26th January 2026; 13:00-14:00 UK time (BST, GMT+1)/ 14:00-15:00 West Africa Time / 15:00-16:00 Central Africa Time and Southern Africa Time / 16:00-17:00 East Africa Time. "What type of experiences do Black Students have in the UK Education system?" Dwayne Hutchinson, Founder and CEO of AccomplishBCEL® (Accomplish-bee-cel), Leeds, UK.

20th October 2025 13:00-14:00 UK time (BST, GMT+1)/ 13:00-14:00 West Africa Time / 14:00-15:00 Central Africa Time and Southern Africa Time / 15:00-16:00 East Africa Time. Climate Change and Child Rights in Africa: Contemporary Issues and Debates, Prof. Benard Nyatuka, Kisii University, Kenya

6th October 2025; 6-9pm. Knowledge Exchange - Interculturalism, Faith and Racial Justice Forum, Leeds. Organised by GLOCCRIN, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds Church Institute and Transformations, Leeds

30th July 2025;13:00-14:00 UK time (BST, GMT+1)/ 13:00-14:00 West Africa Time / 14:00-15:00 Central Africa Time and Southern Africa Time / 15:00-16:00 East Africa Time. Join us on Teams; Meeting ID: 382 530 511 31; Passcode: v6cy6eH3. Topic: GLOCCRIN Seminar – Mixed Methods - Dr Silas M Madondo, GLOCCRIN, UK

March - May 2025 Intercultural Leadership Seminars Series

Overview

Seminar 1: Understanding Interculturalism and its relevance to leadership and management; Framework from which interculturalism has emerged and its distinctiveness from multiculturalism, community cohesion, integration and assimilation; The concept of the intercultural city; The relevance of interculturalism to leadership and management and intercultural leadership styles

Seminar 2: Defining and exploring culture and cultural thinking; What is culture?- some definitions; Understanding cultural metaphors; The influence of globalisation on culture-negative and positive; Knowing your own culture to know others; Appreciating multiple identities, including strand-based approach

Seminar 3: Intercultural Competence and its application to the work place; Four models of intercultural competence; Deardorff –Knowledge, skills and attitudes; Bennet’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity –ethno-centrism to ethno-relativism; Intercultural Competence Framework of European Youth work and its link to social justice and discrimination; Assessing Intercultural Competence-a tool for reflection Deardorff; Improving relationships among culturally diverse staff and students

The seminar series provides space for discussions and learning from others' experiences as well as from specialised videos - Paul Lancaster, Hope for the Nations Network, Leeds, UK

31st March 2025;13:00-14:00 UK time (BST, GMT+1)/ 13:00-14:00 West Africa Time / 14:00-15:00 Central Africa Time and Southern Africa Time / 15:00-16:00 East Africa Time. Join us on Teams; Meeting ID: 382 530 511 31; Passcode: v6cy6eH3. Topic: Student as Producer – Another Model for Higher Education  - Dr Stefano Ba', Leeds Trinity University, UK

25th November 2024; 13-14:00 GMT+1 (BST) / 14-15:00 West Africa Time / 15-16:00 Central Africa and Southern Africa Standard Time / 16-17:00 East Africa Time. Join us on Zoom! Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81206511150 [us06web.zoom.us] Meeting ID: 812 0651 1150. Topic: Exploring interpersonal and non-verbal communication traits among male adolescents in Urban Constituencies:  A focus on Namibia - Dr Clayton Peel, Namibia University of Science and Technology

31st October 2024; 13-14:00 GMT+1 (BST) / 14-15:00 West Africa Time / 15-16:00 Central Africa and Southern Africa Standard Time / 16-17:00 East Africa Time. Join us on Zoom! Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83533125485. Meeting ID: 835 3312 5485. Topic: Examining Areas for Academic Collaboration and How to Collaborate Effectively - Dr Icarbord Tshabangu, Leeds Trinity University, UK

17th June 2024; 13-14:00 GMT+1 (BST) / 13-14:00 West Africa Time / 14-15:00 Central Africa and Southern Africa Standard Time / 15-16:00 East Africa Time. Join us on Zoom! Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/94502578781 Meeting ID: 94502578781. Topic: Visibility, invisibility and straddling their Ethiopian and South African Identities: Trajectories of Ethiopian children in South Africa - Dr Henrietta Nyamnjoh, University of Cape Town, SA.

15th May 2024: 13-14:00 GMT+1 (BST) / 13-14:00 West Africa Time / 14-15:00 Central Africa and Southern Africa Standard Time / 15-16:00 East Africa Time. Join us on Zoom! Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/95151639546 [zoom.us] Meeting ID: 951 5163 9546. Topic: Mixed Method Research Designs - Dr Silas Madondo, Research and KE Associate, GLOCCRIN, UK

18th April 2024, 13:00-14:00 GMT  Online: Join us on Zoom|https://zoom.us/j/98529449946 Meeting ID: 985 2944 9946. Topic: The state of children's rights in Southern Africa: A Wellness Perspective - Dr Racheal Mafumbate, University of University

18th March 2024, 13:00-14:00 GMT  Online: Join us on Zoom  (Link TBA) | Topic: State Violence, Peacekeeping and its Impact on Children's Rights in West Africa - Dr Opeyemi Aluko, Ajayi Crowther University, Nigeria

19th February 2024, 13:00-14:00 GMT  Online: Join us on Zoom  https://zoom.us/j/99998927897  Meeting ID: 999 9892 7897 | Topic: A Comparative Study of Coalition Governments in Post-Conflict Societies - Prof Ndwakhulu Tshishonga from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, SA

24th January 2024, 13:00-14:00 GMT  Online: Join us on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/92331203574 |Meeting ID: 923 3120 3574 |Topic: Global Citizenship, Interculturalism and the Shifting Geopolitical Trends: Implications for Educators - Dr Icarbord Tshabangu, Leeds Trinity University, UK

20th November 2023, 13:00-14:00 GMT  Online: Join us on Zoom  https://zoom.us/j/9462404281  Meeting ID: 946 240 4281 | Topic: Migrant children and their rights in the Global South: The case of South Africa - Dr Helen Hanna, University of Manchester, UK

26th October 2023, 13:00- 14:00 GMT [blended - On Teams + Room LC1-29] | Topic: Interculturalism, cultural Competencies and Children's Rights in Education and Health - Paul Lancaster, Hope for the Nations Network, Leeds, UK (You can visit the GLOCCRIN blog to read Paul's blog on this topic).