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Our mission: Enlightened leadership in thought that leads to action. To impact leadership thinking, values perspectives and actions as the word spreads. The World Academy of Art and Science is an association of committed individuals drawn from diverse cultures, nationalities, occupations and intellectual pursuits spanning the arts, humanities and sciences, conscious of the profound social …
The World Academy of Art & Science (WAAS) was founded in 1960 by eminent intellectuals including Robert Oppenheimer, Father of Manhattan Project; Bertrand Russell; Albert Einstein (posthumously); Joseph Needham, co-Founder of UNESCO; Lord Boyd Orr, first Director General of FAO; Brock Chisholm, first Director General of WHO and many others. The Academy serves as a …
Education is the most sophisticated technology evolved by human beings for conscious social evolution. Yet the slow incremental development of education in recent decades has not kept pace with the very rapid evolution of society. Closing the gap between educational needs and capacities is essential for addressing pressing challenges confronting humanity today. There is urgent …
THE GLOBAL GAME CHANGERS LAB May 13-15, 2015 Orange County, CA IN ASSOCIATION WITH Participate, Contribute, Consult, Share, Think, Learn, Question, Explore What will it take to generate a game change in the global consciousness needed to make “Spaceship Earth” a secure and hospitable home, for present and future generations LEAVE …
Webinar on Anticipation and Complexity Foreseeing a New Paradigm of Human Development April 13, 2015 In preparation for the First International Conference on Anticipation, co-organized by the UNESCO Chair of Anticipatory Systems and WAAS, a webinar on “Anticipation and Complexity: Foreseeing a New Paradigm of Human Development” was conducted on April 13, 2015. This forum …
World Academy of Art and Science Istituto dell’Approccio Centrato sulla Persona Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik Dag Hammarskjold University College World University Consortium The Mother’s Service Society WEBINAR on “Essence of Leadership” – February 16, 2015 at 5:30-7:30 pm GMT A WEBINAR on “Essence of Leadership“,was conducted on February 16, 2015 at 5:30-7:30 pm GMT (6:30 PM …
WUC was invited to present its vision of the future of global higher education to an international assembly of university leaders at the Oxford Summit of Leaders in Oxford, UK on October 13-14, 2014. In his address, Garry Jacobs highlighted the need for a new paradigm in higher education to address the multidimensional global challenges …
WUC participates in Moscow Conference on “Prospects for Ecological Education for Sustainable Development” WUC was invited to conduct a special session on the future of higher education at the 20th international conference organized in association with Green Cross International at the Gorbachev Foundation in Moscow on June 26-27, 2014. International cooperation in the field of …
Florence, Italy, June 12-13, 2014 World University Consortium was invited to participate in a major international conference on the “Future of Education” organized by Pixel in Florence, Italy on June 12-13, 2014. The aim of the conference was to promote transnational cooperation and the sharing of best practice in the field of innovation for Education. …