Virtual Capacity Building for International Research Collaborations in Times of COVID-19 and #Flygskam

Virtual Capacity Building for International Research Collaborations in Times of COVID-19 and #Flygskam

Isabel Richter, Elizabeth Gabe-Thomas, Carya Maharja, Thu Ha Nguyen, Quyen Van Nguyen, Quyen Van Nguyen, Radisti Praptiwi, Radisti Praptiwi, Sabine Pahl, Sabine Pahl

In the wake of the current global pandemic, international travel is restricted. This poses substantial challenges for research relationships aiming to build capacity and foster co-creation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, where global collaboration and communication is paramount. This is especially challenging when it comes to interactive dialogues that go beyond the typical one-way structure of online learning. Considerations on structural, technical and behavioral levels are needed to not only deal with these challenges but rather to take advantage of the new situation. This commentary outlines the lessons learned from an internationally operating project, co-developed to cope with travel restrictions. We discuss implications for future reduction of international travel to reduce carbon in the context of climate change.

2021

sustainability, Capacity building, co-creation, virtual communication, global relationships

10.3389/fcomm.2020.562828

Epidemiology and Health

Korean Society of Epidemiology

Communication. Mass media