Alumni Office and INJAZ organize training course on Nxplorers
- Posted on:Feb 23, 2021
The Alumni Office in cooperation with Injaz UAE organized a virtual training course on NXplorers program for AAU students and graduates.
The aim of the course is to empower young people in addressing the complex challenges faced by the world today and to become agents of change. Also provide; the tools, methodologies and skills needed to tackle real world problems using collaborative, innovative and interdisciplinary approaches, and develop STEM habits of mind through critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills.
The course continued for 3 days to recognize the fundamental elements of smart personal finances, applied those elements to a personal financial plan that allows them to set specific financial goals for their desired quality of life, and understand the financial marketplace and choices in spending and saving.
The NXplorers program uses a combination of systems thinking, scenario planning and a theory of change methodology to show young people how to deal with complexity. This way of thinking – known as NXthinking – is applied to the food, water, energy nexus, a context that provides real and relevant complex challenges across the globe.
