Thursday 28th November 2019 the 2nd Masterclass ‘Mentoring in Cross Cultural Communities’ was organized. MENTORING IN CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES In 2020 we hope to serve the secondary school community with another 2 Masterclasses in Spring and Autumn 2020. Practice in a speech lab and workshops bring the learning to life. Students discover their own power as a leader, their moral compass, and experience the inspiration of visionary leaders. In this Masterclass secondary school students examine social justice issues in dialogue with VU scientists and practitioners. In this Masterclass, students explored how successful leaders are committed to both their organization and the sustainable society at large. Next, student team-presentations covered societal issues such as modern slavery in prostitution, women in politics, reconciliation newcomers and local citizens, influence parents on school choice children. The Autumn Masterclass series of 4 lectures ‘I Have a Dream’ was completed December 12th 2019 with a great lecture ‘Diversity and Social Justice’ by Kathleen Ferrier, SERVUS Associate. VU PRE-UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MASTERCLASS ‘I HAVE A DREAM’ Highlighted SERVUS actions: servant-leadership, talent diversity, mentoring, cultural sustainability and cross-cultural awareness. Tune in Business News Radio, Wednesday 4 March 2020, 2 p.m. GREAT BNR PODCAST INTERVIEW BEN TIGGELAAR WITH SYLVIA VAN DE BUNT In between the 2 Masterclasses we presented our R&D mentoring results during a PDW panel discussion at the Academy of Management August 2020. Given the COVID-19 crisis and the impact for vulnerable groups in society, we developed 2 Online Mentoring Masterclasses (June and September) empowered by the Oranje Fonds. We would like to share an impression of recent SERVUS actions. We congratulate the award winner, our partners from Campus Connections Aotearoa in New Zealand. Finally, during the EMS 2020, 8 nominated organizations including SERVUS/Edu4u, were selected to pitch their mentoring projects in front of philanthropist companies and foundations. In september 2020 mentoring organizations worldwide could present their project to the Scientific Committee of the European Mentoring Summit. The SERVUS Platform of Mentoring Communities, with case study of Edu4u, was nominated for the European Mentoring Award 2020. See complete version of her commencement speech enclosed SERVUS AND EDU4U NOMINATED FOR THE EUROPEAN MENTORING AWARD 2020 Moedig voorwaarts! Of, in Martin Luther King’s woorden: “You Have to Keep Moving Forward.” Wij zijn er trots op en blij met ónze medewerkers en studenten in deze bijzondere tijd. Mirjam van Praag concluded her speech: “.Juist nu is sociaal ondernemend gedrag van eminent belang voor vrijwel iedereen. The students participated in VU Pre-University College and successfully completed assignments on themes such as gender stereotypes, black lives matter, corona and racism, and police violence in the USA. Mirjam van Praag shared her impressive Commencement speech ‘Keep Moving Forward’ with secondary school students to celebrate their graduation in the SERVUS Masterclass “I Have a Dream’ 14 December 2020. DR MIRJAM VAN PRAAG, PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE BOARD VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM MLK COMMENCEMENT SPEECH ‘KEEP MOVING FORWARD’ BY PROF. The Chairs are part of a global knowledge network and promote research and education on topics relevant to Unesco. It aims to promote international cooperation among researchers through the collaboration of Unesco Chairs (Unesco Chairs) and networks of universities (Unitwin). The Unesco Chairs programme is a Unesco science programme, set up in 1992. Leadership with purpose on key societal issues such as social justice and peace building. Sylvia van de Bunt is appointed UNESCO chairholder ‘Cross-Cultural Sustainability’ (CCS) connecting cultural heritage, societal engagement through servant-leadership, community building and mentoring. A dialogue between academia and society will enhance talent diversity and valorization of interdisciplinary knowledge. Its purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through educational, scientific, and cultural reforms in order to increase universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights along with fundamental freedom proclaimed in the United Nations Charter. SERVUS co-director new UNESCO chairholder in Cross-Cultural SustainabilityĪbout the above picture: "Place de Fontenoy The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN).
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