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How universities can help tackle global challenges
How universities can help tackle global challenges
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26 minutes
Released:
Nov 29, 2019
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Podcast episode
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The world faces a range of challenges, including increasing numbers of refugees, income inequality, loss of fertile land leading to rising hunger, and climate change. Governments and global institutions are addressing these problems using a variety of tools. On today's show, Maysa Jalbout explains the role that universities can play in addressing these challenges. She is a nonresident fellow in Global Economy and Development at Brookings, and is a visiting scholar and special adviser on the UN Sustainable Development Goals at both Arizona State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts or , send feedback email to , and follow us and tweet us at on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is part of the .
Released:
Nov 29, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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