SWPS University as the only higher education institution in Poland has been recognized for its commitment to spark and accelerate changemaking. The recognition comes from Ashoka U as part of its global #MillionsofChangemakers campaign. Ashoka U is the higher education initiative of Ashoka – the world’s largest community of changemakers.
Making the world a better place
one change at a time
In April 2019, our Management and Leadership program was awarded the Journey to Changemaker Certificate (J2CC), by Ashoka. Now, as part of the #MillionsofChangemakers campaign, the Program was recognized for its commitment to integrate changemaker learning outcomes into 50% of our courses, exposing all 240 management and leadership students to changemaker attributes and skills, and having at least a third of those students actively work on changemaker projects during their studies at SWPS over the next two years.
In an Everyone a Changemaker world, all people have the confidence, skills, and freedom to create change for the good of all. With this commitment SWPS University is joining Ashoka U’s global community of higher education innovators who are collectively activating and equipping the changemakers the world needs. We’re thrilled to celebrate SWPS University’s commitment and look forward to sharing it with others through this campaign.
Jessica Lax
Ashoka U’s Growth and Partnerships Director
This commitment is one of 73 commitments announced by leading academic institutions, ecosystem building organizations, and individuals in 14 countries who are working together to spark and accelerate more than 200,000 changemakers. SWPS University’s commitment represents one of the many ways the University is contributing to building a world where everyone is a changemaker.
See all of the #MillionsofChangemakers organizations and their commitments.
Changemaking Initiatives
to improve the lives of communities
SWPS University’s commitment recognizes just one part of the University’s efforts to spark and accelerate changemaking on campus. Our scientists conduct numerous research projects that improve the lives of communities, for example:
- Program Bliżej (Closer) – a bullying prevention program for middle school transition
- SWPS University Festival Lokalnie! (Locally!) – an event, open to the public, aimed to highlight and celebrate the history and culture of the Kamionek district of Warsaw, where SWPS University is located.
Additionally, our HumanTech Center for Social and Technological Innovation particpates in projects and programs that implement positive changes, such as:
- Kamionek Milowy – a projected aimed at helping local craftsmen and entrepreneurs to improve their small businesses
- Cook’N Learn: Multicultural Generation – a series of cooking workshops for seniors and foreigners living in Warsaw where participants have an opportunity tell their stories and exchange knowledge and experience
- TEVA for Kids – development of design guidelines for recovery rooms in children’s wards and hospitals, conducive to speedy recovery from serious illness or traumatic experiences.
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#MillionsofChangemakers
Ashoka U's global call
Ashoka is an international organization that promotes social entrepreneurship. Ahoka’s mission is "to shape a global, entrepreneurial, competitive citizen sector: one that allows social entrepreneurs to thrive and enables the world’s citizens to think and act as changemakers". To achieve this, Ashoka identifies and supports the world’s leading social entrepreneurs, learns from the patterns in their innovations, and mobilizes a global community that embraces these new frameworks to build an ’everyone a changemaker world’.
Ashoka U is the higher education initiative of Ashoka - the world’s largest community of changemakers. Since 2008, Ashoka U has worked with more than 500 colleges and universities to help build a world where everyone is a changemaker.
#MillionsofChangemakers is Ashoka U’s global call for colleges, universities, and higher education innovators to make commitments to activate and equip changemakers of all kinds. Commitment makers will submit progress updates in February 2020, and exceptional commitment makers will receive awards at the 2020 Ashoka U Exchange.