Hollywood star and United Nations refugee agency envoy Angelina Jolie is to become a visiting professor at Britain’s prestigious London School of Economics.
Jolie was named as one of four new visiting professors in practice who will contribute to a new master’s programme on women, peace and security.
The Oscar-winning actress will join former foreign secretary William Hague as a lecturer at the university’s Centre for Women, Peace and Security where she will help to teach students studying for a Master’s degree.
She said, “I am very encouraged by the creation of this master’s programme. I hope other academic institutions will follow this example as it is vital that we broaden the discussion on how to advance women’s rights and end impunity for crimes that disproportionately affect women, such as sexual violence in conflict.
“I am looking forward to teaching and to learning from the students as well as to sharing my own experiences of working alongside governments and the United Nations”.
The course, it says, is intended to “[develop] strategies to promote gender equality and enhance women’s economic, social and political participation and security”, the LSE said on its official website.
Jolie became a goodwill ambassador for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in 2001 and is now a special envoy.