Awards and Donations

The 2006 Henry Fong awards for contributing to Global Citizenship

Through a generous donation by Dr Henry Fong, the INU network will annually reward a staff member and a student among its full member universities who has contributed to the concept of Global Citizenship. The Awards are comprised of a scholarship to study or do research at a partner INU university on the theme of Global Citizenship together with at stipend to support travel costs and living expenses.

The INU has endorsed the theme of Global Citizenship as a common element across the teaching and research of its member universities. The theme can be broadly conceived as 'international relations' or 'development studies' and as studies in 'human rights' or 'ethnicity/migration' depending upon the terminology of the providing university within the INU. The glue is an adherence to the concept of students being educated to act and to think globally irrespective of their discipline of study, and be given the tools to play an active role in creating and maintaining a more humane and sustainable world.

Henry Fong Awards for 2006

The first staff recipient of the Henry Fong Award for Global Citizenship was selected by the INU Executive at the April meeting in Budapest, Hungary. The Award has been offered to Dr Hans Westerbeek, Head, School of Tourism and Hospitality at La Trobe University in Melbourne and will be presented to Dr Westerbeek at a ceremony in November, to coincide with the INU Council meeting in Melbourne.

More information about Dr Westerbeek's contribution to Global Citizenship, his academic areas of interest and his thoughts on winning the Henry Fong Award for Global Citizenship will be posted to the web shortly.

The first student recipient of the Henry Fong Award for Global Citizenship is Eri Shigematsu, undergraduate student at Hiroshima University, who was chosen as the winner of this award from the participants at the INU Student Seminar be held in Hiroshima in August 2006. The announcement of Eri's Award was made at the INU Council meeting held at La Trobe University in Melbourne in November 2006.

Criteria for academic staff

• demonstrated teaching contribution to the concept of Global Citizenship
• demonstrated contribution to curricula development to the concept of Global Citizenship
• contribution via publications to the concept of Global Citizenship

Criteria for students

• demonstrated academic excellence
• demonstrated contribution through his/her studies to the concept of Global Citizenship
• community contribution which demonstrates a commitment towards global thinking/understanding/action

For more information on the award process, please contact Joanna Watts.