The RLC Campus at ZEF in Bonn

The RLC Campus at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn,  was inaugurated in 2011. Supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the University of Bonn, the RLC Campus Bonn serves as an international incubator for developing, promoting and multiplying science-based practical solutions for sustainable development. The RLC Campus Bonn is an integrated program at ZEF, an interdisciplinary research institute that ranks among the Top 10 Science Think Tanks worldwide. See: www.zef.de or have a look into ZEF news to see what RLC Campus Bonn is about

Activities of the RLC Campus Bonn

• Research projects focusing on social justice, poverty and inequality reduction, and environmental sustainability in the Global South. The projects are based on in-depth empirical field work and are an integral part of ZEF‘s research agenda.
• Regular international scientific workshops in which junior scientists from the Global South, “Alternative Nobel Prize” laureates and international experts work together.
• Public talks by “Alternative Nobel Prize” laureates in Bonn.
• Public film screenings, theater plays and exhibitions in Bonn.

Doctoral scholarships

The RLC Campus Bonn provides three-year doctoral scholarships, funded by DAAD, for outstanding young candidates from the Global South for research projects related to the work of “Alternative Nobel Prize” laureates and organizations. The call for scholarships is issued at the beginning of each year. All RLC Bonn doctoral students take part in ZEF’s Doctoral Studies Program.

Workshop scholarships

The RLC Campus Bonn regularly provides scholarships to outstanding doctoral students from the Global South to participate in the international RLC workshops. Recipients of workshop scholarships get the opportunity to work together with “Alternative Nobel Prize” laureates and practitioners from all over the globe, and to present and to discuss their own research in an expert setting. More information on our scholarships and activities are published on our homepage, regularly.

The Global RLC Network

There are 10 RLC Campuses and Centres worldwide. All based at renowned universities and in cooperation with the “Alternative Nobel Prize” laureates they form a unique polycentric global network of development expertise and professionals. RLC campuses are located at:

• Lund University, Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS), Sweden
• College of Development Studies (CDS), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India
• University of Port Harcourt in cooperation with the Health of Mother Earth Foundation in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
• University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
• Universidad Austral, Valdivia, Chile
• National University of Cordoba, Argentina
• Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn
• The School for Wellbeing Studies and Research, Chualongkorn University Bangkok
• University of Zurich, Switzerland

Further Links

• RLC Blog
   
• Right Livelihood Award Foundation, Stockholm
   
• Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn
   
• University of Bonn
   
• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
   
• City of Bonn
   
• Studying in Germany (Bonn)

For more information contact:

Professor Anwar Fazal, Director, Right Livelihood College,
C/o Centre for Policy Research and International Studies (CenPRIS), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia.
Tel. (604) 653 2042 / 653 2047
Fax (604) 658 4820
Email: college@rightlivelihood.org
http://www.rightlivelihood.org