In this episode the UCG students discusses the Iran Nuclear Deal. The Iran Nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, was a deal signed between Iran and the P5+1 countries in July of 2015. The countries which included the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China, Russia, and Germany. The goal of the deal was to limit Iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions on the country. On the global stage, this debate has brought up strains on non-proliferation efforts and has also had an implication on the global economy as the lifting of sanctions ..read more

At the brink of a new era, the EU Green Deal is one of the frontier projects of the European Commission. The main objective is to become climate neutral by 2050. To achieve it, the Commission wants to remove combustion engines by 2035 and replace them with electric vehicles. Lithium is a key ingredient in batteries to power electric vehicles and other green technologies. The EU needs to deploy lithium at scale to hit its Green Deal goal. A group of three experts joined us on the podcast to discuss the debate around lithium, with a specific focus on lithium mining in Portugal. Our first guest w ..read more

Since the genocide, Rwanda has embarked on an ambitious justice and reconciliation process with the ultimate aim of all Rwandans once again living side by side in peace. This podcast discusses the reconciliation mainly on the terms of legal processes, since these were very important for the reconciliation. With the help of 3 specialists, we look at the reconciliation through the lenses of the Gacaca courts, the international Criminal Tribunals (ICTR) and lastly their aftermath in Rwanda. 120,000 people were detained and accused of bearing criminal responsibility for their participation in the ..read more

Welcome to the Middle Eastern entanglements podcast, a collaboration with the UCG International Politics Podcast. Hannah will guide you through this episode, with the aim to make the prevailing conflicts in the MENA regions more tangible and cut through the noise to find out what was and is really going on there. The Middle Eastern countries have experienced war, political tension and suffering for decades with many colliding interests. This episode we will take a closer look at the entanglements of the war in Syria which has been going on for more than 10 years now with no end in sight. Joine ..read more

In this episode, Sybe and Aaron talk with Eva, a current Caerus board member, about UCG's study association CAERUS. We give you an overview of the possibilities within Caerus and we share our experiences! Want to know more about Caerus and how to join? Here is their website: https://www.caerus-ucg.com/association/home ..read more

This week Tilman and Aaron talk with Zacharia, a third-year student at UCG about his endeavors within several NGO's. He shares his insight and challenges, both from the past and for the future.  ..read more

In this episode, Aaron talks with Chris May (Ph.D.). about meditation, his research, and various perspectives that help us understand an interdisciplinary picture of Meditation. They share and discuss their experience with meditation and mindfulness ..read more

This episode is dedicated to all people who are interested in the liberal arts program. We ask several students from the first and second year of the LAS program in Groningen about their views, opinions and suggestions about the LAS program. We welcome a total of 5 speakers: 1. Geanne Welp, 2. Eero Gaffney, 3. Alison Cronin, 4. Sybe Van den Top, 5. Aaron Elsner ..read more

In this episode Aaron talks with Michael Danklefs about his profession as a life coach and how he leverages interdisciplinarity in his life and in his coaching. He is the creator and coach of "Elevate your Best" in which he combines coaching with healing and technology to help you make the best out of your life. Take a look on his website: elevateyourbest.com - or take a look at the monthly summit on various personal development topics such as "Discipline" or themes such as "Elevate your game!": https://www.facebook.com/elevationmindset/. The summits are open for everyone! What are you waiting ..read more

Today Aaron talks with Alison about the life of a Liberal Arts & Sciences student and their personal experience at UCG and in Groningen so far ..read more