The Right Livelihood College
We connect change-makers and academia.
The Right Livelihood College (RLC) is our global capacity-building initiative in partnership with universities founded in 2009. By linking academics and civil society organisations with Right Livelihood Laureates, the College spreads awareness about and further expands the pioneering work of change-makers.
By receiving the Award, every Right Livelihood Laureate becomes a Fellow of the Right Livelihood College. The Fellows are invited to engage in education, scientific research and practical activities that spread and upscale their work.
The College operates as a network of campuses and centres hosted by universities. Several university faculties and institutes have committed to carrying out activities and raising funds for undergraduate, Master or PhD fellowships as part of the cooperation. As each campus and the Global Secretariat raise their own funds from various sources, the College operates financially independent from the Right Livelihood Foundation.
Also, in cooperation with our partners, we host the Right Livelihood Library in Geneva and a growing number of online learning formats.
The RLC has gained affiliate membership status with the UNESCO-based International Association of Universities (IAU). The IAU recognizes the key role higher education plays in the overall process of achieving sustainable development by pursuing the creation, dissemination and application of knowledge.
Right Livelihood Centre Zurich
The Right Livelihood Centre of the University of Zurich acts as a hub between Right Livelihood, the University of Zurich (UZH) and the public. The Centre contributes to teaching, continuing education and public relations to make Laureates’ knowledge and practical work accessible.
Right Livelihood College Campuses
The Right Livelihood College Campuses are located at the University of California Santa Cruz, the University of Port Harcourt, the University of Lund, the Universidad Austral de Chile, the University of Bonn, the National University of Córdoba, and Tata Institute of Social Sciences.
