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4 Global Higher Education Trends for 2022

Saleforce Nonprofit

We’ve just made it through two years of a global pandemic — arguably the most disruptive and transformative period for modern society globally. So what does this opportunity mean for global university leaders? Below are for global trends to consider for 2022 and beyond. Greater Competition for Students.

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Empowering Young Voices Globally in the Fight for Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

In recent years, the global youth climate action movement has risen up to demand that world leaders listen to science and mandate climate and environmental education. As a result, educators have an important opportunity to harness and facilitate this passion by connecting students to the global citizen science community.

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Davos Codes: Connecting Students’ Passion for Their Planet with Technology

Saleforce Nonprofit

Climate anxiety is seriously affecting our youth: In a recent global survey of 10,000 young people aged 16–25, 59% were very or extremely worried about climate change, and 83% said they think people have failed to take care of the planet. – Student participating in the Tokyo Climate Action Lab. Creating Lasting Change.

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Power of Storytelling | Harmony for Change: The Global Impact of Playing For Change

Pamela Grow

.” This collaboration, transcending borders, offers a reason to smile and a global call to address climate change collectively. Playing For Change leverages this by directly impacting over 50,000 students through on-site teachers. Beyond its social impact, music has profound effects on the soul and the brain.

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Why Community Climate Action is Critical to Global Action

Saleforce Nonprofit

We invited WEF attendees to take a break from the hustle and bustle by going on a guided walking tour where they would hear from students and activists about their sustainability journeys at several stops connected to climate action, on both a global and a community level.

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A Call for Millions: Ending the Global Book Famine for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

There’s a global book famine afflicting people with disabilities. I have good news: For $5 million a year, we can build a global library that provides tens of millions of people around the world who are blind, low vision, or dyslexic free access to books that will work for them. This one does. We just need the resources to scale.

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Market Failure in Global Health Technologies

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

One repeating theme came to me during a recent and fascinating meeting with Professor Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Director of Rice 360, the Institute for Global Health Technologies. Her students at Rice University have been busy inventing new tools and equipment for global health.

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