"Educating Global Citizens. An Imperative of Science in the 21st Century"
, in Prof. Dr. Zoran R. Vitorovic, in Global Processes Journal, Vol. 3, E- Journal for ?Global Trends & Processes?, Seite(n) 8-17, 11-2020, ISSN: 2640-8848
Educating Global Citizens. An Imperative of Science in the 21st Century
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The issue of the journal ?Foreign Affairs? (2020) from July/August 2020 entitled ?The worldafter the pandemic? deals with the central question: Lessons learned? So, what are the lessons thathumanity can learn from the current pandemic? This present paper first answers this question by claiming the necessity of educating globalcitizens as an imperative of science in the 21st century. Secondly, it argues that education is a very powerful tool to strengthen global awareness.Hereby components for educating global citizens are presented. Thirdly, the need for a global shift in science is illustrated. Covid-19 has demonstrated tohumanity the necessity for an understanding of science that establishes and enables transnational,innovative, cross-disciplinary research grounds (like Global Studies) at universities all over the world.