Northwestern University (NWU)
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On March 28, Northwestern University (NWU) in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte was awarded the UNESCO Chair on Anticipatory Governance and Regenerative Cities – the first UNESCO Chair in the Philippines.
A UNESCO Chair is a team project at a university or higher education or research institution that partners with UNESCO in order to advance knowledge and practice in an area that is a priority for both organizations.
Established in 1932, NWU is a private higher educational institution located in the outskirts of Laoag, the capital city of the province of Ilocos Norte. Home to more than 4,500 students, it is the largest private university in Northern Luzon.
The NWU UNESCO Chair aims to undertake research, learning, and community-engagement activities, which deepen and extend knowledge of anticipatory systems and processes that enhance decision-making capabilities throughout society, with a particular emphasis on governance and urban systems.
“One of the first Futures Literacy Laboratories in the world that was hosted and organized was in Laoag, so we were fortunate to be one of the first 10 geographic locations in the world to test the concept,” says project leader Prof. Shermon Cruz, who is also one of Asia’s leading global futurists and the only Filipino futurist with full membership in the Association of Professional Futurists (APF). “The main objective is to contribute to incapacitating national and city leaders and other stakeholders to use the future as a system, process, and tool to transform the approach and context of public policy and governance specific to regenerative cities.”
In 2012, NWU established the Philippine Center for Foresight Education and Innovation Research (NWU-PHILFORESIGHT) to promote a culture of foresight, innovation, and education. With its recognition as the country’s inaugural UNESCO Chair, the research center’s impact and relevance has been further recognized, solidifying NWU’s position as one of the world’s leading universities in futures thinking.
Established in 1932, NWU is a private higher educational institution located in the outskirts of Laoag, the capital city of the province of Ilocos Norte. Home to more than 4,500 students, it is the largest private university in Northern Luzon.
The NWU UNESCO Chair aims to undertake research, learning, and community-engagement activities, which deepen and extend knowledge of anticipatory systems and processes that enhance decision-making capabilities throughout society, with a particular emphasis on governance and urban systems.
“One of the first Futures Literacy Laboratories in the world that was hosted and organized was in Laoag, so we were fortunate to be one of the first 10 geographic locations in the world to test the concept,” says project leader Prof. Shermon Cruz, who is also one of Asia’s leading global futurists and the only Filipino futurist with full membership in the Association of Professional Futurists (APF). “The main objective is to contribute to incapacitating national and city leaders and other stakeholders to use the future as a system, process, and tool to transform the approach and context of public policy and governance specific to regenerative cities.”
In 2012, NWU established the Philippine Center for Foresight Education and Innovation Research (NWU-PHILFORESIGHT) to promote a culture of foresight, innovation, and education. With its recognition as the country’s inaugural UNESCO Chair, the research center’s impact and relevance has been further recognized, solidifying NWU’s position as one of the world’s leading universities in futures thinking.