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Reimagining Education in the Age of Crises and Transitions

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What should education stand for in an age of crisis? Across six 45-minute conversations, RE-ACT: Reimagining Education in the Age of Crises and Transitions explores how learning can respond to global uncertainty with creativity, justice, and hope. Hosted by Raphael Costambeys-Kempczynski and produced by the Learning Planet Institute, the series brings together educators, researchers, and visionaries from around the world to ask how universities and schools can move beyond competition toward collaboration — from being best in the world to best for the world. Each episode explores a new frontier...

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Reimagining intelligence, with François TADDEI, Ritesh SHAH & Ioana GALLERON 24.01.2026 52:12

Our guests in this final episode explore how universities can rethink intelligence in the age of AI, crises, and global interconnection. In this episode of RE-ACT, Raphael Costambeys-Kempczynski speaks to Iona Galleron, Ritesh Shah, and François Taddei as they explore what intelligence means in a world of AI, crises, and global interconnection. They challenge conventional metrics, highlighting eth...

Re-imagining Universities in the Age of Crisis, with Andrea GILARDO SEVILLA, John GODDARD & Georgina ODERO 24.01.2026 44:37

Episode 5 highlights how universities can align their civic mission with global challenges while deepening local and regional engagement. Higher education is at a crossroads. In this episode of REACT, John Goddard, Andrea Gerardo Sevilla, and Georgina Otero explore how universities can move beyond prestige and competition to become drivers of community impact, civic engagement, and global responsi...

Re-imagining the curriculum for resilience and justice, with Dominic REGESTER, Michael BACKLUND & Nazia HABIB 24.01.2026 48:04

In this fourth episode we explore how education can move beyond 19th-century models to foster resilience, justice, and authentic learner agency in a complex world. In this episode of RE-ACT, Raphael Costambeys-Kempczynski explores how education can move beyond outdated 19th-century models to meet the challenges of our complex, interconnected world. Joined by Nazia Habib, Michael Bäcklund, and Domi...

Re-imagining global engagement, with Isak FRUMIN, Fatou THIAM & Noah SOBE 24.01.2026 51:30

In episode 3 of REACT we explore how universities can build ethical, equitable, and genuinely global engagement in times of geopolitical and planetary crisis. Together with Isak Frumin, Fatou Thiam, and Noah Sobe, Raphael Costambeys-Kempczynski explores how universities can build ethical, equitable, and truly global forms of engagement amid geopolitical tensions, digital divides, and planetary cri...

Reimagining Learning for Hope, with Elizaveta ZANOZINA, Serena Martha COETZEE & Pavel LUKSHA 24.01.2026 47:59

This scond episode explores how education can transform despair into actionable hope through systems thinking, belonging, and learner agency. In this episode of RE-ACT: Reimagining Education in the Age of Crises and Transitions, Raphael Costambeys-Kempczynski speaks with Serena Coetzee, Pavel Luksha, and Elizaveta Zanozina about how education can transform despair into actionable hope. They explor...

Reimagining Education For Planetary Well-Being, with Manon SALA, Iveta SILOVA & Victoria HARO 23.01.2026 51:42

In this first episode of RE-ACT, we examine how education can be reoriented to foster planetary well-being in times of profound disruption. We explore a defining question of our time: how can education cultivate planetary well-being amid climate change, ecological collapse, and social fragmentation? Inspired by Wordsworth’s insight that humanity is “out of tune” with nature, Raphael Costambeys-Kem...