Building inclusive partnerships: Key strategies for successful funding applications
In the realm of research and development, fostering inclusive global academic partnerships is crucial for addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) considerations. These partnerships not only enhance the quality and relevance of research but also ensure that diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into collaborations. Inclusive partnerships help bridge gaps between different regions, disciplines, and […]
Dialogi anti-rasimista: Meidän kaikkien asiaa
Itä-Suomen yliopisto osallistuu Minna Canthin päivään ja rasisminvastaiseen viikkoon. Yliopisto on laatinut uuden sukupuolten tasa-arvo- ja yhdenvertaisuussuunnitelman vuosille 2025-2026, joka julkaistaan yliopiston tasa-arvon päivänä 20.3.2025. Tervetuloa eturivin paikalle seuraamaan Sami Tanskasen ja Roseanna Avennon välistä keskustelua, jossa he juttelevat rasisminvastaisesta viikosta. Sami ja Roseanna toimivat molemmat yliopiston tasa-arvo- ja yhdenvertaisuustoimikunnassa. Roseanna Hei Sami, mikä on […]
Anti-racism chatter: All of our business
The University of Eastern Finland is taking part in Minna Canth’s Day, and the Week Against Racism. The university has also finalized its new Gender Equality and Equal Opportunities Plan 2025-2026, which will be launched during the UEF Equality Day on 20.03.2025. Step into this space and take a front-seat row to an exchange between […]
Educating an African fit for the 21st Century
Education systems, all the world over, are in transition. Indeed, we are in a global education crisis. The lack of resources, infrastructure, trained teachers, and funding are just some of the structural constraints that prevent millions around the world from receiving a proper education. Conflicts and war, poverty, discrimination, inequality, and inequity exacerbate the crisis […]
Towards Structural Changes for Building Responsible Academic Partnerships
We are time overdue for an examination of global development using different lenses and engaging more diverse voices. Institutions in global development must shift and broaden their horizons to recognise that global inequalities, exclusion and injustices also affect academic development work. In this spirit, European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) and the […]
Afrika, tuko pamoja? Africa, are we together?
Ever since I entered the doors of the University of Eastern Finland, then University of Kuopio, I heard stories of Africa education and research collaboration. The team of researchers and educators that worked with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation to develop fisheries and aquaculture on Lake Tanganyika, led by Professor Emeritus Ossi V. Lindqvist […]