Dr. Shepherd Urenje, Programme Specialist in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Archives

Views from members

“I strongly recommend that all teachers designing and implementing a VE should try out the activities they want their students to do. Only in this way will it become real and the challenges will come to the fore” – Dr Mirjam Hauck

14 Dec 2021 | Dr Mirjam Hauck, Trainer in VE

Dr Mirjam Hauck wears many hats. She is Associate Head for Internationalisation, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at the Open University...

“I know VE can work and connections can be made. It is possible to broaden your network and the students will see another world and another culture out there. They will see the same challenges and maybe different solutions needed to the same wicked problems”- Leonie Paul

6 Dec 2021 | Leonie Paul, Teacher in VAMOS

Leonie Paul is research and teaching assistant at Uppsala University, within the department of Industrial and Civil Engineering on the Campus Gotland. She has an interest in Education for...

“International collaborations are essential for us as our experience is not far reaching enough and we want our biodiversity and our culture to be protected for future generations”- Zoila Moncada and Suyapa Palma

30 Nov 2021 | Zoila Moncada and Suyapa Palma, Teachers in VAMOS

M.Sc. Zoila Moncada and M.Sc. Suyapa Palma, National Pedagogical University Francisco Morazan (UPNFM) in Honduras. Teachers in VAMOS. M.Sc. Zoila Moncada and M.Sc. Suyapa Palma are both teachers at...

“Up to now, our university has been out of touch with our local reality. We need to bridge that gap and bring students together with real people and real problems. But not just here – with Uppsala and Honduras and beyond. This is the point of VAMOS” – Dr. Libia Patricia Peralta

30 Nov 2021 | Dr. Libia Patricia Peralta, Teacher and Communication Team member in VAMOS

“When I returned to Brazil after my studies in 1998, there was not so much awareness of how to build a sustainable society. We’ve come a long way since then and Curitiba, where I live, is...

“Most change that happens within us is prompted due to outside influences and I see education as a catalyst that can help us decide whether we change the way we do things or not” – Dr. Shepherd Urenje

30 Nov 2021 | Dr. Shepherd Urenje, Programme Specialist in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

"Shepherd Urenje, originally from Zimbabwe, now works for the Swedish International Centre of Education for Sustainable Development. His role involves working alongside colleagues within the...

“Wicked problems are so complex and the VAMOS project aims to begin addressing them by collaborating and learning from one another” – Fanny Jonsson

8 Nov 2021 | Fanny Jonsson, Project Coordinator for VAMOS

"Fanny Jonsson works at the Division for Internationalisation at Uppsala University in Sweden and is the coordinator of this ambitious two-year capacity-building project funded by the EU and...

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