LUNCH-TIME SEMINAR SERIES

As part of the Lunch-Time Seminar Series, Jason Goulah, Professor of Bilingual-Bicultural Education at DePaul University (Chicago) and Director of the Institute for Daisaku Ikeda Studies in Education, will deliver a seminar titled “Value-Creating Education for Global Citizenship.” His research focuses on Ikeda/Soka studies, socio-ecological justice, and the relationship between language, culture, and education.

In this talk, Goulah will explore the emerging field of value-creating education for global citizenship, drawing on the educational thought and practice of the Japanese educators Tsunesaburō Makiguchi (1871–1944), Jōsei Toda (1900–1958), and Daisaku Ikeda (1928–2023).

The presentation will examine the convergences and divergences in their approaches to value creation in education, focusing on themes such as educator agency, youth empowerment, and the pursuit of happiness through socially contributive ways of living. It will also discuss how their perspectives on global citizenship education were shaped by the historical contexts in which they developed their ideas.

The seminar will conclude with reflections on the relevance of value-creating education in the contemporary geopolitical context and its implications for the evolving field of Global Citizenship Education.

📅 3 March 2026
🕐 13:00–14:30
📍 Aula Mondolfo, via Zamboni 38 – Bologna
🗣 Seminar held in English