Kazakhstan

UNESCO Chair in Sciences and Spirituality (667), established in 2004 at the Institute For Oriental Studies, Almaty (Kazakhstan)

 

Fields/Disciplines History, linguistics, cultural and religious studies. Objectives The purpose of the Chair shall be to promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation activities in the field of history , linguistics, cultural, and religious studies. It will serve as a means of facilitating collaboration between high-level, internationally recognized researchers and teaching staff of the Institute and other institutions in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Host institution Institute for Oriental Studies of the Republic of Kazakhstan Partnerships • Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, St-Petersburg Branch (St-Petersburg, Russia) • Abu Raikhan Beruni Institute of Oriental Studies, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Uzbekistan) • India-Central Asia Foundation (New Delhi, India) • Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Academy of Social Sciences of China (Beijing, China) • First Historical Archive of China (Beijing, China) • Academic Centre of Socio-Economic Researches, Academy of Sciences of Mongolia (Ulgii, Mongolia) UNESCO Sector / Office responsible for the Chair/Network Culture

Progress Report 2006 (short version)
Activities of the UNESCO Chair in Sciences and Spirituality, Institute For Oriental Studies, Almaty