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Welcome to Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Catholic Education “To provide services to our Catholic school communities which support them in achieving quality outcomes.

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1 Welcome to Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2 Catholic Education “To provide services to our Catholic school communities which support them in achieving quality outcomes for students and in promoting the ongoing development of Catholic Education” (Declaratio De educatione christiana Gravissimum Educationis, 1965) To Love, To Lead, To Serve, To Change

3 ASEACCU “…… to promote Catholic higher education and to be a support for the local Churches. ASEACCU also aims to contribute to educational dialog on an international level beyond the Southeast and East Asian regions” (Sophia University, 2012 ) http://www.sophia.ac.jp/eng/program/aseaccu/about

4 2011, Torchlight at Sophia University “Caring for God’s Creation” focusing on environmental preservation and sustainable development issues.

5 2012, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages as torchbearer “Contribution by Catholic Higher Education to Sustainable Development in Modern World: From Service Learning to Social Entrepreneurship”

6 Service learning in Catholic Universities of Taiwan Catholic tradition Spiritual and secular wisdom Ways of life and worship Treasures of philosophy, theology, art, political & economic wisdom ( Catholic Higher Education: http://www.accunet.org) Service learning programs 1997: Fu Jen Catholic U. 2000: Providence U. 2007: Wenzao C. Within the framework of “holistic” education, we inspire students with wisdom, love, leadership, and critical thinking to serve society (from the three catholic universities' websites)

7 What Makes Us Catholic Universities (association of catholic colleges and universities, 2012) Shared Christian Vision and Goals Reflection in the Light of Faith Fidelity to Tradition Commitment to Service

8 What makes Catholic Universities perfect candidates to implement ? Mission coinciding Reflection of the education: put civic education into actions Goodwill educational institutions Cooperate and collect resources –Communities –Institution –Students –Faculties –Government

9 Social entrepreneurship Emerging organization that takes care of the triple bottom lines: social, economic, and environmental (Elkington, 2006) Adjusted new form of ethical entrepreneurship with social purpose, sustainability, and public goods (Bornstein and David, 2005) Collective action to change society with innovative approach for human goods, not economic rationality, but social rationality (Dacin, Dacin and Matear, 2010, p. 38)

10 How can service learning link with social entrepreneurship? This Conference will provide you with some answers!

11 We learn to serve


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