Right Livelihood College

Right Livelihood

Established in 1980, Right Livelihood honours and supports courageous people solving global problems. Housed under the umbrella of a foundation, Right Livelihood is a courage-powered community for social change committed to peace, justice and sustainability for all.

Each year, Right Livelihood highlights change-makers through an Award, also known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize". To date, more than 200 Laureates from more than 80 countries have received the distinction. By recognising the actions of brave visionaries and building impactful connections around the world, Right Livelihood boosts urgent and long-term social change. However, the work of Right Livelihood goes beyond only presenting the Award: they provide these change-makers with life-long support. Right Livelihood is a megaphone and a shield for the Laureates: raising their profile, providing them protection when their lives and liberty are in danger, and educating people on their innovative solutions.

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The Right Livelihood College

The Right Livelihood College (RLC) is a global capacity-building initiative in partnership with universities. By linking academics and civil society organisations with Right Livelihood Laureates, the College spreads awareness about and further expands the pioneering work of change-makers. The College operates as a global network of campuses and centres hosted by universities.

Since 2009, LUCSUS has served as the Swedish Partner of the Right Livelihood College, striving to raise the visibility and prominence of the Right Livelihood Award in Sweden through hosting various lectures and seminars with the Laureates. In such events, parliamentarians, journalists, diplomats, academics and representatives from civil society groups in Sweden discuss different sustainability challenges with the Laureates who work with these issues on a daily basis, as well as with researchers and students from Lund University.

LUCSUS also offers annual fieldwork grants for the LUCSUS MSc theses in connection with the Laureates' work to foster student engagement directly with the change-makers.

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