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Philosophy should be taught in schools, but which parts?
OPINION  20 Nov 2024

Philosophy should be taught in schools, but which parts?

With 2024 UNESCO World Philosophy Day on Thursday 21 November a Charles Sturt University philosopher supports the proposition that philosophy should be taught in schools, but questions ‘which parts?’.

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Enough uncertainty, bureaucracy, micromanagement and politicisation - we need a Universities Accord
OPINION  20 Nov 2024

Enough uncertainty, bureaucracy, micromanagement and politicisation - we need a Universities Accord

By Professor Graham K. Brown, Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Charles Sturt University.

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Associate Professor Mehmet Ozalp profile

Associate Professor Mehmet Ozalp

SPECIALTY TOPICS: Contemporary issues facing Islam and Muslims, Islamic theology, Islamic history, Islamic culture

Mehmet is a public intellectual, theologian, author, academic and the founding director of the Charles Sturt University Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation.

Since 2000, Mehmet has worked in the interfaith and intercultural scene in Australia and has pioneered the design of Islamic courses in English within the Muslim Community.

He has contributed towards numerous courses on Islamic theology and history and contemporary issues around Islam, and in 2009 founded the organisation ISRA Australia, which provides research, information, and educational services on Islam.

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