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The role of conditionality in the relationship between the EU and the “Visegrád Four” countries

The seminar introduces how climate change shapes our world and how the global community responds to this intergenerational challenge. Rafal Fabianowicz is President and Dean of Sustainable Development at Hesse College, a Swiss Online-College based in the Canton of Aargau.

In the footsteps of Henri de Lubac and Gregory of Nyssa: Jean-Yves Lacoste on human becoming, historical and eternal

Stephen E. Lewis, Professor of English at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, has translated books by several contemporary French phenomenologists (Jean-Louis Chrétien, Jean-Luc Marion, Claude Romano) and published essays on Chrétien, Marion, and Jean-Yves Lacoste. His most recent translation is Michael Edwards' The Bible and Poetry, published by New York Review Books this year.

Woolf founder and CEO Dr. Joshua Broggi host an Ask Me Anything series for prospective students

Woolf founder and CEO Dr. Joshua Broggi host an Ask Me Anything Series for prospective students.

Michel Henry and Ancient Christian Gnosimachy

Steven Nemes is an instructor of Latin, Greek, and Humane Letters at North Phoenix Preparatory Academy in Phoenix, Arizona. He has a BA in Philosophy from Arizona State University, an MDiv from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a PhD in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, where he studied under Profs. Oliver Crisp and Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen.

How do religious organizations engage in sustainability transitions and what are the perceived barriers to this?

With four fifths of the worlds’ population following a religious tradition, the potential role of organized religion in promoting environmental sustainability, including mitigating climate change, is significant. However, empirical research in this domain, to date, is still sparse.

Camus:
the problem of evil
and the tragic
sense of life

Camus is often thought of as a radical atheist. I argue that his work is in fact characterised by a tension between two views which are both at least quasi-religious: a pantheistic sense of a normative cosmic order, and a quasi-Gnostic “metaphysical revolt” against that order on account of the suffering that pervades it.

Woolf is delighted to announce our partnership with AWS Academy

Woolf is delighted to announce our partnership with AWS Academy, a collaboration that aims to revolutionize education and prepare students for the dynamic world of cloud computing.

Beyond Stoicism: a heideggerian model for mindfulness

This talk will offer a schema for a Heideggerian theory of mindfulness and emotional regulation, especially with respect to unhomely emotions (such as anxiety), re-conceiving the normative notions of health and illness from a phenomenological perspective and contrasting it with a Stoic-inspired theory of mindfulness.

Woolf inaugurates Academic Advisory Council of top leaders in higher education to guide strategy

Distinguished leaders at the forefront of innovation in higher education will join Woolf to provide academic, regulatory, and technology guidance to the global collegiate university as it expands.

Art and sacrifice: human self-transcendence towards freedom and truth

Woolf’s Public Seminars are open to all interested parties. During the Public Seminars, speakers will present work-in-progress papers. Following the paper reading, the convenor will conduct a Q&A session. Woolf students are invited to ask questions first, followed by Woolf faculty, then public attendees.

Sustainable development and the pharmaceutical industry - how to tackle the antibiotics crisis

Learn how chemical modification of one of the oldest vitamins on earth could help to solve a large medical crisis that is endangering our population or how sustainable drug development can become a part of modern pharmaceutical industry.

Retracing two centuries of philosophy through an affect: problems and the case of schopenhauer

Woolf’s Public Seminars are open to all interested parties. During the Public Seminars, speakers will present work-in-progress papers. Following the paper reading, the convenor will conduct a Q&A session. Woolf students are invited to ask questions first, followed by Woolf faculty, then public attendees. If you are interested in speaking, contact the Public Seminar convenor.

Robotic persons: when should we give AI human rights?

This lecture will focus on understanding the intricacies of personhood as it relates to AIs with a view to understanding at what point we might grant them the same status as us.

Armchair knowledge: some Kantian reflections

Is it possible to know the nature of reality and possess facts about the world simply by thinking from one's armchair? A.W. Moore explores some puzzles this view of knowledge generates.

Kant's Cinnabar: A paradigm of the extra-phenomenal

What would it mean to think the unthinkable? To experience that which lies beyond the limits of experience? Emmanuel Falque explores the limits of experience, formulating a phenomenological method capable of doing so.

Eurocentrism and anti-eurocentrism in Europe

Glendinning is Professor of European Philosophy and Head of department in the European Institute at the London School of Economics.

Minerva University’s model for accreditation

Teri Cannon serves as the Founding President of the Minerva Institute. Having first joined Minerva in 2012, she has led the development of student affairs, accreditation, services, and operations. Immediately before joining Minerva, Cannon was Executive Vice President of the WSCUC and earlier was dean of two law schools.

Heidegger’s eternal rereading of the same Nietzsche: the eternal return as polysemic hermeneutics

Lee Braver is Professor of Philosophy at the University of South Florida. His main interests are in continental philosophy (especially Heidegger and Foucault), Wittgenstein, realism, and dialogue between continental and analytic philosophy.

Woolf launches Airlock – the world’s first API for higher education accreditation

Woolf, a global collegiate university, today announced the launch of Airlock, the first API to provide academic accreditation to higher education organizations around the world with online programs.

What is active learning?

Dr. Stephen Kosslyn is a psychologist, neuroscientist, and president of Active Learning Sciences. ALS aims to spread the word on science-based pedagogy and supports education organizations in designing highly-effective programs, courses, and sessions for their students.

Rebels Dwell in a dry land: living in exile with Camus

Woolf’s Public Seminars are open to all interested parties. During the Public Seminars, speakers will present work-in-progress papers. Following the paper reading, the convenor will conduct a Q&A session. Woolf students are invited to ask questions first, followed by Woolf faculty, then public attendees. If you are interested in speaking, contact the Public Seminar convenor.

The future of technology, education and work

Shuo Chen is a General Partner at IOVC, where she invests in early stage startups in Silicon Valley with a focus on future of work and enterprise/SaaS. In her venture role, Shuo has invested in companies now acquired by Goldman Sachs, Ford, Caterpillar, Binance and Dialpad, as well as now unicorns including Boom, Checkr, Grubmarket, Instacart and Rescale.

5 areas to reform and improve in the US higher education system

Woolf founder and CEO Joshua Broggi speaks with Authority Magazine about the 5 things that should be done to improve the US educational system.

Offline versus online education

Offline and online learning both have their merits, but the former is location-bound. Woolf is on a mission to increase access to high-quality higher education by enabling qualified institutions to offer affordable, ECTS-accredited courses online—from anywhere in the world.

What is the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)?

Everything you need to know about the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS).

Do we need more universities?

The last ten years of higher education news (in English) has often included gloomy views of academic life written by adjuncts, a story interrupted by coverage of university closures and ever-growing student debt. But for those involved in education technology, there are stories of booming growth. What’s going on?

Why are existentialists so miserable? Prospects for finding joy in a world marked by despair

What is the role of EdTech companies in higher education?

Woolf is the first global collegiate university to focus on improving student outcomes by increasing access to quality higher education and ensuring that it is globally recognized and transferable.

Løgstrup's radical demand: between Kierkegaard and life in the crowd

Does accrediting your bootcamp matter?

The higher education landscape is evolving to accommodate the needs of the individual learner by offering alternatives to the traditional pathways to learning. In particular, bootcamps have surged in popularity over the past decade. But why aren't most bootcamps accredited? Does accrediting your bootcamp matter?

How Woolf can reduce student debt in higher education

Woolf is the first global collegiate university to focus on the root causes of the student debt crisis by helping higher education organizations drastically cut expenses related to administration and compliance.

Accreditation and financial ROI

Accreditation is an immensely important signal of quality for both colleges and interested onlookers, such as future employers. Learn how enrolling in an accredited program can impact your financial ROI in the short and long term.

Launching an accredited program with Woolf

This is part of our Accreditation 101 series. At Woolf, our mission is to increase access to world-class higher education and ensure that it is globally recognized and transferable. Accreditation is an important part of that.

Why is accreditation important for higher education institutions?

This is part of our Accreditation 101 series. At Woolf, our mission is to increase access to world-class higher education and ensure that it is globally recognized and transferable. Accreditation is an important part of that.

What is accreditation?

This is part of our Accreditation 101 series. At Woolf, our mission is to increase access to world-class higher education and ensure that it is globally recognized and transferable. Accreditation is an important part of that.

Woolf raises $7.5 million to make higher education more accessible by building a global collegiate university

Our mission at Woolf is to make higher education more accessible and ensure that it is globally transferable. We’re building a university for a borderless future, helping a network of colleges around the world maintain excellence in their teaching and receive recognition for their programs.