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Episode 037 - Has Uni Failed the Climate? Dr. Pavel Cenkl
48 minutes Posted Jul 29, 2025 at 5:00 am.
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Hosts Francesco De Lieto and Emma Mee sit down with Dr.  Pavel Cenkl, Dean of Academic Affairs at Prescott College in Arizona (https://prescott.edu/), to tackle one of academia’s toughest questions:

“Are universities equally responsible—as much as governments and corporations—for our accelerating climate crisis?”


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What do you think: are universities part of the problem—or the solution? Drop your thoughts below in the comments!


Together, we explore:

  • Current higher education offer: is it still a valid one and what are universities responsibilities?

  • Experiential learning and real-world curricula: can “learning by doing” save our planet?

  • The looming skills gap: boots‑on‑the‑ground technical training vs. white‑collar degrees vs. AI

  • What students really think about their future careers in a warming world

  • Funding challenges, private‑sector partnerships, and the future of university finance

  • Lifelong learning: why re‑educating at every career stage is more important than ever



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Music Credits from #Uppbeat :

"Hit the road" - Augustine

"We got this" - Cruen

"Get that thing" Abbynoise

"Illumination" - Paul Yudin

"Let good times roll" - RA

"Mas Cafe" - Casa Rosa

"Tropicana" - Soundroll

"New Life" - Moire

"Seize the day" - Andrey Rossi


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