Dear all, One of the really tremendous opportunities I had this past year was to work as the "Scholar Leader" of the Fulbright New Century Scholars Program (http://www.cies.org/NCS/2009_2010/). The program brought together approx. 35 professors and experts from around the world to exchange ideas and build networks focused on ways in which universities can and do act as innovation drivers and knowledge centers dealing with significant public policy issues.
The group gathered three times (twice in the Washington, D.C. area and once in Berlin) over the course of a year and it is amazing what has come out of these efforts. Members of the group are working on post-earthquake capacity-building in Haiti, youth empowerment and development in South Africa, sustainable education in Galapagos, university parks and capacity building in Brazil among many other efforts. In addition, a new group was launched by the NCS team that I thought many on these list serves might be interested in knowing about or even participating in: Professors Beyond Borders. As the website describes: Professors Beyond Borders began as a special project of the Fulbright New Century Scholars 2009-2010 focused on water and sustainable development. As an independent, non-governmental action network of academics and professionals, we engage with real world problems that impact quality of life in diverse communities. For more information, visit their website: http://www.professorsbeyondborders.org/home.html I am sure the group would be happy to have many of you with your tremendous expertise think about joining. I understand that the first university branches are just now being established. Anyone wanting to know more should contact Prof. Ike Levine Ira Levine <[email protected]> Best wishes, Miranda Schreurs -- ************************************* Prof. Miranda Schreurs Director, Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU) Department of Political and Social Sciences Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science Freie Universitat Berlin Ihnestr. 22 / D - 14195 Berlin-Dahlem phone: (+)49 - 30 - 838 56687 fax: (+)49 - 30 - 838 566 85 web: www.fu-berlin.de/ffu
