Press Release
January 7th, 2009
Global "Alternative Nobel Prize" Hub and Incubator established in Malaysia
Malaysia's leading University, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), has been selected to host the Right Livelihood College (RLC). The RLC's primary goal will be to harness and spread the knowledge and experience of the outstanding personalities, organisations and unique best practices of the Right Livelihood Award Laureates.
Jakob von Uexkull, Founder and Chairman of the Right Livelihood Award Foundation, and Professor Dzulkifli Razak, Vice Chancellor of USM, will sign the Memorandum of Understanding on the Right Livelihood College between the Right Livelihood Award Foundation and Universiti Sains Malaysia in Penang on Thursday morning, January 8, at 9.30 am local time.
"There are now 133 Right Livelihood Award Laureates from 57 countries - 133 experts and leaders whose pioneering knowledge can help change the world for the better. This educational initiative will offer programmes that will support our Laureates in passing their knowledge and skills to a new generation", Jakob von Uexkull announced.
Von Uexkull thanked heartedly the University Sains Malaysia, for "kindly and generously offering to host the global Secretariat. We resonate with USM", he continued, "and its commitment to transforming higher education for a Sustainable Tomorrow."
The USM has the distinction of being the first APEX (Accelerated Programme for Excellence) university in Malaysia committed to this aim.
Dzulkifli and von Uexkull also announced that the Director of the College would be Professor Anwar Fazal, a 1982 Recipient of the Right Livelihood Award and a member of its Jury.
Professor Dzulkifli Razak stated that USM was honored to be selected to be the global hub and that USM would be fully supportive of this venture.
For more information about the Right Livelihood College, please see http://www.rightlivelihood.org/college.html
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Further information on the Universiti Sains Malaysia can be found on www.usm.my.
Contact Professor Anwar Fazal (email: anwarfazal2004 @ yahoo.com), Director, Right Livelihood College, at +604-6533389.
For further information on the Right Livelihood Award Foundation, please contact Birgit Jaeckel, Press Officer, press @ rightlivelihood.org.
