The Urbanization of Global Challenges:
Exploring Emerging 'Glocal' Policy Regimes


Kristin Ljungkvist
Doctoral Candidate, Uppsalla University, Sweden

The value of education increases during times of great change. The world is facing a talent shortage that could significantly impact economic growth, sustainability, health, the environment, and global competitiveness. At the same time, the world has become increasingly intelligent, instrumented, and interconnected. Developing “real world readiness analytics skills” will enable our students to conceive and develop innovative solutions and applications to address societal and business challenges and opportunities in the 21st century. 

Wednesday, March 30, 2011
2:30pm
Faber Hall, 6th Floor Seminar Room
Fordham University, Rose Hill Campus

Kristin Ljungkvist is currently a Sweden-America Foundation fellow and guest scholar at the Political Science Department at Fordham University. In 2007, she began a Ph.D. program at the Department of Government and the Institute for Housing and Urban Research at Uppsala University in Sweden. Her dissertation focuses on urban politics and global challenges, specifically in relation to global terrorism and climate change.

Questions about the event, please contact Dr. Bruce Berg.