BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:Inaugural lecture prof.dr. F. Colombijn METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260605T154500 DTEND:20260605T171500 DTSTAMP:20260605T154500 UID:2026/inaugural-lecture-prof-dr@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260610T111556 LOCATION:Hoofdgebouw, Aula De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam SUMMARY:Inaugural lecture prof.dr. F. Colombijn X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Optimism against all od ds: global citizenship education from an anthropological perspective< /p>

Global citizenship calls above all for humility

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has made global citizenship a central concept in its strategic plan, but what does global citizenship still entail when many parties evidently pay no heed to the rest of the world? The genocide in Gaza, Sudan, and Congo appears to be able to take place with impunity, and irreparable damage is being inflicted on the globa l ecosystem. It requires an unwavering optimism to continue believing in global citizenship. In his inaugural lecture, Professor of Global Citizenship Education Freek Colombijn addresses the question of what global citizenship means from an anthropological perspective: a cert ain attitude, skills, and a sense of belonging are three core aspects of it.

Anthropology seems to be the discipline par excellence to prepare students for their responsibility as global citizens. Cent ral to this lecture is the idea that those who are privileged must be aware of this and step aside to make room for others in the middle.< /p> DESCRIPTION:

Global citizenship calls above all for humility

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has made global citizenship a central co ncept in its strategic plan, but what does global citizenship still e ntail when many parties evidently pay no heed to the rest of the worl d? The genocide in Gaza, Sudan, and Congo appears to be able to take place with impunity, and irreparable damage is being inflicted on the global ecosystem. It requires an unwavering optimism to continue bel ieving in global citizenship. In his inaugural lecture, Professor of Global Citizenship Education Freek Colombijn addresses the question o f what global citizenship means from an anthropological perspective: a certain attitude, skills, and a sense of belonging are three core a spects of it. Anthropology seems to be the discipline par excellence to prepare students for their responsibility as global citizens. Cent ral to this lecture is the idea that those who are privileged must be aware of this and step aside to make room for others in the middle. Optimism against all odds: global citizenship education from an anthr opological perspective END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR