University of California Santa Cruz

The University of California is a public university system in the US state of California. Founded in 1868, the University of California is widely regarded as one of the top public university systems in the world.

The RLC Campus is hosted by the Institute for Social Transformation, which develops research-based solutions to urgent problems. It has kept its links with Kresge College, where it was started in November 2013.

In May 2018, the Campus hosted a regional conference for Right Livelihood Laureates in North America.

For more information on scholarships and activities please visit their website.

RLC Coordinator: David Shaw, daveshaw@ucsc.edu

School for Wellbeing Studies and Research

University of Bonn

University of Lund

University of Port Harcourt

Universidad Austral de Chile

University of California Santa Cruz

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

National University of Cordoba

Right Livelihood Centre Zurich

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  • National University of Córdoba

    The Campus at the University of Córdoba is hosted by the Faculty of Psychology, which has more than 10,000 students enrolled. Founded by Right Livelihood Laureate Raúl Montenegro, the Campus was inaugurated in April 2016.

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  • 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.

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  • School for Wellbeing Studies and Research

    The Bangkok Campus is hosted by the School for Wellbeing Studies and Research, an independent action-research platform, centre of advocacy and informal higher learning lab. The Campus was established in 2009.

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  • Tata Institute of Social Sciences

    The Centre for Livelihoods and Social Innovation is a centre in the School of Social Work at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences that aims to develop meaningful livelihood initiatives for the poor and marginalised in the country. In May 2014, the Centre joined as an RLC Campus in Asia.

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  • The University of Bonn

    The RLC Campus in Bonn is based at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), an independent research institute at the University of Bonn. It became an RLC Campus in 2010 and since 2014, it has hosted the Global Secretariat of the College.

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  • Universidad Austral de Chile

    Founded in November 2013 by Chilean Laureate Manfred Max-Neef (1932-2019), the RLC Campus at Universidad Austral was our first campus in Latin America.

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  • University of Lund

    In 2009, the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) became RLC’s first European Campus. LUCSUS is a platform for education, research and cooperation inside and outside academia on questions related to sustainable development.

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  • University of Port Harcourt

    The Campus at the University of Port Harcourt is based at the Faculty of Social Sciences and is co-hosted by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), a think-tank and advocacy organisation founded by 2010 Laureate Nnimmo Bassey.

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