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The Yale Global Perspectives video series features distinguished faculty members and renowned international visitors to Yale. During brief interviews, they share perspectives about exciting international developments and insight into their field of work or research as well as key themes from their o…

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    What Are the Benefits of a National Curriculum?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2015 1:33


    Barry McGaw, Chair of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, discusses the driving forces behind Australia’s adoption of a national curriculum and how it benefits students across the country. McGaw was at Yale in March 2015 when he delivered a lecture for “Leading Educational Reforms: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead,” the second leadership program for Brazilian leaders hosted by Yale and organized in conjunction with the Lemann Foundation. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about Yale and the world, visit http://world.yale.edu.

    (In Portuguese) Como melhorar a educação pública brasileira

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2015 1:30


    José Francisco Soares, presidente do INEP (Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira) e Professor da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, discute a educação pública no Brasil e destaca três áreas-chave das mudanças para melhor. Soares esteve na Yale em março 2015 para "Liderando Reformas Educacionais: Desafios e Oportunidades para os Próximos Quatro Anos," o segundo programa de liderança para líderes brasileiros, organizado pela Yale em conjunto com a Fundação Lemann. Este vídeo é parte da série Perspectivas Globais Yale. Para aprender mais sobre Yale e o Brasil, visite http://world.yale.edu/brazil.

    How to Improve Brazilian Public Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2015 1:20


    José Francisco Soares, President of INEP, Brazil’s National Institute of Educational Studies and Research, and Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, discusses public education in Brazil and outlines three key areas for improvement. Soares was at Yale in March 2015 for “Leading Educational Reforms: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead,” the second leadership program for Brazilian leaders hosted by Yale and organized in conjunction with the Lemann Foundation. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about Yale and Brazil, visit http://world.yale.edu/brazil‬‬.

    (In Portuguese) Perspectivas no estado da educação pública brasileira

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2015 4:38


    Raul Henry, Vice-Governador do Estado de Pernambuco, discute o estado da educação pública no Brasil e aborda áreas de prioridade para melhorias. Ele finaliza dando um conselho para estudantes de todo o mundo. Henry esteve na Yale em março de 2015 para "Liderando Reformas Educacionais: Desafios e Oportunidades para os Próximos Quatro Anos," o segundo programa de liderança para líderes brasileiros, organizado pela Yale em conjunto com a Fundação Lemann. Este vídeo é parte da série Perspectivas Globais Yale. Para aprender mais sobre Yale e o Brasil, visite http://world.yale.edu/brazil.

    Advocating for Transparency in Today’s Globalized World

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2015 2:21


    John Githongo, Kenya’s most prominent anti-corruption advocate and CEO of Inuka Kenya Trust, discusses how transparency can be advocated for in today’s globalized world. Githongo gave a Coca-Cola Lecture at Yale entitled “Corruption, Security, and Development: Volatile Nexus” on February 11, 2015. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about Yale and Africa, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/africa.

    Três áreas-chave para o crescimento de negócios de impacto social

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2014 1:51


    Vivianne Naigeborin, pioneira no Brasil em investimento de impacto social e membro do programa Yale World Fellows, discute três pontos que ela gostaria de ver se desenvolvendo no campo de investimento de impacto social. Este vídeo é parte da série Perspectivas Globais Yale. Para aprender mais sobre Yale e o Brasil, visite http://world.yale.edu/brazil

    Three Key Areas for Social Impact Business Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2014 2:03


    Vivianne Naigeborin, a Brazilian pioneer in social impact investing and Yale World Fellow, discusses three things she would like to see develop in the field of social impact investing. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about Yale and Brazil, visit http://world.yale.edu/brazil

    O que são negócios de impacto social e como medi-los

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2014 2:34


    Vivianne Naigeborin, pioneira no Brasil em investimento de impacto social e membro do programa Yale World Fellows, explica o que são negócios de impacto social e como o mesmo pode ser medido. Este vídeo é parte da série Perspectivas Globais Yale. Para aprender mais sobre Yale e o Brasil, visite http://world.yale.edu/brazil

    What Social Impact Business Is and How To Measure It

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2014 2:24


    Vivianne Naigeborin, a Brazilian pioneer in social impact investing and Yale World Fellow, explains what social impact business is and how it can be measured. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about Yale and Brazil, visit http://world.yale.edu/brazil

    How to Advocate Change in a Powerful Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2014 2:09


    Rami Nakhla, a Syrian pro-democracy advocate and Yale World Fellow, advises those who want to advocate change and encourages all to think beyond the construct of borders and as a member of an international community. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about Yale and the world, visit http://world.yale.edu/

    Michael Forsythe: Defending Press Freedom in China

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2014 1:27


    Michael Forsythe, journalist for The New York Times, discusses how reactions to China’s rising economic influence could compromise press freedom. Forsythe gave a lecture entitled “Guarding Press Freedoms in the New Gilded Age: The Challenge of China” on September 30, 2014. It was co-sponsored by the Poynter Fellowship in Journalism, the Council for East Asian Studies, and Berkeley College. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about Yale and China, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/yale-china

    Three Factors That Make African Industrialization Different

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2014 2:39


    Carlos Lopes, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), explains why industrialization is important in Africa's transformation and which factors will make its industrialization unique. Lopes participated in the Yale African Development Colloquium presented by the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, (April 13- 15, 2014). To learn more about the center, visit http://www.ycsg.yale.edu/ This video is part of the Yale Global Perspective series. To learn more about Yale and Africa, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/africa

    Donald Kaberuka: On Seeing Africa as a Land of Opportunity

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2014 1:46


    Donald Kaberuka, President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), discusses Africa's transformation and the changing global perception of the continent as a land of opportunity. Kaberuka participated in the Yale African Development Colloquium presented by the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization(April 13- 15, 2014). To learn more about the center, visit http://www.ycsg.yale.edu/ This video is part of the Yale Global Perspective series. To learn more about Yale and Africa, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/africa

    President of Spain on the Future of Southern Europe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2014 1:33


    During his visit to Yale University, José María Aznar, former Prime Minister of Spain (1996-2004), discussed the need to preserve Europe's unity and assessed Southern Europe's prospects in the post-crisis period. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspective series. To learn more about Yale and Europe, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/europe

    Climate Change: Lessons from Brazil's Forest Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2014 1:44


    Carlos Klink, National Secretary for Climate Change of the Brazilian Ministry of Environment, discusses the implications of Brazil's Forest Policy for the global community in tackling climate change. Klink participated in the 20th Annual Conference of the International Society of Tropical Foresters at Yale. To learn more about Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, visit http://environment.yale.edu/ This video is part of the Yale Global Perspective series. To learn more about Yale and Brazil, visit http://world.yale.edu/brazil

    Africa's Economic Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2014 2:43


    Robert Shiller, Nobel Laureate and Yale University Sterling Professor of Economics, answers a question about Africa's recent economic boom. This video is an excerpt from the 1/30/14 episode of @YaleLive, the university's live monthly interview program. To watch the full interview, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l-3uRgP5nQ&list=TLzwdN8r8G0KVf8GnWy8EIPHz0-7q9F3j0 To learn more about Yale and Africa, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/africa

    Brazil Housing Bubble

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2014 1:46


    Robert Shiller, Nobel Laureate and Yale University Sterling Professor of Economics, answers a question about emerging speculative bubbles in Brazil's housing sector. This video is an excerpt from the 1/30/14 episode of @YaleLive, the university's live monthly interview program. To watch the full interview, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l-3uRgP5nQ&list=TLzwdN8r8G0KVf8GnWy8EIPHz0-7q9F3j0 To learn more about Yale and Brazil, visit http://world.yale.edu/brazil

    US Foreign Policy After the Arab Spring

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2014 1:22


    Mohamed Elfayoumy, Yale World Fellow and former Consul of the Embassy of Egypt in Damascus, discusses the factors that the US should consider to develop more cohesive, long-term strategies in the Middle East. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about Yale and the Middle East, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/middle-east

    Why I Went Back to Ghana

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2014 1:08


    Ruth Botsio, Vice-President of the Yale Club of Ghana and Program Manager for Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) Africa, shares advice for young Africans living or studying abroad. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about Yale and Africa, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/africa

    Disruptive Innovations in Developing Countries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2014 1:25


    `Tokunboh Ishmael, Yale World Fellow and Managing Director of Alitheia Capital, explains how innovation makes it easier for the underserved and poor households in developing countries to actively participate in the economy. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about Yale and Africa, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/africa

    (In Portuguese) Venha para Yale! : Dicas Para Candidatos

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2013 1:37


    Três estudantes brasileiros dão dicas para quem quer estudar ou fazer pesquisa em Yale. Para saber mais sobre como estudar em Yale, visite http://world.yale.edu/swb

    (In Portuguese) Pesquisa em Yale: Perspectivas Brasileiras

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2013 1:34


    Três estudantes brasileiros explicam por que Yale é um lugar ideal para fazer pesquisa e como estão aproveitando ao máximo suas experiências acadêmicas. Para saber mais sobre como estudar em Yale, visite http://world.yale.edu/swb Para saber mais sobre como estudar em Yale, visite http://world.yale.edu/swb

    (In Portuguese) Vida em Yale: Perspectivas Brasileiras

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2013 1:59


    Desde o ambiente de pesquisa à vida social e cultural, três estudantes brasileiros compartilham suas experiências em Yale e vivências na cidade de New Haven. Para saber mais sobre como estudar em Yale, visite http://world.yale.edu/swb

    Research at Yale: Brazilian Perspectives

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2013 1:06


    Three Brazilian scholars explain why Yale is an ideal place for research and how they are making the most of their academic experience. To learn more about studying at Yale, visit http://world.yale.edu/swb

    Life at Yale: Brazilian Perspectives

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2013 1:46


    From the research environment to social and cultural life, three Brazilian scholars share their experience of studying at Yale and living in the city of New Haven. To learn more about studying at Yale, visit http://world.yale.edu/swb

    Critical Issues and Colombia's Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2013


    Paula Moreno, former Minister of Culture of Colombia and the president of Visible Hands Corporation, addresses three main issues critical to Colombia's development. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspective series. To learn more about Yale and Latin America, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/latin-america

    (In Spanish) Por Muchas Manos Visibles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2013


    Paula Moreno, ex Ministra de Cultura de Colombia y presidente de Manos Visibles, enfatiza la necesidad de una mayor diversidad en la representación política y el liderazgo en Colombia. Este video es parte de la serie Global Perspectives. Para aprender más sobre Yale y América Latina, visite http://world.yale.edu/regions/latin-america

    Life Must be Lived Forwards

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2013


    Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, King of Akyem Abuakwa state in Ghana, talks about the factors that spark technological and scientific advances and play a key role in Africa's advancement. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspective series. To learn more about Yale and Africa, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/africa

    (In Spanish) Los Espacios Como Solución

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2013


    Enrique Betancourt, Yale World Fellow y Director Ejecutivo del Centro Nacional para la Prevención del Delito y Participación Ciudadana de México, resalta la importancia del papel que juegan los espacios de ciudades para entender los problemas urbanos e inventar estrategias focalizadas para resolverlos. Este video es parte de la serie Global Perspectives. Para aprender más sobre Yale y América Latina, visite http://world.yale.edu/regions/latin-america Yale World Fellows es un programa de liderazgo de Yale que reúne cada año a 16 líderes emergentes del mundo. Para obtener más información sobre el programa, visite http://worldfellows.yale.edu/

    Neighborhood and Urban Issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2013


    Enrique Betancourt, Yale World Fellow and Director of the National Center for Crime Prevention and Citizen Participation, explains that understanding place helps us devise effective solutions to urban issues. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspective series. To learn more about Yale and Latin America, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/latin-america Yale World Fellows is Yale's signature leadership program that brings together 16 emerging global leaders every year. To learn more about Yale World Fellows, visit http://worldfellows.yale.edu/

    Comida que tem Poder

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2013


    David Hertz, fundador de Gastromotiva e Jovem Líder Global do Fórum Econômico Mundial, explica como a comida gera uma conexão entre as pessoas e promove o desenvolvimento inclusivo e sustentável. Este vídeo faz parte da série Global Perspectives. Para aprender mais sobre Yale e a América Latina, visite http://world.yale.edu/regions/latin-america

    Africans Telling Africa's Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2013


    Biola Alabi, Managing Director of Electronic Media Network (M-Net) and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, discusses how social media and telecommunication have changed the media landscape in Africa, influencing the process of democratization and development of the region. To learn more about Yale and Africa, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/africa

    The Digital Future of Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2013


    Peter Lacy, Managing Director of Strategy and Sustainability Services for Accenture and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, explains that today's digital innovation opens up new possibilities for sustainable energy solutions. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspective series. To watch more videos, visit http://world.yale.edu/videos/global-perspectives

    Mobilizing Globally

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2013


    Gemma Mortensen, Executive Director of Crisis Action and World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, discusses how governments are being held accountable for pressing domestic and international issues. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspective series. To watch more videos, visit http://world.yale.edu/videos/global-perspectives

    (In Chinese) Misunderstanding China’s Pollution / 对中国环境污染的误解

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2013


    白泉主任讲述欧美对于中国环境污染、温室气体排放等等的误解,并鼓励美国决策者及学者们对中国和美国发展史作出比较,以助于双方更好的相互理解。他参加了2013中国耶鲁青年领袖对话。耶鲁与中国的相关信息:http://world.yale.edu/regions/east-asia Mr. Bai Quan, Research Professor at the Energy Research Institute for the National Development and Reform Commission and 2013 China-Yale Youth Leadership Dialogue Program participant, discusses general misconceptions in the West about China’s energy consumption and urges policy makers to frame these issues within the historical context of a rapidly industrializing nation. This video is part of the Global Perspectives video series. To learn more about Yale and China, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/east-asia

    (In Chinese) The Future of China’s Consumer Products / 中国消费产品的未来

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2013


    陈忠伟经理认为中国消费产品在未来不仅仅要有物质质量,但更重要的是需要满足人的感官需求。他参加了2013中国耶鲁青年领袖对话。耶鲁与中国的相关信息:http://world.yale.edu/regions/east-asia

    The Fruits of Democracy in Brazil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2013


    Teresa Pontual, Head of the Education Department in Salvador, Brazil, participated in a Yale leadership program titled, "Leading Educational Reforms: Empowering Brazil for the 21st Century". In this video, she explains how political maturity is allowing Brazil to tackle its social issues and become a more just society. To learn more about Yale and Brazil, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/latin-america

    Education reform in Brazil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2013


    Eduardo Deschamps, Assistant Secretary of Education for the State of Santa Catarina, participated in a Yale leadership program titled, "Leading Educational Reforms: Empowering Brazil for the 21st Century". Deschamps explains the need to look to successful models in the U.S. and Europe to develop educational reform in Brazil. To learn more about Yale and Brazil, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/latin-america

    Why We Should Pay Attention to Latin America

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2013


    Leonel Fernández, two-time President of the Dominican Republic, discusses Latin America's vital economic and political role globally and its important relationship with the United States. To learn more about Yale and Latin America, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/latin-america

    Latin America: Economic Growth Lies with the Individual

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2013


    Emiliana Vegas, Chief of the Education Division at the Inter-American Development Bank, participated in the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization’s colloquium on development challenges in Latin America. In this video, Vegas explains that the key to macro economic growth is individual success and progress. To learn more about Yale and Latin America, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/latin-america

    Latin America: Taking Off or Falling Behind?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2013


    Carlos Mancera, Mexico's Former Deputy Minister of Education participated in the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization's colloquium on Latin America. In this video, Mancera shares key strategies raised in the colloquium to help Latin America grow faster and take more advantage of its abundant resources. To learn more about Yale and Latin America, visit http://world.yale.edu/regions/latin-america

    From Yale Dorm Room to the World: Impacting Global Health Worldwide

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2013 4:08


    Shana Schneider from the Yale Office of International Affairs interviews Founder of Unite For Sight and Yale College alumna Jennifer Staple-Clark. Staple-Clark shares the origins and story of Unite For Sight - a global health nonprofit organization that she founded while still an undergraduate at Yale. Today, Unite For Sight provides eye care for 1.6 million patients worldwide and annually hosts the world's largest and leading global health and innovation conference. To learn more about Yale and the World, visit http://world.yale.edu.

    How Big Data Creates Smarter Governments

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2013


    Alexander Evans, Yale Jackson Institute Senior Fellow, discusses how the availability of big data has made governments smarter, citing India's use of big data to enhance government performance and accountability. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about this series, visit http://world.yale.edu.

    Empowering Citizens Worldwide

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2013


    Amine Belaicha, Yale World Fellow and General Manager at Numid-Invest International, explains the unique opportunity citizens have to shape their environments. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about this series visit http://world.yale.edu.

    Ban Ki-Moon: United Nations Secretary General

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2013


    Ban Ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary General, explains the important role women can play in the effort to address global challenges. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about this series, visit http://world.yale.edu.

    Three Points Leading to Interfaith Cooperation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2013


    Interfaith Youth Core Founder and President Eboo Patel delivered the Coca Cola World Fund at Yale Lecture, speaking on religious conflict and cooperation. In this video, Patel, a member of President Obama's Advisory Council of the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, discusses a model of connecting different religious communities that has the potential to improve the field of interfaith cooperation. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about this series visit http://world.yale.edu.

    India's Parliamentarians: Reform and the Role of Citizens

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2013


    At Yale in June 2012 for the 6th annual India-Yale Parliamentary Leadership Program, members of India's Parliament -- B.J. Panda, Vandana Chavan, and Dinesh Trivedi -- share their thoughts on developments that will have the biggest impact on India's society. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about this series, visit http://world.yale.edu.

    Global Perspectives on Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2013


    Yale Global Health Leadership Institute participants - Chief Executive of South Essex Partnership University National Health Service Foundation Trust Patrick Geoghegan, Manager at Zulu Natal Department of Health Victoria Mubaiwa, and Member of Parliament of Ghana Joseph Saaka Akati - discuss opportunities to improve health worldwide. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about this series, visit http://world.yale.edu.

    Domestic Courts and International Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2013


    Beth van Schaack, Deputy to the Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes and Yale Law School alum, shares an emerging and critical development in the international criminal justice system. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about this series, visit http://world.yale.edu.

    Les Enjeux des Années Prochaines

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2013


    Julien Steimer, Yale World Fellow et diplomat français, décrit des enjeux principaux en face des Etats Unis et de l’Europe. Ce vidéo fait partie de la série Yale Global Perspectives. Pour en savoir plus, consultez le cite http://world.yale.edu.

    Ambassador of Turkey: Misperceptions and Opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2013


    Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the United States Namik Tan discusses Turkey's unique national identity and role as a bridge between east and west. This video is part of the Yale Global Perspectives series. To learn more about this series, visit http://world.yale.edu.

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