Franklin University Switzerland
EN-6: Community Partnerships
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6.1 Sustainability-focused community partnerships
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s sustainability-focused community partnerships:
Pro-Natura Partnership:
Pro-Natura is a Swiss-based conservation NGO that works to restore and preserve important ecological habitats in Switzerland. Pro-Natura Ticino has patterned with FUS on multiple occasions, including last year on an "eco-walk" during our Earth Day Summit. Most recently, on November 16th, Pro-Natura and Franklin students worked together to help restore the local "Lago di Muzzano" ecosystem by pulling out invasive species found around the lake.
Guest Speaker: Gastone Boisco (Urban Architect and Sorengo Green Office Liasion)
On November 18th, Gastone came to Franklin to speak to students about his efforts in transforming Sorengo into a sustainable community, specifically in the context of sustainable architecture and urban planning.
Lugano Sustainability Series
The Green Office works with 2 other universities and the City of Lugano to provide free talks to educate the public on critical sustainability topics.
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6.2 Partnerships to support underrepresented groups and vulnerable populations
Description of the institution’s community partnerships to support underrepresented groups and/or vulnerable populations in addressing sustainability challenges:
Franklin works with Boky Mamiko, a Swiss/Italian NGO dedicated to quality education in Madagascar. Co-founded by Franklin Professor Rossana Galli, Boky Mamiko supports education, employment creation, environmental protection, and health and nutrition in the rural Northwestern Diana Region of the country. Created by a group of researchers and students of the University of Zurich, the association also promotes development-oriented academic research in Madagascar.
https://www.fus.edu/news-events/news/fus-and-boky-mamiko-supporting-quality-education-madagascar
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6.3 Community partnership assessment
Publication that includes the community partnership guidelines:
Online resource that includes the institution’s community partnership guidelines:
Are all of the institution’s community partnerships for sustainability subject to an assessment process that includes joint evaluation by the institution and its community partners?:
Description of the institution’s approach to community partnership assessment and how the results are used to improve reciprocity and mutual benefit:
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Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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