What are best practices for academic futurists to build strong careers in teaching, research and service? This webinar was the first of three webinars in 2022, hosted by WFSF’s Programme Accreditation Council for university faculty or independent lecturers. Thirty WFSF members registered for the June 16th webinar, with 13 attending, from four continents, Asia, Africa, Americas, and Europe. Our speaker was Guillermina Benavides Rincón, PhD, research professor and director of the Master’s Program in Strategic Foresight at Monterrey Tech, Mexico, who shared 1) how she became an academic in public policy and futures studies, and 2) how the master program has drawn on different methods to help their graduate students build robust foresight competencies. The next Council webinar is being planned for August/September to build community among Academic Futurists–to enable them to mutually strengthen each other’s teaching, research, and service in higher education. Here is a link to the 42-minute recording, for those who missed it. https://vimeo.com/721431344 The World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF) is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization, operating under international law. It was founded in 1973 to promote the development of futures studies as an academic discipline. Beyond offering membership to individuals and institutions over the years, the Executive Board of the Federation has considered how foresight programmes in tertiary education might be further strengthened through an external quality assurance process. Currently no entity exists at the tertiary level to recognize, evaluate and accredit foresight education programmes. Given the history and reputation of the Federation and being a peak body in futures …
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