustainable Development and Universities: Combining the New and the Old »
Leading thinkers and practitioners from universities in the field of co-operativism, business through the lense of human rights, enterprise incubators in the solidarity economy and innovation in the public sector… Read More: Leading thinkers and practitioners in social entrepreneurship add diverse voices… »
International conference at York St John University, UK. 1st – 3rd Sept 2015. Mark the dates! More information on this blog in the coming days Conference Theme: As part… Read More: Universities Developing Social Entrepreneurship through Cross-Sector Collaboration »
This blog has now been running for 18 months It seems a good time to review the most visited posts – those which have received the greatest number of visits… Read More: Our most visited posts »
Article written by Charles Hanks, collaborator of the social economy in higher education project, following a visit to the “Institute of Work and Production” of the National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina. “As… Read More: Mendoza, Argentina: Economic change through academic, professional and political exchange »