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Decolonising the curriculum: what’s all the fuss about?

Birkbeck College Room B04, Birkbeck Main Building, Birkbeck College, Malet St, London, London, United Kingdom

Professor Gurminder Bhambra and Dr Meera Sabaratnam, will speak on their experience of both the theory and practice of ‘decolonising the curriculum’. Professor Bhambra recently co-edited the publication ‘Decolonising the University ’, which considers the historical and disciplinary context of the decolonising the university movement, and includes contributions offering practical suggestions and discussion of broader theoretical questions.

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Decolonisation: not just a buzzword…

Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre SOAS University of London, Thornhaugh Street, London, London, United Kingdom

This headphone verbatim ‘work in progress’ show captures campus conversations about how SOAS is seeking to challenge its founding imperial purpose and deliver its vision to decolonise the education sector.

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Decolonisation: not just a buzzword…

Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre SOAS University of London, Thornhaugh Street, London, London, United Kingdom

This headphone verbatim ‘work in progress’ show captures campus conversations about how SOAS is seeking to challenge its founding imperial purpose and deliver its vision to decolonise the education sector.

Free

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#FeesMustFall, Decolonisation and the struggle for/in South Africa

Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre SOAS University of London, Thornhaugh Street, London, London, United Kingdom

The #FeesMustFall movement was characterised by spectacular mobilisation, profound transformation demands and waves of collective action across South African university campuses in 2015 and 2016. Led by people of the ‘Born Free’ generation, this movement also inspired and connected with students globally. In response to this unprecedented mobilisation, the South African government froze tuition fee increases for a time and changed funding to universities. Individual universities such as Wits also set out a wide-ranging programme of transformation in response to student demands. Yet, what has happened since the protests? To what extent were demands achieved, and how? What has been the wider effect of this movement, what historical conditions made it possible and what are its longer-term implications for South African society?

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What makes African Leadership University the most innovative company in Africa?: Education in the 21st century

Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS

This talk will give an overview of ALU and it's brief history and then do a deep dive into a few key elements of our learning model that earned us the title of Most Innovative Company in Africa by Fast Company magazine. We will also touch on some of the challenges and constraints of being innovative in higher education. Dr. Gaidi Faraj is the Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs

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