RLC

RLC - Right Livelihood College 

The Right Livelihood College (RLC) is a global education and research initiative of universities and the Right Livelihood Award, known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize". The RLC promotes transdisciplinary education and research on social justice, poverty and environmental sustainability together with Laureates of the "Alternative Nobel Prize" and their organizations worldwide.

The RLC initiative comprises nine campuses and centres worldwide. The campuses are located at universities in Bangkok (Thailand), Bonn (at ZEF, Germany), Córdoba (Argentina), Lund (Sweden), Mumbai (India), Port Harcourt (Nigeria), Santa Cruz (USA), Valdivia (Chile) and Zurich (Switzerland).

In 2011, the RLC Campus Bonn was inaugurated at ZEF as an integrated part of the institute. It provides 3,5-year PhD scholarships for research projects in the Global South and organizes international workshops and conferences, as well as public panel discussions with “Alternative Nobel Prize” Laureates.

Keywords

Right Livelihood College, RLC, “Alternative Nobel Prize”, capacity building, trans-disciplinarity

Countries

India, Kenya, Chile, Egypt, Nigeria, Thailand, Uganda

Duration

  • Inauguration of RLC Campus Bonn at ZEF in 2011
  • Beginning of the RLC Alumni programme in 2018
  • ongoing

Partners

Main Cooperation Partners

Main Funding Partner

  • Right Livelihood Foundation, Stockholm
  • Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS), Sweden
  • Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India
  • University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  • University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
  • Universidad Austral, Valdivia, Chile
  • Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • University of Córdoba, Argentina
  • University of Zurich, Switzerland
  • City of Bonn
  • International Association of Universities (IAU) - Affiliate Membership status
  • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
  • Volkswagen Foundation
  • Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation

Team

  • Dr. Till Stellmacher
  • Juan Torres Celi
  • Joshua Musyoki Muloi
  • Sakshi Abrol
  • Irene Awino Ojuok
  • Amit Kumar
  • Dorothy Birungi
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