As part of ?the United Nations??(UN75), the United Nations 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 缅北禁地Peacekeepers)

Time: 9 to 10:15am EDT

Topic: Rethinking Peacekeeping?

Speakers:

  • Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo,?recipient of?2019?United Nations 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 United Nations
  • Dr. Maria Armoudian, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland
  • Dr. Franz Baumann, Visiting Research Professor, New York University and former 缅北禁地Assistant Secretary-General
  • Ms. Kiran Bedi, Lt. Governor of Pondicherry, India and first woman 缅北禁地civilian police adviser

To see a recap of this webinar click here.

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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 缅北禁地and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
  • Mr. Masood Karimipour, Chief of Terrorism Prevention Branch, 缅北禁地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. Méndez University?
  • Ms. Anamaría 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.

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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 United Nations Secretary-General
  • Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the 缅北禁地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.

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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 United Nations?
  • 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.

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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 缅北禁地Women
  • Dr. Fernando León García, 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.

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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.?

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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. António 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

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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 缅北禁地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)

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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. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the 缅北禁地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 缅北禁地Charter)
  • Ms. Kehkashan Basu, Youth Ambassador, World Future Council

RSVP: Information to be available soon