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Events
IV International Master "Planning and Management of Cooperation and Training Activities for Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans", within the framework of activities of the UNESCO Chair in Peace, Cultural Development and Cultural Policies (Italy)
The training will be held in the Portogruaro University Campus, by January 2006. >> More


II International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education: the financing of universities , 30 November -2 December 2005, Barcelona (GUNI)
This International Conference on Higher Education is being organized by the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI) and will be hosted by the Technical University of Catalonia (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – UPC) on November 30th to December 2nd, 2005. >> More


Regional Workshop on “Scientific Research and National Plans of Action for Combating desertification”, 22-24 November, 2005, Khartoum, Sudan.
The UNESCO Chair of Desertification Studies, Sudan, hosted by the University of Khartoum is organizing this Regional Workshop. >> More


International Conference in Distance Education, Puerto Rico 2005, San Juan de Puerto Rico, 4-6 August 2005
Available in Spanish. >> More


International seminar on the promotion of rational argumentation in oral and written communication, 27-30 June 2005, Cali, Colombia. Available in Spanish.
Organized by the UNESCO Chair / Regional Network for the improvement of education quality and equity in Latin America (Reading and Writing) (71), the University of Valle, Colombia. >> More


International UNESCO/WHO Seminar on “Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Biological Effects of EMF”, 1-5 March 2005, Yerevan (Armenia), within the framework of the UNESCO Chair in Life Sciences (Armenia)
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SEMINARIO INTERNACIONAL PARA EL FOMENTO DE LA ARGUMENTACIÓN RAZONADA EN LA COMUNICACIÓN ORAL Y ESCRITA, 14 al 19 de febrero de 2005
International Seminar organized by the UNESCO Chair / Regional Network for the improvement of education quality and equity in Latin America (Reading and Writing) (71), Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia , 14-19 February 2005 >> More


3rd International Master “Planning and Management of Cooperation and Training Activities for Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans”, organized by Jacques Maritain International Institute, Italy.
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Establishment of a new UNESCO/Cousteau Ecotechnie Chair in Sudan.
The Director-General of UNESCO and the Director of the ComputerMan College for Computer Studies in Khartoum (Sudan) signed at UNESCO Headquarters on 14 December 2004 an agreement setting up a new UNESCO/Cousteau Ecotechnie Chair. >> More


Director-General establishes UNESCO-Cousteau Chair with Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today established the UNESCO-Cousteau Ecotechnie Chair in Coastal Resources at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA, during a signing ceremony held at UNESCO Headquarters. >> More


Signature Ceremony for first UNESCO-Commonwealth Regional Chair in Education and HIV/AIDS at University of the West Indies
On 12 October 2004, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, and Professor Rex Nettleford, Vice Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, signed an important agreement for the establishment, at the University, of a UNESCO-Commonwealth Regional Chair in Education and HIV/AIDS.It is also the first Chair to be jointly sponsored by UNESCO and the Commonwealth Secretariat. >> More


Director-General establishes UNESCO-Cousteau Chair with the University of Rhode Island, USA
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today established the UNESCO-Cousteau Ecotechnie Chair in Global Coastal Assessment at the University of Rhode Island, USA, during a signing ceremony held at UNESCO Headquarters. >> More


La Conditionnalité dans la coopération internationale, Colloque de Yaoundé, 20, 21, 22 juillet 2004
Co-organisé par le Centre d’Études et de Recherche en Droit International et Communautaire (CEDIC) de l’Université de Yaoundé II et la Chaire Unesco Droits de l’homme et Ethique de la Coopération Internationale de l’Université de Bergame >> More


Rastres i memória . Curs d'estiu que organitzen conjuntament L'animal a l'esquena i la Càtedra Unesco de la Universitat de Girona, i que s'impartirà a L'animal a l'esquena Centre de creació, Celrà.
Les persones interessades hauran d'enviar el currículum a l'adreça indicada abans del 2 de juliol i, si es dóna el cas, indicant que se solilicita beca >> More


6th Cannes Water Symposium (29 June to 2 July 2004), Cannes, France, within the framework of the UNESCO Chair on Water Resources Management, Sustainable Development and Peace, established at the University Nice-Sophia Antipolis
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Director-General of UNESCO signs agreement establishing a Chair on Health Education in Iran
The Director-General of UNESCO,Koïchiro Matsuura, and Dr. M. R. Zafarghandi, Chancellor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, signed at UNESCO Headquarters on 27 April an agreement establishing a UNESCO Chair in Health Education at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services. >> More


International Conference on the "Caucasian Network of UNESCO Chairs, the perspectives of their Functioning", Tbilisi, Georgia,
Evaluation meeting on 13 established UNESCO Chairs in Caucasus Region, within the framework of the UNITWIN Programme >> More


Réunion des Editeurs Web UNESCO (ED, SC, SHS, CLT, CI, BPI), organisée par la Section pour la mise en réseau et le développement institutionnel dans l'enseignement supérieur
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International Conference "Integration of Russian Higher Education into International Educational Space", dedicated to the 1000 anniversary of the city of Kazan
Within the framework of the UNESCO Chair on Training and Retraining of Specialists under Market Economy Conditions >> More


Sub-Regional Seminar on Education and Training in Renewable Energy Sources (RES) within the Framework of the European Network on Education and Training (EURONETRES), September 18-24, 2003, Sofia, Sozopol , Bulgaria
Third International School on Optimisation of Production and Energy Management” (OPEM 2003) >> More


International Forum (devoted to the 300-th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg)
Integration of Science and Education in the XXI century (by UNESCO Chair “Distance Education in Engineering”, Saint Petersburg ) >> More


Agenda of Higher Education, prepared by UNESCO Chair of Higher Education Management (Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña)
List of conferences in the field of higher education management >> More


Round Table on "Migrant Women and Culture"
The Postgraduate Programme on “Migration and the Law”, of the Casablanca Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences, the Migration and Humanitarian Laws Research and Study Centre (CERMEDH) and the UNESCO Chair on “Migration And Human Rights” of University Hassan II Ain Chock Casablanca have instituted the habit of celebrating the international women’s day by organizing yearly an academic forum on women’s migration. >> More



News
24-02-2010 (France)-journée d'étude. Chaire UNESCO "Culture et Traditions du Vin", Université de Bourgogne, France .
- Cet évènement fait suite à une première journée d’étude qui a eu lieu à l’Université de Bourgogne en avril 2009. More

26-02-2010 (New Zealand)-Launching of the UNESCO Chair on Inter-religious Understanding and Relations in New Zealand and the Pacific, Wellington University, and organisation of a workshop for youth. Victoria University of Wellington
- The New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO supports the Victoria University of Wellington's initiative to establish a UNESCO Chair in Inter-religious Understanding and Relations. More


29-01-2010 (Spain)-3rd International Conference “Declaration of Bioethics and Human Rights of the UNESCO, Justice, Risk and Health” by the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics, University of Barcelona
- Next January 29 the Barcelona Science Park will host the 3rd International Conference of the Bioethics UNESCO Chair at the University of Barcelona (UB). More

08-02-2010 (Switzerland)-International Scientific Conference on Technologies for Development, by UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
- Following the new scientific orientation of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme, the Conference aims to contribute in the long term to the creation and reinforcement of a critical mass in key development disciplines and fields in developing countries, as well to establish poles of excellence by encouraging South-South cooperation. More

27-01-2010 (France)-Colloque international : "Communication et changement social en Afrique", Université Stendhal, Grenoble 3, Institut de la Communication et des Médias Échirolles (France)
- Ce colloque fait suite à un premier Colloque « Communication et changement social en Afrique et dans les Caraïbes »organisé à Douala en avril 2006. More

10-12-2009 (Belgium)- Human Rights Day: videoconference IP on human rights education, by UNESCO Chair in Building Sustainable Peace, Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium)
- The emission of the videoconference will be made by the Catholic University of Leuven (seminar on Latin America and UNESCO Chair for Building Sustainable Peace). More

NEW_unitwin_NUI_galway_en.JPG27-11-2009 (Ireland)-Newsletter of the UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement, The National University of Ireland, Galway
- This newsletter is about the UNESCO Chair's recent activities and also its Strategic Plan 2010-2013. More

20-11-2009 GUNI-Audiovisual presented at the 2009 UNESCO WCHE
- The Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI) presented an audiovisual on the occasion of the World Conference on Higher Education (Paris, 5-8 July 2009). More

24-11-2009 (Ukraine)-International on-line conference “New information technologies in education for all: innovative methods and models” , by UNESCO Chair in New Information Technologies in Education For All (Ukraine)
- This IV international conference is organized by a UNESCO Chair in New Information Technologies in Education For All and will take place in Kyiv from 24 to 26 of November 2009. More

18-11-2009 (France)-Conférence " Le marché de l'excellence : les grands crus à l'épreuve de la mondialisation " par Marie-France Garcia-Parpet, Chargée de recherches à l’INRA et à l’EHESS
- Available in French only.

La Chaire UNESCO "Culture et Traditions du Vin" de l'Université de Bourgogne, France, organise cette conférence le 18 novembre à 20h sur le Campus Universitaire-Amphithéâtre du Pôle d'économie et de gestion, université de Bourgone.
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watereducationforsustdev.bmpPublication: "Water Education for Sustainable Development "
- Education and Freshwater are priority issues for UNESCO and the Intersectoral strategy on Education for Sustainable Development and Water management. More


Bulletin of the UNESCO Chair in Population, Migrations and Development , Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
- Special issue:Side Meeting - Marrakech,Research programs, Interview and Flash More


2-12-2009 (Canada)-The 3rd annual Canadian Symposium on Arts and Learning at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto, UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning, Queen's University
- The symposium will focus on Advancing Canadian Action, charting a national, regional, global course for Research, Networking & Advocacy. More

19-11-2009 (France)-Conference"Education and Intercultural Dialogue", UNESCO Chair "Memory, Cultures and Interculturalities", Université catholique de Lyon (France)
- Available in French. La Chaire UNESCO "Mémoire, cultures et interculturalité" dans le cadre ses activités organise une conférence publique à deux voix More


9-12-2009 (South Africa)-The first World Human Rights Moot Court Competition organized in South Africa
- The first World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is organized by the University of Pretoria in cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from October until December 2009. More

17-09-2009 (Russian Federation)-International Congress of UNESCO Chairs on Education for Sustainable Development
- This International Congress will be dedicated to UN Decade on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) (2005-2014)and also will follow up the World Conference on Higher Education decisions. More

orbicom2logo.gif10-9-2009 (Canada)-Orbinfo vol.8 no 10: Current Affairs of the ORBICOM Network (UQAM, Canada)
- Austin Forum to discuss digital technologies, journalism and democracy More



iau-en-e-small.gif4-11-2009 (Lebanon)- International conference: "The Role of Higher Education in Fostering the Culture of Dialogue and Understanding".
- What challenges, or even risks, will universities face when they chose to promote the culture of dialogue and understanding locally and globally? More


ProfAragon.jpg31-07-2009 (Brazil)-Partnerships for Sustainable Development between UNESCO MAB Programme and the UNESCO Chair on South-South Cooperation for Sustainable Development, Federal University of Para, Belem (Brazil)
- The UNESCO Chair on South-South Cooperation for Sustainable Development has been designed to complement the relevant UNESCO programmes and actions, in particular the MAB Programme and its World Network of Biosphere Reserves, with special focus on the Amazon region. More


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