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Global Conversations

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Global Conversations sessions are 90-minute lively Zoom synchronous sessions in which students from several international partner institutions interact in a guided, facilitated manner on a list of global topics. In these sessions, DePaul faculty members have partnered with faculty from our international partner universities from countries including Brazil, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Australia, the UK and more.  These dynamic sessions have cultivated intercultural, meaningful discussions on how global issues affect various academic disciplines and industries, such as psychology, public health, business and more. 

Global Conversations

Round 7 of Global Conversations 

The next round of Global Conversations are in the works! Please see the list of sessions below. Click the links below to register for each separate session at least 24 hours in advance. The Zoom link will be sent to the email you provide. 

Title

Description

Date and Time

Registration Link

Reimagining nutrition and agricultural practices and policies to address global hunger

Population growth, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic threaten the achievement of the second UN Sustainable Development Goal to “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture” by the year 2030. In this global conversation, participants will discuss specific threats to food security in their local communities and strategies used to address these threats, as well as policies and practices that can be used to systematically address these challenges locally and globally. Through participation in this program, students will gain the skills for communicating with peers from multiple cultural backgrounds and global contexts.
Monday,
April 24
11am-12pm
US Central
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5,6,7... Can everyone see me? Teaching dance during the pandemic
As classes moved online during the pandemic, so did various scholarly fields adapt to the change. In this discussion, let's take a look at how dancers from different genres brought their dance lessons online, the challenges they faced, the opportunities they recognized, and the lessons they learned. This discussion can give us insight not only into how education can respond creatively to unpredictable hazards, but how dance, as a physical activity, rooted students in a reality and made them gain control over themselves during the pandemic.
Monday,
April 24
7-8:30pm
US Central
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Transnational mobilities: Challenges and opportunities
The session will explore the potential of partnerships in advancing transnational mobility and how it relates to leadership and professional development for early career researchers. We will have conversations about the opportunities and challenges of transnational mobility with our early career researchers and explore the latest developments and issues in the field of transnational mobility. You'll be invited to think about your own research and professional journeys.
Tuesday,
April 25
9-10:30am
US Central
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Exploring the role of Artificial Intelligence in education: Opportunities and challenges

This global conversation will explore the potential of artificial intelligence to enhance teaching and learning in educational settings. We will discuss the opportunities that AI presents, such as personalized instruction and improved efficiency, as well as the challenges that it poses, such as job displacement and ethical considerations related to copyright, authorship, and plagiarism. Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the role of AI in education.
Tuesday,
April 25
1-2:30pm
US Central
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Healthcare through another’s eyes

The World Health Organization has long defined health as being; “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”, but across the globe there are many populations that are marginalized or excluded from this. One of the greatest challenges to delivering effective healthcare and healthcare education is the inability to understand the needs of everyone in society. This case-led workshop will allow participants to explore how barriers to healthcare access can marginalize individuals within different societies and to develop and discuss ways that education can try and overcome them.
Wednesday,
April 26
9-10:30am
US Central
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Inclusion strategies in the world of work for the elderly

How can universities design programs for companies that help them have elements and tools that facilitate the performance of senior citizens in their daily activities?, Activities will allow undergrad and grad students to share their experiences of the elderly and their work expertise. Share and discuss the position of university students to incorporate senior citizens into the world of work, their point of view and perspectives.
Wednesday,
April 26
11am-12:30pm
US Central
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Developing environmental awareness through literature

In this session, students will be invited to engage in the discussion of ecotourism. Through conversation and meaningful exchange of ideas, students will explore how tourism may havoc different ecosystems. Students will be encouraged to think of options for tourists to continue enjoying their holidays while lessening their carbon footprint and respecting the cultural and ecological diversity of the places they visit.
Wednesday,
April 26
3-4:30pm
US Central
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Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief: The Role of Communication and Logistics
The session will explore the role coordination plays during a crisis situation and the impact of communication and logistics on successful relief operations. Specifically, using the case of the recent Turkey and Syria earthquakes, students will discuss the tradeoffs between centralized vs decentralized decision-making looking at the problem from the lens of communication and logistics. The pre-requisites for coordination and the consequences of an uncoordinated response will be discussed. ​​
Thursday,
April 27
9-10:30am 
US Central
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The post pandemic consumers: Have they changed?

After a period of pandemic and economic and political instability in many countries, with countless restrictions, fears and changes in consumption habits, what has changed in the contemporary consumer? Reports from world research institutes have gradually pointed to changes in the profile, way of thinking and relationship with consumption after this period. This Global Conversation is an opportunity to debate this trend, and explore differences and similarities between countries.
Thursday,
April 27
1:30-3pm
US Central
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Food, Culture, Identity
We explore the theme of food while employing the story circle methodology. We believe that students’ intercultural experiences are not simply a one-way method of getting to know others and their cultures. Rather, such experiences should be reciprocal, allowing students to understand each other, which enables them to have a deeper understanding of themselves in light of others’ perspectives.
Thursday,
April 27
7-8:30pm
US Central
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Cultural diversity or one global culture: A debate across cultures.

In this Global Conversation we will explore different elements and aspects that characterize cultural diversity. We will define and characterize the concept of culture. We will also analyze different definitions of culture and reflect upon intercultural issues.
Tuesday,
May 2
9-10:30am
US Central
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Humor in performances about the Holocaust and atrocity

Theodor Adorno famously wrote "there is no art after Auschwitz." Yet performances about the Holocaust abound and the focus for this session will be on humor. Through this investigation utilizing films, video, and text, we will attempt to see how humor provides a unique, yet searing lens into performances of atrocity.
Tuesday,
May 2
3-4:30pm
US Central
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Solving biodiversity loss with AI-based marketing

AI and marketing have both revolutionized the way we communicate and interact, but these powerful fields can also be used to address global issues such as poverty, climate change and public health. Creative solutions such as predictive analytics, messaging campaigns and automated interaction can help craft solutions for biodiversity loss. Through Global Conversations students will provide practical solutions regarding climate action and biodiversity loss.
Tuesday,
May 2
7-8:30pm
US Central
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Tourism and climate change: How does culture effect tourist decision making?

Join this Global Conversation to share tourism experiences from your home country or prior travels. Engage in dialogue to intercultural insights that inform learning. Challenge your tourism decision making to reflect global climate change imperatives.
Wednesday,
May 3
9-10:30am
US Central
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 For a list of former Global Conversations conducted, please click here.  For any questions, please email Emily Kraus.  


Thank you to our partner institutions:

Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)

Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)

Australian Catholic University (Australia)

Baroda University (India)

Bilkent University (Turkey)

Brandeis University (USA)

Catholic Institute of West Africa (Nigeria)

Caucasus International University (Georgia)

Centro Universitário Christus (Brazil)

Centro Paula Souza (Brazil)

Douglas College (Canada)

EADA Business School (Spain)

Edward Bernays University College (Croatia)

Faculdade de Tecnologia de Indaiatuba (FATEC) (Brazil)

Fudan University (China)

Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (Brazil)

Hampton University (USA)

Higher Colleges of Technology (UAE)

Huaqiao University (China)

Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (Brazil)

Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Portugal)

Kansai University (Japan)

Kaohsiung Medical University (Taiwan)

Keele University (UK) 

Loughborough University (The UK)

Makerere University (Uganda)

Morgan State University (USA)


National Kaohsiung Normal University (Taiwan)

Notre Dame Seishin University (Japan)

Nottingham Trent University (The UK)

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (Brazil)

Radboud University (The Netherlands)

Shanghai International Studies University (China) 

St. John's University (USA)

Symbiosis International University (India)

Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico)

The Open University (The UK)

Tianjin Normal University (China)

Ukrainian Catholic University (Ukraine)

Universidad Adolfo Ibañez (Chile)

Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Universidad Católica de Salta (Argentina)

Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera (Spain)

Universidad de Deusto (Spain)

Universidad de Monterrey (Mexico)

Universidad ICESI (Colombia)

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) (Brazil)

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (Brazil)

Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain)

Universität Zu Göttingen (Germany)

University of Dubrovnik (Croatia)

University of Minnesota (USA)

University of Stirling (The UK)

University of Utah (USA)

University of Uyo (Nigeria)

Weifang University (China)