
{"id":9483,"date":"2014-04-05T05:10:08","date_gmt":"2014-04-05T03:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=9483\/"},"modified":"2017-01-20T23:18:25","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T23:18:25","slug":"out-of-the-classroom-and-into-the-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/out-of-the-classroom-and-into-the-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Out of the classroom and into the village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crossing disciplines and cultures, students from the University of Copenhagen have experienced the lives of rural villagers in Kenya and Malaysia, and examined their challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, students from Sustainable Land Use and Resource Management (SLUSE) are whisked away from theory-filled lectures to experience the real lives of rural people in developing countries, and the challenges they face in sustainably managing land and natural resources. <\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s batch of spent an intense two weeks in Kenyan and Malaysian villages along with counterparts from the University of Nairobi (Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies) and the University of Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe exposure to how people from other disciplines think and what they see that you don\u2019t see yourself &#8211; I think that\u2019s quite revolutionary,\u201d says Assistant Professor Thilde Bech Bruun, the SLUSE coordinator. <\/p>\n<h2>Connecting on the ground<\/h2>\n<p>Since 1998, the SLUSE joint field course, Interdisciplinary Land Use and Natural Resource Management (ILURM), has been co-organised by the University of Copenhagen, Roskilde University and partner universities in Southeast Asia, Southern Africa, and Kenya. Students gain practical fieldwork skills, and are challenged to collaborate beyond the boundaries of their academic and cultural experience. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe minute someone calls them, they will actually get up from their seat and go there, where the person is experiencing the issue,&#8221; says Professor Kiama Gitahi, Director of the Wangari Maathai Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Gitahi calls the training \u201ctransformative\u201d. He thinks it will spur students to connect with people on the ground. <\/p>\n<h2>See the photos<\/h2>\n<p>You can follow the students\u2019 field experiences in the photo stories: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"node\/24505\" target=\"_blank\">Photo story: Welcome to the &#8216;kampung&#8217; in Sarawak, Malaysia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"node\/24504\" target=\"_blank\">Photo story: Farming, forestry and motorcycle taxis in Kenya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see our previous photos and and articles from previous SLUSE courses, <em>Ready for \u00bbuncomfortable\u00ab work in Asia and Africa,<\/em> <a href=\"node\/8524\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, and <em>No phones, no net: We are in a Borneo village,<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/no-phones-no-net-we-are-borneo-village\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk <\/p>\n<p><em>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. 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Students gain practical fieldwork skills, and are challenged to collaborate beyond the boundaries of their academic and cultural experience. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe minute someone calls them, they will actually get up from their seat and go there, where the person is experiencing the issue,&#8221; says Professor Kiama Gitahi, Director of the Wangari Maathai Institute.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Gitahi calls the training \u201ctransformative\u201d. He thinks it will spur students to connect with people on the ground. <\/p>\n<h2>See the photos<\/h2>\n<p>You can follow the students\u2019 field experiences in the photo stories: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"node\/24505\" target=\"_blank\">Photo story: Welcome to the &#8216;kampung&#8217; in Sarawak, Malaysia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"node\/24504\" target=\"_blank\">Photo story: Farming, forestry and motorcycle taxis in Kenya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see our previous photos and and articles from previous SLUSE courses, <em>Ready for \u00bbuncomfortable\u00ab work in Asia and Africa,<\/em> <a href=\"node\/8524\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, and <em>No phones, no net: We are in a Borneo village,<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/no-phones-no-net-we-are-borneo-village\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk <\/p>\n<p><em>Like us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UniversityPost\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook <\/a> for features, guides and tips on upcoming events. 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