2 In April this year students took part in the third annual student symposium as part of the COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) project titled Art as a Catalyst for Global Understanding. Students in the third-year Multimedia Design class enrolled for Digital Media Studies participated in the event, which focused on belonging in urban contexts and how public art relates to communities who interact with it. This year the University of Cincinnati hosted the symposium, and TU Dortmund University also participated. Americo Guambe. 2001. The Newtown Heads. Old railway sleepers on concrete plinths. 23 x 11 x 126 cm. Johannesburg (Photograph by Janelle Billet). This project is a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to engage with a community of international peers, in an academic research context. The following UJ students were selected to represent the University at the symposium: Janelle Billet, Jessica da Silva, Tasmia Mohammed, Yasmeen Naumova. Their presentation was entitled: The Newtown Heads in downtown Johannesburg. The following presentations were also part of the programme: Ajenda (The Stranger): Investigating the impact of forced migration on Afghan refugee women in Iranian society Fatemeh Rezaei, representing University Alliance Ruhr, TU Dortmund and Academy in Exile TU Dortmund University Prof Dr Vanessa Agnew My Black Is….public mural by Ciara LeRoy Jessica Frazier, MLA Landscape Architecture; Public Art and Public Space Certificate University of Cincinnati Prof Kate Bonansinga Art as a Catalyst for Global Understanding A recording of the symposium, including the Newtown Heads presentation can be viewed on the following link: https://daap.mediaspace.kaltura.com/ media/2024-0419+Art+as+a+Catalyst+for+Global+Understanding/1_wqo7c0h6 FADA students presenting at the symposium on 19 April 2024: Janelle Billet, Jessica da Silva, Tasmia Mohammed, Yasmeen Naumova.
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