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Vice President/Principal (International) @KingsCollegeLon - Prof Peace, Security, Leadership and Internationalisation of Education; Founding Director @ALC_KCL

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How do we teach leadership without reducing it to managerialism? What does it mean to engage with leadership as a global, plural, and contested idea?. #TeachingGlobalLeadership.
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Through its focus on global leadership issues, it introduces students to different cultural perspectives. It also addresses geopolitical challenges & equips students for careers in public service, including social/private enterprises, particularly those operating internationally.
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In “Teaching Global Leadership in Higher Education: Leadership Across Cultures,” we show how the study of #Global #Leadership can enhance students’ generic and transferable skills, encourage communication, problem-solving, and group work. 📚
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What would it mean to take #Global #Leadership seriously as a field of study in its own right? How can universities respond to global crises without reproducing narrow or domesticated understandings of leadership?. #TeachingGlobalLeadership.
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This subject is of increasing interest in the 21st century, as the geopolitical, even existential, challenges of the age require both research and practice which transcend the boundaries of both nations and #academic disciplines.
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The book provides the conceptual underpinning, the multicultural perspective, and the practical guidance to help universities worldwide in designing and developing curricula in #GlobalLeadership.
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Funmi Olonisakin
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It is a rare privilege to have co-authored “Teaching Global Leadership in Higher Education: Leadership Across Cultures” with the excellent and indefatigable Michael Flavin @Michael_KCL, published by Palgrave Macmillan @Palgrave. 📚
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Funmi Olonisakin
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Thanks @InsightBritish @SonicWhirls for great discussion! We must not relent in our pursuit of knowledge diplomacy, international mobility and collaborative leadership to solve “problems without passports” despite today’s uncertainties and vulnerabilities. @KingsSSPP @Kings_SGA.
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Host @SonicWhirls discusses how international #education and #research shape global relationships and contribute to knowledge diplomacy with @FunmiOlonisakin @KingsCollegeLon @ALC_KCL and #WomenInSTEM fellow Saumya Srivastava: #OurWorldConnectedPodcast
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How can financial institutions reshape Africa’s position in the global economy? This session will explore innovative strategies for economic transformation, financial independence & African agency in a shifting global scene. Join us in person or online:
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Professor Oramah will deliver a keynote lecture examining how multilateral finance institutions can drive socioeconomic transformation in Global Africa. Drawing from Afreximbank’s innovative approa...
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Funmi Olonisakin
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As part of the ongoing Africa Week at @ALC_KCL, I invite you to a keynote lecture on Africa in the Emerging New World Order with Professor Benedict Oramah, President of @afreximbank, on March 6 at Bush House, Strand Campus, London. #Africa2025 #KingsAfricaWeek #KCLAfrica2025
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RT @ALC_KCL: Higher education should not be detached from society. Movements like #FeesMustFall in South Africa and the Arab Spring prove t….
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RT @ALC_KCL: Higher education in Africa is facing a significant decline. While there are exceptions, the overall trend remains deeply conce….
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RT @ALC_KCL: This high-level panel will discuss the extent to which ECOWAS is living up to its promise of being an ECOWAS of peoples, given….
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RT @ALC_KCL: THANK YOU to all who attended the Global African Public Square in-person and online! @APS_ALC. Join us for more events through….
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RT @EroComfort: “You have not been invited to the debate to be spectators” says ⁦@FunmiOlonisakin⁩.Here we go: ⁦@ALC_KCL⁩ African Public Sq….
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RT @APS_ALC: @africa_amani @UbaloziUK Dr Pandor says, "When we were fighting against apartheid, the leaders went across the world. Civil so….
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Join us for this timely and thought-provoking debate. Register here: . You can also join the conversation online on the @APS_ALC platform. Kindly visit our website & setup your account: #APSDebate #Africa2025 #KingsAfricaWeek.
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African Public Square (APS) open debate featuring a keynote address and a distinguished panel of diplomats, academics, and policy practitioners.
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Funmi Olonisakin
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We are honoured to welcome Dr Naledi Pandor as our keynote speaker, followed by a panel of diplomats, academics & practitioners who will examine the leadership needed to bridge the growing disconnect between nations, institutions & the people they serve. #APSDebate #Africa2025
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Pleased to invite you to the opening event of this year’s Africa Week, hosted by @ALC_KCL in partnership with @UbaloziUK on March 3. This African Public Square (@APS_ALC) Open Debate will set the stage for a critical conversation on Africa’s agency in global power hierarchies.
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RT @ALC_KCL: The African Public Square invites you to the Global African Public Square.
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