75 for UN75: 75 Minutes of Conversation Series of Online Dialogues

As part of ?the 51�Թ�??(UN75), the 51�Թ� Academic Impact (UNAI) is holding a global conversation with scholars, educators, researchers and students to discuss their priorities for the future, obstacles to achieving them, and the role of global academic cooperation in rethinking global issues. See?below the program of online dialogues in the 75 for UN75: 75 Minutes of Conversation series. Check back for updates, including speakers and registration information.?

Friday, 29 May 2020 (International Day of UN Peacekeepers)

Time: 9 to 10:15am EDT

Topic: Rethinking Peacekeeping?

Speakers:

Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo,?recipient of?2019?51�Թ� Military Gender Advocate of the Year award
Ms. Susana Malcorra,?Dean of the IE School of Global and Public Affairs in Madrid, Spain and former?Chef de Cabinet to the Secretary-General of the UN
Ambassador Neil Pierre, Permanent Mission of Guyana to the 51�Թ�
Dr. Maria Armoudian, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland
Dr. Franz Baumann, Visiting Research Professor, New York University and former UN Assistant Secretary-General
Ms. Kiran Bedi, Lt. Governor of Pondicherry, India and first woman UN civilian police adviser

To see a recap of this webinar click here.

Monday, 1 June 2020 ??????????????????????

Time: 10 to 11:15am EDT

Topic: The Role of Higher Education in Combating Radicalization and Violent Extremism Online?

Speakers:

Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Under-Secretary-General of the UN and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
Mr. Masood Karimipour, Chief of Terrorism Prevention Branch, UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Ms. Samantha de Silva, Senior Technical Specialist, The World Bank
Mr. Jhon Sanabria, Professor and Dean of the School of Public Safety at Ana G. M��ndez University?
Ms. Anamar��a Cardona, Director of Partnerships and Community Engagement, Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence, Canada

To see a recap of this webinar click here.

Thursday/Friday, 5 June 2020 (World Environment Day)

Time: Thursday 4 June, 10pm to 11:15pm EDT (Friday 5 June, 11am to 12:15pm KST)

Topic: The Role of Universities in Combating Climate Change?

Introductory performance by baritone Claudio Jung

Speakers:

Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Eighth 51�Թ� Secretary-General
Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the UN and Executive Secretary of ESCAP
Ms. Yoonhee Hwang, Director of the Association of Korean Universities in Support of UNAI
Dr. Ducksu Seo,?Assistant Professor, Department of Spatial Environment System Engineering, Handong Global University
Dr. Arvind Kumar, President of the India Water Foundation?
Ms. Jueun Han, Handong Global University, Republic of Korea?

To see a recap of this webinar click here.

Monday, 8 June 2020 ?????????? ?

Time: 10am to 11:15am EDT

Topic: The Role of Higher Education in?Combating Poverty and Ensuring Social Justice?

Speakers:

Ambassador Narinder Kakar, Permanent Observer of the University for Peace to the 51�Թ�?
Dr. Dimitrios Mavrakis, Director, Energy Policy and Development Centre, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece (UNAI?SDG Hub?for Goal 7)
Dr. Balghis Badri, Director of the Regional Institute for Gender, Diversity, Peace and Rights, Ahfad University for Women, Sudan (UNAI?SDG Hub?for Goal 5)
Dr. Faisal Ahmad Khan, Pro Vice Chancellor,?Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Pakistan (UNAI?SDG Hub?for Goal 8)
Ms. Esther Odi Tieku, MCN Fellow, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

To see a recap of this webinar click here.

Friday, 19 June 2020

Time:?10am to 11:15 am EDT

Topic:?Gender Equality and Higher Education: Ensuring Access and Creating Change?

Introductory performance by Beth Nielsen Chapman

Speakers:

Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women
Dr. Fernando Le��n Garc��a, President, CETYS University System, Mexico
Dr. N��Dri Assie-Lumumba, Professor, Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University, United States
Dr. Mami Katsumi, UEA, Division of Institutional Strategies, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan
Dr. Don Betz, American Association of State Colleges and Universities and, former President of the University of Central Oklahoma, United States

To see a recap of this webinar click?here.

Wednesday, 8 July 2020

Time:?10am to 11:15 am EDT

Topic:?Confronting COVID-19 Through Innovation and Research: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic

Speakers:

Dr.?Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States (recorded)
Dr. Christoph Meinel, President and CEO, Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering, Germany
Dr. Lamiaa Mohsen, Dean of the School of Medicine, New Giza University, Egypt (SDG Hub for Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being)
Dr. Daniel A. Wubah, President, Millersville University, United States
Dr. Padmini Murthy,?Professor and Global Health Director, New York Medical College, United States

To see a recap of this webinar click?here.?

Wednesday, 15 July 2020

[THIS DIALOGUE WILL BE HELD IN PORTUGUESE]?

Time:?10am to 11:15 am EDT

Topic:?Technology and Higher Education: Virtual Research and Education in the New Normal?

Speakers:

Ms. Maria Rebeca Otero Gomes,?Coordinator of the Education Sector, UNESCO Office in Brazil
Dr. Ant��nio Andrade, Researcher in Technology and Education, Portuguese Catholic University in Porto, Portugal
Dr. Magno Hernany Vieira Rocha, Director, Support Office for Distance Education, University of Cape Verde, Cape Verde
Dr. Joziana Muniz de Paiva Bar?ante, Pro-Rector of Research, Federal University of Lavras, Brazil. Evaluator of the National Higher Education Assessment System
Dr. Domingos Dos Santos Andrade, Researcher on Educational Software at the Department of Science and Technology, University of Cape Verde, Cape Verde

Tuesday, 21 July 2020

[THIS DIALOGUE WILL BE HELD IN RUSSIAN]?

Time: 8:30am to 9:45am EDT

Topic:?Green Cities and Economies: Solutions from Academia

Speakers:

Mr. Vladimir Moshkalo, Head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Russia Office
Mr. Sergey Korotkov, Director, UNIDO?Center for International Industrial Cooperation in the Russian Federation
Dr. Galimkair M. Mutanov, Rector,?Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Kazakhstan (UNAI Principle Hub for Sustainability)
Dr. Zhanna Mingaleva, Professor of Economics, Perm State University, Russia
Dr.?Rahat Sabyrbekov, Researcher, OSCE Academy in Bishkek and Assistant Professor of Economics, American University of Central Asia,?Kyrgyzstan?
Dr. Olga Ponizova,?Executive Director,?Center for Environment and Sustainable Development, Russia

RSVP:??(Please RSVP with a valid e-mail address by 19 July at 5pm EDT)

Wednesday, 5 August 2020 (EDT) / Thursday, 6 August 2020 (JST)??

Time:?8pm to 9:15pm EDT on 5 August (9am to 10:15am JST on 6 August)

Topic: Rethinking Disarmament: The Role of Academia in Promoting Peace and Disarmament

Speakers:

Dr. Mar��a Fernanda Espinosa Garc��s, President of the UN General Assembly for its 73rd Session
Dr. Juan Carlos Sainz Borgo, Dean, UN-mandated University for Peace, Costa Rica?
Dr. Yoshiro Tanaka, Vice-President, J. F. Oberlin University, Japan (UNAI Principle Hub for the UN Charter)
Ms. Kehkashan Basu, Youth Ambassador, World Future Council

RSVP: Information to be available soon

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