Lectures and seminars Introduction to effective altruism - doing the most good with your career

16-08-2022 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Add to iCal
Online Digitally via Zoom

Given our limited resources trying to figure out how to do the most good, have the greatest impact, and make the biggest difference in the world is a tough question.

During the webinar, the speaker will introduce the ideas of effective altruism.
Effective altruism is a movement dedicated to figuring out how to do the most good and act on their best guesses - and how you can apply them in your life to think about the world and your career.

Target group 

Students (BSc, MSc and PhDs), professionals, postdocs, researchers, and alumni.

Schedule 

August 16th 12:00 - 13:00

Speaker 

Vilhelm Skoglund
Vilhelm Skoglund is the general secretary of Effective Altruism Sweden, a non-profit organisation dedicated to getting more people to think about how to do the most good and then do it. Vilhelm has several board positions within the non-profit sector and co-founded Nema Problema, a non-profit aiming to facilitate the integration of immigrants through mentoring programs. He has previously worked as a consultant and has studied law, developmental economics and sustainability studies at Uppsala, Yale and Cornell University.

Organizers 

This event is organized by KI Career Service and Effective Altruism Sweden

Registration 

Register here