The University World News, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, will organise an online webinar that will bring together experts and practitioners from across the world. Hilligje van’t Land, secretary general of the International Association of Universities (IAU) will be part of the 3 speakers as well as Lorlene Hoyt, executive director of the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities and the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program will be represented by Maha Haidar Makki, director of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the American University of Beirut.

This free webinar is being held on 25 November 2020 at 9am in New York, 2pm GMT in London and 4pm in Johannesburg and will be focused on :

How can universities improve their social impact?

• Should universities make social impact part of their mission and how?

• How can universities best address social inequity and build social solidarity?

• How can they encourage students to become agents of transformative change?

You can register to participate here: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/17/rp8qlcy
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