In the UK, fewer than 1% of university professors are Black. In the United States, about 10% of academics are Black, with the numbers thinning up the academic ladder. The numerical minority of Black academics more »
The Next Step: Career Advice for Students in Uncertain Times (Part II: India)
Student life as with all other aspects of day to day life has been affected by the global pandemic. With different measures taken to prevent the spread of the virus, most universities have shut their more »
Press Release: PROWIBO Publishes Conference Report on Higher Education in the Time of COVID-19
Professors Without Borders has published the report for its first virtual conference. The report presents the findings from two-panel discussions. Moving Higher Education Online: pitfalls and opportunities for teachers and Learning Online: adaptation strategies from students. more »
The Next Step: Career Advice for Students in Uncertain Times (Part I: Thailand)
Life during lockdown can be overwhelming. This new way of life presents many challenges and opportunities for learning and personal development. As universities around the world have shut their doors and moved instruction online, students more »
Higher Education & Covid-19
This pandemic may force institutions of higher education to shut down completely or try to save themselves through merging with other universities or benefactors. Read our post about how higher education is adapting in this pandemic era.
Higher Education for the New Decade: The Virtual Conversation
In March Professors Without Borders made the decision to postpone its spring conference– Higher Education for the New Decade: Innovation, Technology and Creativity. The event sought to bring together education and industry leaders to discuss more »
A Student’s Guide to Filling Free Time…
With in person classes cancelled and exams finally over students now have a ton of free time on their hands. This is the time to pick up a new hobby, read the book you always wanted to read, catch up on shows, learn a new language, do some yoga, relax for a while and so much more. Check out our list blow for some recommendations from ProWiBo on what to do now that you have some spare time!
Calling All Researchers: ThinkTank Without Borders is Recruiting Contributors
ThinkTank Without Borders is actively recruiting contributors to produce papers and book reviews for online database. We conduct independent global and country-specific research on the state of education, present and future, often sourcing original data more »
Human Rights, International Relations, and Justice: Opportunities for Online Learning
We at Professors Without Borders encourage everyone to prioritise health and safety measures during these unprecedented times. As an organisation that is committed to improving knowledge sharing around the world, it is our obligation to more »
Online Courses in Computer Science and Programming from Harvard University
To meet the growing demand of students, we have compiled a list of free, online courses in the areas of computer science and programming from Harvard University. These short courses will present a comprehensive overview more »
Economics and Entrepreneurship: Opportunities for Online Learning
Do you have an interest in understanding and solving economic challenges? Check out our list of free, online courses in the areas of economics and entrepreneurship.* These short courses will present a comprehensive overview of more »
Press Release: PROWIBO Achieves U.K. Charity Status
After four years of charitable activities, PROWIBO’s work has officially been recognised by the UK Charity Commission! This opens up new doors for partnerships, grant applications, fundraising and opportunities to make a difference. Many thanks to our more »
Read our April Newsletter
Since achieving U.K. charity status, PROWIBO has been working tirelessly to best serve the needs of students around the world. By expanding our digital reach, we hope to connect students to vital online learning and more »
FinTech Internship Opportunity
The Catalyst Fund FinTech Internship Programme is a collaborative project between Catalyst Fund and Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. The programme is seeking highly talented individuals to work with a select number of fintech companies. more »
Free Online Courses with Open Learn
Open Learn is a free learning platform from the Open University. With a catalog of over 1,000 courses, Open Learn covers a wide range of subjects, including: law, public health, psychology, information technology, entrepreneurship, and more »
Global Health and Disability: Opportunities for Distance Learning
Are you interested in exploring health policy and disease management and prevention on a global scale? If so, check out our list of free, online courses in the areas of global heath and disability.* Global more »
Career Development in the Era of COVID
Life during lockdown can be overwhelming. This new way of life presents many challenges and opportunities for learning and personal development. In fact, you can use this time to learn a new skill, upgrade an more »
Upcoming Event: Lockdown Learning
The Alhambra-U.S. Chamber in collaboration with CL Educate India is hosting Lockdown Learning, a free webinar to inform, support, encourage and inspire parents and teachers in the age of online, home-based learning. In the 90 more »
Online Academic Resources During COVID-19
Libraries are closed and the struggle to find academic sources is real. But we’re here to help. Take a look at our list to see what databases have made select content free during this time.
Public Health and Medicine: Opportunities for Distance Learning
In addition to our free resources on COVID-19 and our Epidemiology Reading List, we have compiled a list of Are you interested in the critical field of public health? In addition to our free resources more »
Understanding Epidemics: A Reading List
In addition to our free resources on COVID-19, we have created this list of relevant e-books on epidemiology. According to the British Medical Journal, epidemiology is the study of how often diseases occur in different more »
Free Online Event: Coursera with Yale’s Dr Laurie Santos.
As Covid-19 continues to have a huge emotional impact on our communities, PROWIBO would like to help in finding ways to cop during these unprecedented time. Join us for the first-ever Coursera Live event with more »
Learning opportunities from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
As the Covid-19 generated curiosity and confusion, PROWIBO would like to invite you to join relevant opportunities to adapt and learn from the current health situation. Those tools will provide you a basic understanding and more »
Call For Papers
Call for papers Professors Without Borders is leading a new project on Games-Based Teaching for Higher Education. The objective is for this to become both an academic publication and an open access toolkit, in the more »
Stay Up to Date on COVID-19
We at Professors Without Borders encourage everyone to prioritise health and safety measures. As an organisation that is committed to improving knowledge sharing around the world, it is our obligation to offer the most up-to-date more »
A Snapshot of PROWIBO
Our History Professors Without Borders was incorporated in 2016. Our vision is to create a global community of academics and professionals who wish to share their passion for knowledge with students around the world. We aim to more »
Developing SMART goals, Testing Prototypes and Reaching the Halfway Mark of Our Short Course at Karamat
We are officially halfway through our final week of classes at Karamat Husain Muslim Girls PG College in Lucknow, India. On Wednesday the students worked in groups to develop a SMART goal related to one of more »
Designing Projects, Brainstorming Fundraising Ideas and An Exercise in Prototyping
Our summer school program at Karamat College continues with another great day of teaching and an exciting first session with the team at Sanatkada! Georgiana’s second session focused on strategy and project design. The class more »
Meet the Faculty of ARU
PROWIBO’s short course at the African Rural University (ARU) in Uganda continues with another video from Rachel! Please enjoy Rachel‘s latest video diary, where she introduces us to the faculty members at ARU, who are also more »
Beginning Week Two at ARU: What is An Epicentre Manager?
The second week of our summer school at the African Rural University (ARU) in Kagadi, Uganda is officially underway! Please enjoy this video diary from Rachel, where she introduces us to some of the Epicentre Managers, who more »
Identifying Social Issues, Framing Design Problems, and An Inspiring Start to Our Second Week at Karamat
We have reached the final week of our summer school at Karamat Husain Muslim Girls PG College in Lucknow, India! In Georgiana‘s first class of the week, students were split into groups and asked to more »
Reflecting on Our First Week at ARU
The first week of our short course at the African Rural University (ARU) in Kagadi, Uganda has come to a close. Enjoy Rachel’s latest video diary, where she and her students share their impressions on the programme more »
PROWIBO in the Press and Reflecting on our First Week of Teaching at Karamat
Kasia and Georgiana’s first week of teaching at Karamat Husain Muslim Girls PG College has officially come to an end, as the college will be closed on Friday due to a religious holiday. The professors more »
Meet The Students of the African Rural University
PROWIBO’s two-week long short course at African Rural University (ARU) in Uganda continues with another video diary from Rachel! In this video Rachel introduces the students participating in PROWIBO’s program. Please enjoy the following video more »
Examining Power Structures, Creating Visual Representations of Social Issues and Hitting The Midway Mark at Karamat
We are officially halfway through Week 1 of our short course at Karamat Husain Muslim Girls PG College in Lucknow, India. Despite some heavy rains and a few absent students, our team soldiered on and more »
An Interactive Tour of ARU’s Campus
We are halfway through the first week of our short course at the African Rural University in Kagadi, Uganda. In addition to delivering a comprehensive course catalog, our professors made time to take us on more »
Returning to Lucknow, Hitting the Ground Running and An Inaugural Session to Mark Our Second Short Course at Karamat College
On Monday 19 August 2019 PROWIBO officially launched our second short course in Lucknow, India at Karamat Husain Muslim Girls PG College. This program marks our second programme taught at an all-women university this summer! more »
Exploring a New Environment, Examining Social Enterprises and Exchanging Advice
Our professors have hit the ground running on the second day of our summer school at African Rural University (ARU) in Kagadi, Uganda! Please enjoy this video diary from Rachel where she sheds the spotlight more »
Exploring Innovation, Design Thinking and Scientific Research, Celebrating Academic Excellence, and the End of Our First Programme at Avadh College
Our two-week long summer school at the Avadh Girls’ P.G. College has officially come to a close. To celebrate the end of this remarkable experience, Avadh Girls’ Degree College and PROWIBO have organised a final more »
Communicating through Card Games, Examining Students’ Ideas of Ethics, and a Warm Welcome from the Staff of ARU
Our third short course at the African Rural University (ARU), an all-female university in Uganda, has gotten off to a terrific start! Please enjoy the following video diary from Rachel, where she walks us through more »
Settling In and Preparing For The First Day of Teaching at ARU
PROWIBO’s third short course at the African Rural University (ARU) in Uganda is now officially underway! Please enjoy the following video diary from Rachel. Watch Rachel’s Video Diary on Youtube After finally claiming Rachel’s much-delayed more »
Observing Travel Behaviour, Pitching Environmentally Friendly Projects and a Joint Lecture on 21st Century Teaching Skills
Our team has hit the ground running during the second week of PROWIBO’s programme at Avadh Girls’ P.G. College in Lucknow, India. Even though the week only began on Tuesday (as Monday was a school more »
2019 Professors Without Borders Tour: Uganda
2019 has been an exciting year for Professors Without Borders! From June until August we are hosting five short courses and sending 15 academics and professionals around the world to teach over 500 students. Next more »
2019 Professors Without Borders Tour: India Part 2
The Professors Without Borders’ 2019 program cycle is nearing its end. This year our programs and partnerships expanded like never before as we hosted five short courses and sent 15 academics and professionals around the more »
Adapting to a New Environment, Assessing Student Expectations and A Unique Approach to Teaching
We have reached a great end to our first week of teaching at Avadh Girls’ P.G. College in Lucknow, India, setting expectations high for the week to follow! Samira and Alisha taught courses in Spatial Economics and Design more »
A New Beginning in Lucknow, India
At the beginning of this week PROWIBO launched its first short course at the Avadh Girls’ P.G. College in Lucknow, India to a great reception and engagement from students! Our all-female team of lecturers include more »
Nadine’s Thoughts: PROWIBO in Senegal
En Francais Our first short course in Thiès, Senegal ended Friday of last week. Read on for a short recap of the programme by Nadine Minampala, who did an amazing job leading the course! By: more »
Presenting What We’ve Learned, Receiving Certificates and the End of PROWIBO’s First Short Course in Senegal
En Français PROWIBO’S 2019 short course in Senegal at Lycée Malick SY de Thiés has officially come to an end! The week-long entrepreneurship course led by Nadine Minampala taught students the skills, tools, attitudes and more »
An Examination of Academic Corruption and the End of an Unforgettable Experience
Our short course in Freetown, Sierra Leone has officially come to a close. The two-week long program welcomed professors Charlie Dove-Edwin, George Richards, Mark Horne, Charlotte Wells, and Majeks Walker at the Institution of Public more »
2019 Professors Without Borders Tour: India Part 1
The PROWIBO program cycle is picking up speed. This week we return to Lucknow, India to deliver short courses at two all-female institutions, Avadh Girls’ P.G. College and Karamat Husain Muslim Girls P.G. College by more »
An Emotional Lecture Exploring Social Entrepreneurship Launches Our First Short Course in Senegal
En Francais Our 2019 short course in Senegal at Lycée Malick SY de Thiés has officially begun with Professor Nadine Minampala at the lead! Nadine is teaching a course titled Social Entrepreneurship, which aims to equip more »
An Inspiring Start to Our Second Week in Sierra Leone
The second week of our 2019 short course in Freetown, Sierra Leone is now officially underway! Mark felt that the first day of Week 2 marked a great start to the second half of the more »
2019 Professors Without Borders Program Tour: Senegal
Today PROWIBO launches its first short course in Senegal at Lycée Malick SY de Thiés. Our one-week short course is led by Nadine Minampala. Lycée Malick SY de Thiés was founded in 1965. The institution more »
Engaging in a National Development Debate and Reflecting on Our First Week of Teaching at IPAM
The first week of our 2019 programme at the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) in Freetown, Sierra Leone has come a successful close, setting expectations high for the upcoming week! The courses being taught more »
Adapting to the Environment, Delivering Lectures and Exploring the Culture of IPAM
The third day of PROWIBO’s 2019 course in Freetown, Sierra Leone did not start without its challenges. Following a rainy night and a power outage at the university, professors had to work through the conditions more »
First Day of Lectures, an Opening Ceremony and a Warm Welcome From Our Partners in Sierra Leone
Our 2019 short course in Freetown, Sierra Leone is officially underway! We’re excited to welcome Charlie Dove-Edwin, George Richards, Mark Horne, Charlotte Wells and Majeks Walker to the team of lectures who will be teaching more »
Thailand 2019: PROWIBO in the Press
Brittani Barger, the Deputy Editor of Royal Central joined Tessy de Nassau, PROWIBO co-founder, during PROWIBO’s 2019 summer school in Thailand. In addition to attending PROWIBO events, Ms. Barger joined Panel 3 of Women, Development more »
SWU 2019: The Student Highlight Reel
At the 2019 PROWIBO summer school at Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) in Thailand, Rachel Warnick taught a 5-days course titled “Contemporary Communications”, where students had to analyze the global and regional applications of the UN’s Sustainable more »
Formal Debates, A Reflection Exercise and the Closing Ceremony
Our third summer school at SWU in Bangkok, Thailand has officially come to an end. With a week-long intensive course and a conference on gender equality and higher education, this year’s program may have been more »
A Community Walk, A Video Project and A Visit to the UN
Our summer school in Bangkok continues with an interactive assignment and a visit to the UN in Thailand. Enjoy this video diary from Rachel, where she walks us through her third day of teaching students more »
Exploring the Sustainable Development Goals and Examining Gender Equality in Higher Education
Our summer school in Thailand continues! On Wednesday Rachel returned to SWU to give a communications lecture on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). After concluding her second teaching day, Rachel joined Women, Development more »
Delivering the First Lecture, Reaffirming our Partnership and An Opening Ceremony
Our summer school program at Srinakharinwirot University (SWU) has officially begun! Please enjoy the following video diary from PROWIBO lecturer, Rachel Warnick. Watch on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COiaLIwNvYQ Following the Opening Ceremony, PROWIBO co-founder Tessy de Nassau more »
2019 Professors Without Borders Program Tour: Thailand
Professors Without Borders is back to host our 2019 short courses! This year, we will be hosting 5 programs and sending 15 academics and professionals around the world to teach over 500 students. Our short more »
PROWIBO Examines how to Teach Tech to Gen Z
On Saturday the 18th of May, Professors Without Borders in partnership with the Gulf Futures Center, LSEIdeas and Richmond University, hosted a conference at the German School in London. The conference featured 11 speakers from across more »
How to reference well and avoid plagiarism
With the new academic year around the corner, it’s about time you removed the cobwebs from your academic books and refreshed some of your study skills, especially referencing and avoiding plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined as more »
Write a ‘you’re hired’ cover letter!
When applying for jobs, you may include a cover letter to help boost your chances of being placed on the interview list and being hired. We know that writing a cover letter can be a more »
Call for Abstracts – Teaching through Gaming
In the education sector, it is well known that lecture and dictation-based teaching is not the most effective way for students to fully grasp and understand concepts. Conversely, games-based teaching provides a more engaging way more »
The Future of Online Learning: Rachel’s Advice for Educators
Are you an educator who is moving to an online learning model in response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Check out the following advice from PROWIBO facilitator Rachel Warnick. Educators: If this is your first foray more »