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UNESCO International Chair / Network for a Sustainable Human Development (391), established in 1998 at the University of Girona (Spain)

 

Fields / Disciplines Disciplines related to environment Objectives To establish and strengthen the cooperation between the network of Latin-American universities and universities of Europe and Mediterranean countries in order to implement a postgraduate programme which will be carried out in close collaboration with research programs and action plans specific to each context. To support a fast and effective knowledge transfer on the university /company interactions within the framework of Communitarian actions for human development, integrating the various local actors and taking into account their cultural and ethnic diversity . To promote dialog between civil society and public administrations, and to create places and structures for self-managed processes of Communitarian participation. Host Institution University of Girona. Website Webpage of the UNESCO Chair / Network Master Courses 2008-2009 in Sustainable Human and Local Development Website in Spanish Training CoursesWebsite in Spanish Partnership - Fundació Universitat de Girona Innovació i Formació, Universidad de Girona (España) - Programa UNIVERSITAS-OIT - PNUD-Programa de Desarrollo Humano a Nivel Local (Cuba) - Ministerio para la Inversión Extranjera y la Colaboración Económica, Gobiernos Provinciales y Municipales (provincias Granma, Holguín, Las Tunas, Guantánamo y Santiago de Cuba) - Ministerio de Justicia, Gobiernos Provinciales y Municipales de las provincias de Pinar del Río, Granma, Holguín, Las Tunas, Guantánamo, Santiago de Cuba y el municipio de La Habana Vieja. - Instituto de Estadística de Catalunya e Instituto Nacional de Estadística - Ayuda Popular Norueba (APN); gobiernos municipales seleccionados; universidades de las provincias participantes (Granma, Holguín, Camagüey, Sancti Spíritus, Central de las Villas y La Habana) - Centro de Biología Marina (Cuba) - Ayuntamiento de Girona (Aula de Humanidades y Centro Cultural La Mercè), Delegación de Educación de Girona, Departamento de Pedagogía de la Universidad de Girona y Unidad de Sociología del Departamento de Empresa de la Universidad de Girona - Ayuda Popular Noruega (APN), Universidad Central de las Villas Progress Report 2007 UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network Social and Human Sciences

Progress Report 2006 (short version)
Activities of the UNESCO International Chair / Network for a Sustainable Human Development, University of Girona. (Available in Spanish only)