WUC, a new paradigm in education and in university consortiums Alberto Zucconi World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) World University Consortium (WUC) Person Centered Approach Institute (IACP) Biovision 2014, April 7-10, 2014 Library of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt CENTRO COLLABORATORE DELL’ORGANIZZAZIONE MONDIALE DELLA SANITÀ PER LA RICERCA, LA FORMAZIONE E LA CONSULENZA NELLA PROMOZIONE DELLA SALUTE NEI LUOGHI DI LAVORO IN ITALIA WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR RESEARCH, TRAINING AND CONSULTING IN HEALTH PROMOTION AT THE WORKPLACE IN ITALY

CENTRO COLLABORATORE DELL’ORGANIZZAZIONE MONDIALE DELLA SANITÀ PER LA RICERCA, LA FORMAZIONE E LA CONSULENZA NELLA PROMOZIONE DELLA SALUTE NEI LUOGHI DI LAVORO IN ITALIA WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR RESEARCH, TRAINING AND CONSULTING IN HEALTH PROMOTION AT THE WORKPLACE IN ITALY All together now!

WUC is a non-profit university consortium, very different from the traditional university consortium since is including all the stakeholders willing creating a working alliance to develop a integrated paradigm of scientific knowledge and best practices to develop effective solutions to the various complex global challenges affecting local communities and the different nations.

WUC will bring together not only top universities, but all the stakeholders for the creation of a process that generates effective understanding and effective solutions of the problems facing society WUC will develop a new paradigm in education and in university consortiums, organizing the largest action research ever carried out in order to develop sustainable world-class research, education and knowledge

Nobel prize recipient and WAAS fellow Paul Cruzen reminds us that nowadays the human activities are the main variable impacting all the planet life forms There are mounting challenges to be faced, we need to foster new and solid bases for a sustainable global society, re-examining the dynamics of global economic, political, human, social and cultural constructs.

Education plays a crucial role in the social construction of reality and is more and more evident that we need a paradigm change in education in order to enable people to deal effectively with the mounting challenges facing humanity. This needed retooling need to start with our frame of reference, we need to create a new paradigm of education in order to enable education to serve the people needs and to have relevance in public service, social responsibility and sustainable governance and development.

WUC aims to create a process of knowledge creation and sharing through an active international network to benefit global society, to enhance diversity, to share ideas and expertise, and to learn international best practice from each other, with shared commitment to shared values in education grounded on equal rights and opportunities, freedom, creativity and excellence in research, scholarship and sustainable education. WUC aims to address cultural, environmental, social and political issues of common interest to world communities by promoting collaboration between universities, local governments, business communities and the non- profit sector.

WUC will create a safe space where universities and all the stakeholders can cross-fertilize and all together respond more effectively to the urgent needs of society at the local and global level. Everybody will be empowered to effectively cooperate and create new knowledge and new opportunities to protect and promote human capital.

We will create synergy, interdisciplinary, intersectorial, inter professional and intercultural networks of networks: With the help of technology we will create a portal, a yearly conference with all the interested stakeholders participating in person and by streaming around the world.

We will involve and create many occasions of encounter, collaboration and crosspollination for UN Agencies, NGOs, Public and private organizations, labor unions and associations of industrialist, teachers, university professors, student, pedagogists, mangers, medical doctors and nurses, social workers associations and also with: sustainable entrepreneurs, technology firms and Academies of Science, opinion makers, political and spiritual leaders.

We aim to protect and promote a virtuous process of systemic and sustainable relationships among all the people that share some basic values and aims: Respect and protection and promotion of human dignity and human rights, equal opportunities, peace, sustainable development and promotion of human creativity, development of human potentialities and respect for life on the planet.

We will generate joint research projects, joint project development, student, professors and experts in interdisciplinary and intersectorial and intercultural cooperation among members of existing networks, for the development of a new, integrated paradigm of scientific knowledge and of education leading to solutions to the many complex global challenges facing us. We will create and share a global vision, common values and a commitment to educating future world leaders and the citizens of tomorrow.

WUC will strive to create new models of cooperation in education, teaching, research, research application, project management and responsible leadership. WUC will promote the largest project of action research and active learning ever carried out to promote effectiveness, science advancement, civil and social responsibility, empowering all the stakeholders to create and share new knowledge to improve human and environmental living conditions, building bridges across boundaries of diverse cultures, academic disciplines, promoting awareness of the frontiers of human understanding, creating new knowledge through collaboration in research, and innovation.

What the stakeholders will gain from participating in this process: The will enlarge the knowledge and understanding, the other stakeholders will learn from their experiences, the will gain in self- awareness, knowledge, range of opportunities, be able to develop more effective e governance, leadership and management of their organization and thanks to mutual learning, exchange of experience and the transfer of best practices will help the other stakeholders to do the same around the world. The stakeholders will be actively involved in this strategic change process instead of being passively witnessing what is happening in society will contribute to the betterment of their local and national communities, will contribute to a renaissance of scientific and educational excellence and fulfill their core values and mission.

WUC Is : a nonprofit, non-governmental, international, interdisciplinary, intersectorial, international body dedicated to promote the values and practices of the protection of human capital, human rights, reciprocal understanding, synergic collaboration, sustainable development, protection and promotion of biodiversity

WUC will promote: Facilitate the process of collaboration among all the stakeholders in order to create a new paradigm for effective education as one answer to the world present challenges Promote the development an effective answer to the current crisis of education and society Develop a passport of competencies : a way by which degrees and competencies will be validated around the world Fulfill the need for knowledge and best practices that the world we presently lack Fulfill the need for effective tools for sustainable governance and human capital protection and promotion.

WUC will promote: Synergy Capacity Building Protecting differences and the right to disagree Person centered Student centered Community centered People centered Protect and promote human rights Intercultural emphatic understanding Socially sustainable & responsible Will be part of the UN Academic Impact initiative and other organizations with similar values and aims

In the Anthropocene Era promoting processes that protect and foster the development of fully functioning persons, families, groups, organizations and communities is not only of vital importance for human survival and welfare but also for the welfare of the entire planet.

Alberto Zucconi World University Consortium (WUC) World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) Person Centered Approach Institute (IACP) CENTRO COLLABORATORE DELL’ORGANIZZAZIONE MONDIALE DELLA SANITÀ PER LA RICERCA, LA FORMAZIONE E LA CONSULENZA NELLA PROMOZIONE DELLA SALUTE NEI LUOGHI DI LAVORO IN ITALIA WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR RESEARCH, TRAINING AND CONSULTING IN HEALTH PROMOTION AT THE WORKPLACE IN ITALY