This course demystifies AI, tracing its history and development to understand where the technology stands today and how it actually works. It examines the decisions shaping AI's direction, the governance structures that regulate its use, and the growing pushback against AI's expanding dominance across industries and society.The course addresses the ethical challenges embedded in machine learning and AI development, from bias and accountability to the broader consequences of how these systems are built and trained. Guidance is provided on ethical AI use across personal and professional life, with a focus on developing lasting principles that will remain relevant as the technology continues to evolve.The course also explores AI's growing impact on media and information, addressing the deepening crisis of AI-enabled misinformation and disinformation, and equipping learners to navigate an increasingly complex information landscape.By the end of this course, learners will have a grounded understanding of AI's capabilities, governance, and ethical dimensions, enabling confident and principled engagement with AI tools and technologies in a rapidly changing environment.

This course provides a comprehensive foundation in curriculum design for Global Citizenship Education (GCED), emphasizing critical pedagogy, transformative learning, and peacebuilding. It explores theoretical perspectives on education’s societal role and examines innovative teaching methods suited for both formal and non-formal contexts. Participants will also engage with emerging and ongoing educational challenges, including AI, digital pedagogy, and developing strategies to strengthen or create curriculum for the building of a peaceful, just, inclusive, and sustainable world. The course includes four interactive “classroom” weeks featuring PowerPoint lectures, presentations, videos, and forum discussions. Participants must also attend the mandatory weekly Zoom live sessions (see schedule for details).   Live sessions will be held every Thursday at 12 PM - 2 PM (Korea Standard Time).   *Participants are expected to check the course site at the beginning of every course week to be aware of the requirements for the week.

Discrimination against women remains a global challenge with nearly one in three women experiencing physical or sexual violence according to UN Women. Digital violence and online backlash further intensify inequality. This course will introduce you to feminist activist approaches to eliminating discrimination against women with a focus on eliminating VAW. You will learn about the herstory of women’s movements who took on the challenge of confronting discrimination at the local and global levels. Additionally, you will learn about key United Nations mechanisms that work towards achieving gender equality. A key output of this course is YOUR individual advocacy plan to take action against discrimination against women.

Among individuals, groups, and institutions committed to building a peaceful world, there is a long-standing consensus that there can be “no peace without justice”. Hence, this course seeks to provide a critical understanding of the relationship between conflicts and social and economic justice at local and global levels as well as peacebuilding initiatives to transform such conflicts in both South and North contexts. Identifying structural violence or social and economic inequalities and injustices as one of the major root causes of glocal (global and local) conflicts, it also explores strategies whereby nations and their citizens can live together with justice and compassion to build a culture of peace through personal and social action. Drawing on case studies in diverse regions in the Global South and in part in the Global North, four specific themes or sectors will be critically examined, including paradigms of development and globalization, marginalized rural communities, women and Indigenous Peoples The impact of unjust social structures and relationships at international, national and local levels in catalyzing conflicts will be analyzed. Various exemplars of grassroots peacebuilding initiatives and movements to transform these conflicts towards realities that reflect the values and principles of social and economic justice will also be explored. The course also provides a forum for understanding the roles played by NGOs, other civil society organizations and social movements in the building of a just world community.   ※For any inquiries regarding taking the course, please contact GCED Online Campus administrators, gcedonline@unescoapceiu.org.

What can be done when online hate speeches spreads into the physical world? The course is designed for educators who want to teach about Media and Information Literacy. It will focus on the spreading of prejudice and stereotypes online and their physical consequences offline. The course will explain the role played by the Internet and the mechanisms of its diffusion on social networks (trends and patterns of online extremism). This course will allow the participants to experiment hands-on the functioning of the Internet, define their own posture, and will give them the tools and recommendations to teach about it and prevent hate speech In particular, students who want to apply for this course should complete the prerequisite course “Critical Media Literacy” in advance. Module No Title 1 The Challenges of Privacy Online 2 Consequences of Fake News and Conspiracy Theories 3 Online Discrimination and Hate Speech by Extremist Groups 4 The Role of Education  

This course aims to provide young leaders with forward-thinking concepts, frameworks, and skills to create and lead transformational change in their careers and life paths, starting from within. In this course, participants will deep dive into the Regeneration mindset, redefine the idea of Leadership and connect with eye-opening and inspiring stories of individuals and communities showing how a holistic approach to self, societal and environmental well-being is not only possible but better for all.  This participatory learning space will be guided by the facilitator and built upon each individual experience and emerging collective wisdom. By the end of the course, participants will be aware of the power and possibility of creating a new narrative that taps into their authentic leadership. By putting into practice essential skills, learners will be encouraged to foster thriving relationships with themselves, others and the planet.     WEEK 1   From Sustainability to Regeneration   WEEK 2   From Fragmentation to Integration   WEEK 3   Essential Skills and The Inner Development Goals   WEEK 4   Redefining Success & New Leadership - 4 weeks,  instructor-led online course starting September 16th, 2025 - Access recorded Master Classes, interactive live sessions, and participatory exercises, including a self-assessment and roadmap tool to advance the Inner Development Goals. - Deep dive into highly curated resources including SIMA Academy films, hand-picked articles, and state-of-the-art references.