Academic Receives Honorary Degree from Norwegian University

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Professor Vishanthie Sewpaul with the Rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Dr Anne Borg.
Professor Vishanthie Sewpaul with the Rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Dr Anne Borg.
Professor Vishanthie Sewpaul with the Rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Dr Anne Borg.
Professor Vishanthie Sewpaul with the Rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Dr Anne Borg.
Sewpaul previously received two honorary doctoral degrees – one from a Chilean university and the other from a Swedish higher education institution. ‘While this is a personal honour, it is more an honour for the social work profession – a noble and distinguished profession which to a large extent has shaped who I am,’ said Sewpaul. NTNU acknowledged Sewpaul’s contributions at national, regional and global levels and her commitment to social work education, research and practice with a focus on social justice, human rights and emancipatory education. They also cited examples of her being at the forefront of developing global documents through widespread processes, such as the Global Standards for Social Work Education and Training (2004); the Global Social Work Definition (2014) and the Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles (2018). Sewpaul’s association with NTNU has inspired a new inter-disciplinary course on Global Ethics and Human Rights, which she will be co-teaching. Sewpaul is currently an emeritus professor at UKZN, has a professorship at the University of Stavanger in Norway, and is a visiting professor at Mid-Sweden University, the Instituto Universitario de Lisboa (ISCTE) in Portugal, the University of Gondar in Ethiopia, and Florida State University in the United States. She delivered the special Tony Tripodi lecture in International Social Work at Columbia University and gave a lecture at Fordham University, both in New York.

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