{"id":43,"date":"2025-09-03T10:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T10:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democraticeducationnetwork.net\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:08:10","slug":"student-voices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/democraticeducationnetwork.net\/index.php\/sdgs\/student-voices\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Voices"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43\" class=\"elementor elementor-43\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b00d114 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b00d114\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0932c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fb0932c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c45c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c45c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student Voices<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ea3a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6ea3a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43a5bc6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43a5bc6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9f32b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5f9f32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0312a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d0312a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eacf80c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eacf80c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student Voices is the heart of DEN.\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c24edc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c24edc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1134\">Student Voices at DEN are not simply expressions of experience\u2014they are mechanisms of knowledge production, collaboration, and global engagement.<\/strong><br data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1137\" \/>Students act as co-researchers, co-authors, and co-organisers, shaping curriculum, contributing to publications, and engaging with global challenges including AI, sustainability, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-defedda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"defedda\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b4763 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00b4763\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6421c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c6421c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6e640 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d6e640\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDEN gave me the confidence to share my voice and connect my studies to real global challenges.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><em><strong>Aman Harriss<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3916127 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3916127\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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It has helped to deepen my understanding of their significance and the role young people can play in driving global change\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Salman Aziz<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad9e133 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad9e133\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c98fcc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c98fcc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbaf8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fbaf8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span 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