Workshop

Global challenge, global teaching

Are you a teacher who is working with the Global Challenge of Wageningen Youth Institute, or planning to do so in the future? Please register for this inspirational International workshop!

Organised by Wageningen Youth Institute
Date

Thu 25 January 2024 16:30 to 17:45

Venue Zoom

Programme

Innovative teachers based in Sweden, the Netherlands and USA will explain how they use and integrate the Global Challenge in high school education. There will be opportunities for all teachers to discuss and exchange experiences. Take the chance to expand your network and increase your pedagogical portfolio!

16.30 Welcome
16.35 Teacher experience 1 (tbd)
16.53 Teacher experience 2 (tbd)
17.10 Group discussions
17.25 Reporting back in main group
17.35 Remarks by World Food Prize Foundation
17.40 Concluding remarks

Organisation

This workshop is organized by four Youth Institutes of the World Food Prize Foundation. The Youth Institutes are connected to the following universities:

  • Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden)
  • University of Minnesota (USA)
  • Rutgers University (USA)
  • Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands)

Global Challenge

Wageningen Youth Institute invites high school students throughout the whole world to participate in the Global Challenge of the World Food Prize Foundation. To participate the students will write a short essay about a global challenge. If the student is selected at the finals on 24 May 2024, he or she will be eligible to attend the Global Youth Institute in October 2024 in Des Moines, USA. Either online or in person.

Click here for a .pdf about this years global challenge

Costs

There are no participation costs.

Registration

Register by email to info.youthinstitute@wur.nl, mentioning your name, school and place/country of your school.