Please note that this is an on-going project.
Project Description
In 2021, Griffith Global Mobility provided funding for 400+ students to participate in Common Purpose’s Global Leadership Forums and Global Citizenship Programs, which are non-academic (but with a micro-credential upon completion), online leadership development programs that focus on the UN SDGs.
The uptake in these programs has shown that students are interested in developing leadership qualities and learning how they can make an individual impact in advancing the UN SDGs, but it also tells us that students will engage in these extracurricular activities as long as they are accessible to them. As these programs are not-for-credit, they allow students to undertake an experience without having to think about the impact it’ll have on their studies or whether they need to have approval if their degree is restrictive. These programs break down the barriers students face when considering in-country or for-credit mobility, which means they are quite literally, for every single student.
Project Personnel and Beneficiaries
All Griffith students are eligible to participate as these programs are fully funded and not-for-credit.
Griffith Global Mobility facilitates this and provides students with access to Common Purpose, the program provider.
These programs are about internal growth and networking, but the skills and people the students learn from help the students develop their leadership skills, identify which SDGs they they are most passionate about, and identify actionable outcomes and what they can work on in the future to advance their chosen SDGs.
Outcomes to Date
400+ students participated in these programs this year. Funding for online programming, particularly these Common Purpose programs, has been supported continuously and we have committed to providing funding for these opportunities for future years.
Hannah Chong, Coordinator, Global Mobility presented the work we have done for this at the Australian International Education Conference in October, in collaboration with Common Purpose. The presentation was title “Reframing traditional mobility to meet the expectations of the ‘Climate Generation'”.
We can provide student testimonials to hear about the direct impact – they won’t fit in this box as they are quite wordy.
Project Significance
Global Leadership Forum: In addition to opening and closing keynotes speeches, participating students hear from global leaders by choosing two Leadership Masterclasses each with expert speakers, covering pressing issues in the workplace and society, and how these leaders have led across boundaries. Masterclasses cover a range of topics such as: Sustainability and climate change, Mental Health, Gender equality, Future world of work .
Global Citizenship Program: Through this program, stuents are able to equip themselves with the 21st century skills and inspiration they need to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that they are most passionate about.
As a result of this program, students will:
– identify and commit to taking action on one SDG
– collaborate with a diverse group of peers from universities across the Asia-Pacific region
– develop the skills to work with your peers to advance your shared goals
– create action and implementation plans to work on your goal after the program ends
– gain the Global Citizenship micro-credential, and
demonstrate to employers that you have the skills to effect complex change.
Related Link
External link to https://griffith.moveon4.com/publisher/details/44/11798/eng