PAST PROGRAMS

Scott Atran's lectures at Uppsala/Stockholm on 21st September 2015 went very well.

International tax and finance expert John Forry (J.D. Harvard Law School) gave a two day (12 hour) course on International Finance Techniques at Uppsala University (Uppsalaekonomerna). The course covered the topics listed below, as well as aspects of Islamic Finance and Investment Funds. The course was attended by about 70 students and provided...

On 22 and 23 October 2015 preeminent UK radio astronomer Ian Morison gave lectures on the search for life beyond earth at YBC gymnasium, Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium and at the International English School. We have received much positive feedback from the schools about the program.

On June 8, 2015 theoretical physicist Frank Wilczek (Nobel Prize in physics, 2004 for a fundamental discovery*), gave a science lecture on the theme A Beautiful Question - Finding nature's deep secrets at Uppsala University.

Our September 23-24, anthropologist Scott Atran (French National Centre for Scientific Research and Atris Director of Research) returned to give another lecture and seminar. The topic was the role of religion and sacred values in the creation and resolution of intractable conflicts. Sacred values -- which drive actions independently of calculated...

During the week of 21 - 25 February 2011, John Forry (Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek) gave a 3-day mini course to the 3rd year YBC students on the basics of international business transactions. This course was be especially helpful for students who are planning a career in the law or in the financial services sector.

On 27 January 2011, Dr. Jan de Kat, Head of Innovation at Maersk Shipping Lines, gave a morning talk on the environmental facing the shipping industry and how Maersk meets those challenges with innovative technologies.

On 24 - 25 May 2010, theoretical physics Frank Wilczek (Nobel Prize in Physics, 2004) gave a morning general lecture on the search for new subatomic particles at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Then, on Monday and Tuesday afternoons, he taught the physics class, giving an overview of the history of discoveries in the study of particle physics...

On 11 November 2010, Scott Atran (French National Centre for Scientific Research and Atris Director of Research) gave a 90-minute morning lecture on what motivates participation in violent political action, such as al Qaeda, and then lead an afternoon interactive classroom session. Scott is an anthropologist specializing in conflict resolution and...

On 16 December 2009, Harry Kroto (Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1996, for the discovery of Carbon 60) gave a general lecture on Science, Society and Sustainability and a mini course on aspects on nano-science, which is a fascinating field of study and one that is of growing importance.