Canada’s Top Comprehensive University 2018: Simon Fraser
With a focus on interdisciplinary research, SFU ranks as one of Canada’s top universities for producing research that makes an impact in the real world, and was lauded by Times Higher Education World University Rankings as one of four Canadian schools that excel in tech programs such as engineering....
Instituto Federal do Paraná – Campus Jacarezinho
O Instituto Federal do Paraná (IFPR) é uma instituição pública federal de ensino vinculada ao Ministério da Educação (MEC) por meio da Secretaria de Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (SETEC). É voltada à educação superior, básica e profissional, especializada na oferta gratuita de educação...
Dr. Laura Emiko Soltis leads a modern-day freedom school for undocumented youth where students receive free college-level classes, college application assistance, and the social movement leadership training they need to determine the course of their own freedom struggle. Against a backdrop of...
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Jaílson de Souza e Silva grew up in one of Rio de Janeiro’s infamous slums, or favelas, is working to link academic research on slum life to the many plans and policies that try to improve slum conditions.
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Danica Straith – Interim Ashoka U Director
Interim Ashoka U Canada Director, Danica Straith has an ambitious goal: to make changemaking education the new normal in Canada. She is one among many in a national network of change leaders putting social innovation at the forefront of higher education. While seeking out and engaging prospective...
François Taddéi is breaking away from the elitist, top-down, and conservative model of the French education system that fails to prepare students to innovate and meet the complex challenges of a changing world. François is reinventing high school and college science education and laying the ground...
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"Any young person, can have the power to express love and respect in action."
At the 2013 Ashoka U Exchange, Bill Drayton, in his keynote speech at the Exchange, shares his vision for the future of higher education. About the Exchange he said; "This is not a few people talking and everyone else listening. This is an everyone a changemaker meeting where everyone is here to...
Bringing you a certificate of social entrepreneurship: Ashoka Youth Venture & StraighterLine
In an increasingly fast-paced world, many of us are looking to learn the skills of the future. Increasingly, we are called to step into entrepreneural roles to help create better realities. Ashoka's Youth Venture and StraighterLines have partnered to provide future social entrepreneurs with the...
Top quality, peer-reviewed online education & skills training for free! Winner of the World Innovation Summit Education award
Mike a serial social entrepreneur, Ashoka Fellow, and Harvard MBA who has previously created successful internet-based companies in telecoms and finance as well as online education, has had the challenges of accessing education imprinted on him from an early age. The first of his family to attend...
Georgetown announces a new Social Impact and Innovation Center
Geogretown just announced a new center to promote collaboration among students, faculty and the private sector to foster innovation and provide a unique skill-set to generate concrete, solution-based social change. The video from the launch event features Ashoka Fellow Mark Hanis, ASN members...