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Courts are shaping climate action
Oped, Francesca Mascha Klein & Laura Schäfer, Published on 03/11/2025
» Amid rising geopolitical tensions, pressure to comply with climate obligations increasingly comes from courts. Earlier this year, both the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued landmark advisory opinions affirming that countries must address climate change, and that failure to do so may carry serious legal consequences.
Business AI and higher education
Oped, Christian Klein, Published on 15/01/2025
» The professional future of today's and tomorrow's students will be defined by adaptability and openness to change. A core element of success is that theory and practice mutually inform each other.
Youth not ignoring climate change
Oped, Francesca Capoluongo, Published on 13/08/2021
» Climate change is all too real. For everyone and particularly young people it can seem overpowering. But there are solutions. Youth across Southeast Asia are finding innovative solutions.
Hope, solidarity amid coup crisis
Oped, Francesca Quinto, Published on 24/03/2021
» The sweet fragrance of jasmine flowers strung across the rear view mirror of a taxi I was in offered the only sense of familiarity in a country that had changed dramatically overnight. That morning, Feb 1, I had woken up stunned, like millions in Myanmar, to the news that the military had declared a state of emergency and seized power from the country's civilian leadership.
Youth leading way in pandemic
Oped, Francesca Capoluongo, Published on 13/08/2020
» Every day, while engaging with youths across the Asia Pacific, I witness their tremendous resilience in coping with the challenges of their daily lives while at the same time supporting their communities in facing the Covid-19 pandemic.
The many identities of the Statue of Liberty
News, FRANCESCA LIDIA VIANO, Published on 17/11/2018
» The Statue of Liberty's creator, the Alsatian artist Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, grew up in a world apart from the "huddled masses" who arrived in the New World, sailing toward her beacon. Born in 1834, into a rich and prestigious family in Colmar in northeastern France, his ancestors were doctors, pharmacists and bureaucrats who never felt the need to leave their homeland in search of opportunity. And yet, he managed to capture something ineffable about the America he visited in 1871, which -- along with its placement -- has made his statue an enduring symbol.