It is my pleasure to announce the winners of the 2022 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship , now in its thirteenth edition. The secretariat received impressive nominations from member institutions around the world. I offer my gratitude to the program leaders and students who are implementing the Talloires Network’s values for higher education in collaboration with their local communities.
It is an honor to announce the 2022 winners:
Legal Advice Centre, Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom), is our first place winner. The free community law centre is based in the university’s law department. It brings together undergraduate law students and volunteer qualified lawyers to provide free legal advice services and public legal education initiatives to the local community.
Teenagers in Free Enterprise, American University of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan) , is our second place winner. The program supports entrepreneurial high school students as they develop skills by way of real-life case studies and mentorship. It also runs a competition that provides winners with a 35% discount of university tuition fees.
UBANEX, University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) is our third place winner. Created in 2004, UBANEX is a framework for university extension. Thousands of university students engage with local communities annually to promote health education and provide clinical care. All university academic units participate to promote social awareness and achieve sustainable development objectives.
INTEGRA, Universidad Camilo José Cela (Spain) received honorable mention. Proyecto INTEGRA facilitates the transition and acclimation of young refugees and families entering Spain. The program offers opportunities for development by providing professional job training, access to higher education, and promoting critical thinking.
Code4All, Ashesi University (Ghana) received honorable mention. Code4All is a student-founded and led program that aims to empower high school students from underserved communities. The Initiative provides mentorship and teaches computer programming to youth from rural and underrepresented backgrounds.
NORTH Clinic, University of Ottawa (Canada) received honorable mention. NORTH (Navigating Ottawa Resources To Improve Health) Clinic is an interdisciplinary, student-run clinic at the University of Ottawa. It aims to understand underserved clients’ self-identified social needs and address them by connecting them to tailored community resources and supports.
I would like to thank the 8 civic engagement leaders from 6 countries who were part of the international selection committee: Senathirajah Ariyaratnam (University of Manchester, United Kingdom), Luz Avruj (Latin American Center for Solidarity Service-Learning, Argentina), Peter Kirira (Mount Kenya University, Kenya), Cliona Maher (University College Cork, Ireland), Claire McCann (Rhodes University, South Africa), Catherine Parrinello (MacJannet Foundation Board of Trustees), Achyuta Samanta (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, India), Wenke Thoman (MacJannet Foundation Board of Trustees).
Sincerely,
Anthony P. Monaco
President, Tufts University
Chair, Talloires Network Steering Committe
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Call for Nominations to Serve on Talloires Network Steering Committee
The Talloires Network is guided by an elected international Steering Committee made up of current and former heads of universities, heads of national and regional networks for university civic engagement, and two student representatives. We invite you to nominate leaders who are committed to university civic engagement and social responsibility. Thank you for your ongoing commitment to improving higher education around the globe!
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OPPORTUNITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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CommUniversity - Workshops & Grants to Support Community-University Research
The Talloires Network of Engaged Universities and Open Society University Network are offering workshops and grant opportunities to support community-university research. Workshops are conducted by leaders in the field of university civic engagement around the world. Learn more about the content of the workshops here .
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Experience Sharing on Makerere University's Student Community Engagements
Join us on 28 June 2022 as presenters from Makerere University (Uganda) share their expertise in community engagement in a variety of thematic areas including: co-designing activities for community engagement and roles of different stakeholders; preparing students for community engagements; career-mapping and development for students who wish to continue working with their communities; and impact of the Mastercard Foundation Scholarship Program on the community including various community-level entrepreneurial projects initiated by Scholars. Learn more!
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Engaged Research – Strengthening Community Partnerships
Join this session led by Martina Jordaan, Head of Community Engagement Research and postgraduate studies at the University of Pretoria, with community members Glen Mokwena, Chair, Historical Society of Mamelodi, and Reverend Chris Nkomo, Vice-Chair. Dr. Jordaan was previously responsible for a compulsory undergraduate module, Community-Based Project of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and IT at the University of Pretoria, where more than 1600 students enrolled annually for the module and the students were involved in more than 570 projects a year at various community sites. Learn more.
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Frontiers of Democracy 2022: A Festival of Cases
The Frontiers of Democracy conference attracts about 140 activists and scholars or advanced students from many countries for informal discussions of civic topics. P urchase a ticket for the event , to take place 24 June 2022, choosing an in-person or remote ticket. Learn more!
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Western Sydney University ranks #1 in Impact Rankings
Western Sydney University has been ranked #1 by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. Out of 1400+ universities, WSU placed 1st in the world, scoring 99.1 out of 100 for their social, ecological and economic impact. Learn more.
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Nottingham Trent University Works with Mansfield and Ashfield Communities and "Levels Up"
Nottingham Trent University is taking a place-based and collaborative approach to supporting the UK Governments ‘Leveling Up’ agenda by using their convening power, knowledge and resources to strengthen communities, improve economies and co-create sustainable infrastructures. Learn more in their recently published reports here .
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Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Network (EPIC-N ) is a nonprofit network of 70+ university-based programs deploying the EPIC Model of university-community engagement. Over the past decade, EPICN member programs have completed 1700+ SDG-advancing projects in 300+ communities. We invite you to browse EPICN’s project library for documentation, read stories of member-community impact, or join the network for access to many supporting resources.
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Les Entretiens
Read the latest edition of the MacJannet Foundation’s newsletter “Les Entretiens,” which includes highlights from the 2021 MacJannet Prize winners, including an interview with the first-place prize winner, the Nine Tenths Programme of Rhodes University (South Africa). Read it here!
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