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The United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia announces that its Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Pareena G. Lawrence, a distinguished development economist and senior university executive, to be its next President commencing 1 June 2023. Dr. Christian Murck, Chair of the Board of Trustees, said, “The Board has undertaken a global search and identified Dr. Lawrence as …
Teachers teach. Researchers do research. Academics teach, do research and, in addition, perform services to their institutions or communities. This tripartite portfolio is the expected competences of educators. However, balancing these three functions can be challenging especially in view of the different emphases placed by different institutions (e.g., more research to meet ranking needs) and other administrative tasks given to …
The United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia seeks to fill the position of Program Director for Leadership Development and Northeast Asia.
Even as the world is emerging from the lockdowns and social distancing of the pandemic, things will not return to pre-pandemic normal. Remote learning will likely be replaced by a more flexible hybrid mode of teaching and learning, making the acquisition of its skills both essential and urgent. In July 2021, the United Board launched an online course titled ‘An …
This webishop complements the in-person workshops on Promoting Whole Person Education at Maubin University. It introduces some frameworks to look at resilient mindsets through justificatory reasoning, the fixed and growth mindsets, and critical disability studies. Click here to watch the webinar video. This webinar is part of the “Promoting Whole Person Education at Maubin University” series. …
In response to requests from Myanmar educators, this webishop complements the in-person workshops on Promoting Whole Person Education at Maubin University. Using a 5Cs framework in viewing teaching, the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, and a video clip, this webishop invites educators to reflect on the ministry of teaching and whole person education. Click here to watch the webinar video. This webinar …
The United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia seeks to fill the position of Program Director for Leadership Development and Northeast Asia.
Course Title Literature and Gerontology Introduction Ageing is an unavoidable part of human life and a proper perspective concerning old age is essential at an individual level and to society at large. This course attempts to view ageing using perspectives from biology, sociology, theology and literature. This course was funded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia under …
How do we know if we are really building peace? We make so much effort but does it add up to peace? In this session, we looked at the speed of our impact, the essential element which guarantees peace, and reflected on where we were in Myanmar’s current reality. Click here to watch the webinar video. This webinar is …
How does change happen? Through key people, mass mobilization, systemic change, or attitude change? What lessons have we learned about change making in the past 20 years? This session dived deeper into our own beliefs about change and analyzed how best we were currently positioned to make change happen. Click here to watch the webinar video. This webinar is …
How do peace educators work for peace and sustain their passion, energy and inspiration? This session included some time for personal reflection and heart sharing. Click here to watch the webinar video. This webinar is part of the “Nurturing Ourselves as Peace Builders” series.
Utilizing the work of John Paul Lederach, we explored the different elements of a conflict which must be addressed to build real and lasting peace – past, present and future. Click here to watch the webinar video. This webinar is part of the “Nurturing Ourselves as Peace Builders” series.
