About Us
About us
Globethics.net is a global network of teachers and institutions with the vision to embed ethics in higher education.
We strive for a world in which people, and especially leaders are educated in, informed by and act according to ethical values and thus contribute to building sustainable, just and peaceful societies.
Ethics for Institutions | Ethics for Teachers | Ethics for Students | Ethics for Professions |
Implements ethical standards and structural changes | Provides teachers with training and coaching | Offers resources on ethics adapted to certain studies to students | Offers courses on ethics adapted to specific sectors |
Note that fees are charged for some of our online courses in the Globethics.net Academy and Members of our Consortium on Ethics in Higher Education pay an annual membership fee and for customised services and resources.
We believe in the transformative effect of ethics not just for the individual but for society as a whole. For this reason, at Globethics.net we work and we build all our resources and programmes to meet the following goals:
Empowerment | |
Transformation | |
Holistic approach | |
Integrity | |
Competence | |
Sustainability |
All our resources and programmes are:
E | T | H | I | C | S |
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Below is a brief timeline of Globethics.net's milestones
2004 August - Founding Workshop and website launched | |
2005 March - Globethics.net becomes an Association July - Began contract with Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation August - Organised the first Global Globethics.net Conference | |
2006 July - Concept and technology online library developed | |
2008 February - Founder Christoph Stückelberger begins working as Executive Director August - The Global Digital Library on Ethics is launched | |
2009 January - Globethics.net becomes a Foundation with a Board July - First annual Global Ethics Forum held in Geneva | |
2010 September - First Regional Programme, representing India, established | |
2011 September - The Global Digital Library on Theology and Ecumenism (GlobeTheoLib) is launched | |
2012 January - The 2012-2015 'People with Values' Strategy is implemented | |
2013 November - The African Law Library is launched | |
2014 February - Reached 100,000 registered participants April - Globethics Leadership Centre is launched August - Globethics.net 10th Anniversary | |
2015 July - Global Ethics Forum | |
2016 July - Leadership changes. Prof. Dr Obiora Ike starts becomes the new Executive Director | |
2017 July - The Globethics.net Consortium on Ethics in Higher Education is launched |