The PechaKucha concept: each speaker has 6 minutes 40 seconds for a presentation in 20 images. Each image is on screen for only 20 seconds. No more, no less.
At the Pecha Kucha Night Brussels on 26 May 2011 at the Beursschouwburg 12 speakers shared their passion from the Philippines, via India, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya to Belgium. Among the speakers Teodora Cabasan, PhD student of K.U.Leuven from the Philippines; Balagangadhara Rao, professor at UGent; Ann Cassiman, professor at K.U.Leuven; Lieven Faes, lecturer at Catholic University College Limburg (KHLIM); Grace Mwaura, member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Council, from Kenya.
The edition of 26 May 2011 was organised by Architempo, VUB CROSSTALKS, VAIS, VLIR-UOS and VVOB, with the support of the Flemish and Belgian development cooperation.
Summary of all presentations
Summaries of some specific presentations
Teodora Cabasan: How students become teachers working towards development
Teodora Cabasan is a PhD student at K.U.Leuven. At the moment she is carrying out research on the development of improved irrigated and upland Asian rice varieties. She receives a scholarship of VLIR-UOS.
“These people who have studied and learnt in Belgium went back to their countries, they use what they have learnt and they are working towards their development. (…) It is a rewarding experience that these students we once trained, are now researchers and some become teachers training the other students too.”
Professor Balu: What we can learn from Indian culture
Balagangadhara Rao (aka Balu) is professor at UGent and director of the Research Centre Vergelijkende Cultuurwetenschap.
“What we know about India today, has nothing to do with India at all, but with how the West has experienced India. (…) We all know what other cultures have to learn from the West – science and technology – but what is it that Western cultures have to learn from the Indian culture?”
Ann Cassiman: Modern objects respecting autochthonous meanings in Ghana
Ann Cassiman is professor at K.U.Leuven (Institute for Anthropology in Africa).
“The Casema is a small ethnic group in Ghana. The extended family lives in large compound houses, called songo.” Ann Cassiman curates the exhibition ‘Home call’ at the MAS.
Lieven Faes: Maximizing learning experience and sustainable projects
Lieven Faes is lecturer at the University College Katholieke Hogeschool Limburg (KHLim).
Grace Mwaura: Youth in developing countries can change the society
Grace Mwaura is Research Assistant at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Appointed Councillor at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Advisor- Policy and Communications at the African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC).
