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Imagen_Jornadas2006(1).jpgOctober 23-25, 2006 (Spain)- XII Days of Urdaibai on Sustainable Development. 2° Congress of Environmental Education in Protected Spaces. UNESCO Chair in Sustainable development and environmental education, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao.
 - Available in Spanish.

Las Jornadas de Urdaibai sobre Desarrollo Sostenible se celebran anualmente. Son jornadas de carácter técnico en las que participan la UNESCO y otras organizaciones internacionales y estatales. Así mismo toman parte representantes del mundo académico, administrativo, empresarial y asociativo vinculado a la Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai.
UNESCO Etxea, en colaboración con el Departamento de Ordenación del Territorio y Medio Ambiente del Gobierno Vasco -Patronato de la Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai y la Cátedra UNESCO sobre Desarrollo Sostenible y Educación Ambiental de la UPV/EHU, organiza las décimo segundas Jornadas de Urdaibai sobre Desarrollo Sostenible que tendrán lugar en la villa de Bermeo (Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai, Vizcaya) del 23 al 25 de octubre de 2006. More

November 27-29, 2006 (Spain) 3rd. International Barcelona Conference in Higher Education: Accreditation for Quality Assurance: What is at Stake? (GUNI, Barcelona)
 - The goal of the International Barcelona Conference on Higher Education is to create an international forum for discussing the challenges that higher education is facing worldwide. More


May 10-13, 2006 (France)-Second meeting of UNESCO-UNITWIN Network "Culture, Tourism and Development"
 - The theme of this second meeting is "How can cultural tourism be best linked to the sustainable development of the territories: from field to teaching?" More

signatureaccordchaireunescotogo.jpgApril 11, 2006 (UNESCO) - Establishment of a new UNESCO Chair at the University of Lomé in Togo.
 - Available in French.

Le mardi 11 avril 2006, s’est déroulée à l’UNESCO la cérémonie de signature par le Directeur général de l’UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, et le Professeur Ampah Johnson, Chancelier des Universités du Togo, Membre du Conseil exécutif de l’UNESCO, de l’accord relatif à la création à l’Université de Lomé (Togo) de la Chaire UNESCO « Rayonnement de la pensée africaine – préservation du patrimoine culturel africain ». More

April 19-22, 2006 (Colombia)-First International Seminar “Infantile language and Knowledge”, UNESCO Chair in Child Development , Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas
 - - Available in Spanish.

La cátedra UNESCO en desarrollo del niño y el grupo de investigación Lenguaje, Discurso y Saberes como gestores de redes y comunidades de aprendizaje y producción intelectual en los campos de la infancia, la educación y el lenguaje, han organizado el primer seminario internacional "Lenguaje y saberes infantiles" como punto de encuentro y de intercambio de investigadores y estudiosos del tema. More

April 4, 2006 (UNESCO, Paris)-"Higher Education" 60-minutes meeting, 14-15h Room IX
 - UNESCO is the only UN body with a mandate to support national capacity-building in higher education. More

April 4, 2006 (UNESCO, Paris)-"Higher Education" 60-minutes meeting, Room IX
 - UNESCO is the only UN body with a mandate to support national capacity-building in higher education. More


March 6-10, 2006(Colombia)-Inauguration meeting of the UNESCO Chair in Human Rights, Violence, Public Policies and Governance, at the Universidad Externado de Colombia (Colombia)
 March 6-10, 2006 - Available in Spanish.


La Universidad Externado de Colombia, a través del Centro de Investigación en Política Criminal, tiene el gusto de invitar amablemente a la reunión de instalación de la Cátedra UNESCO: "Derechos Humanos y Violencia, Gobierno y Gobernanza", que iniciará sus labores durante este año. More

February 8, 2006 (U.K.)-The 2006 Hugh Gaitskell Memorial Lecture, Colonisation in reverse-how globalisation is changing again, by Trevor Phillips, OBE, Chairman, Commission for Racial Equality
 February 8, 2006 - Organized by the UNESCO Chair of the Political Economy of Education and Centre for Comparative Education Research, School of Education, the University of Nottingham More

"Guidelines and Recommendations for Reorienting Teacher Education to Address Sustainability"
 - "Guidelines and Recommendations for Reorienting Teacher Education to Address Sustainability" offers concrete suggestions on how to reorient teacher education to address sustainable development. More




January 23 –28, 2006 (Colombia)- Cómo argumentar para resolver conflictos. Universidad del Valle.
 - Seminario Internacional para el fomento de la argumentación razonada en la comunicación oral y escrita (Tercera Sesión). Cátedra UNESCO lectura y escritura , Universidad del Valle, Colombia (available in Spanish) More


November 29, 2005 (United Arab Emirates)- A comparative look at the DWC and the American University of Cairo (AUC) , Dubai Women’s College-Multi-Purpose Hall. UNESCO Chair in Communication Technology and Journalism for Women.
 - - The Video Conference "A comparative look at the Dubai Women’s College Communication (DWC) and the American University of Cairo (AUC)" organized and presented by the students of both institutions. More

December 7, 2005 (United Arab Emirates)-Presentation of the Screening and Workshop of the UAE’s first commercial film.
 - Dubai Women’s College: UNESCO Chair of Communication Technology and Journalism for Women, Student Council, and Year1 CT Students, in Collaboration with "The Hilm Film Team" More



November 21-23, 2005 (UNESCO Paris) -Launching of Academics Across Borders (AAB) Initiative: Academics Across Boarders - opportunities and options
 - Meeting organized by the Section of International Cooperation in Higher Education, Division of Higher Education More

January 2006-(Spain)-Master in Sustainable Human Development, Globalization and Local Development , at the University of Girona (Spain)
 - Proposed by the University of Girona, within the activities of the UNESCO International Chair / Network for a Sustainable Human Development. More

November 21-23, 2005 (UNESCO Paris) - Launching of Academics Across Borders (AAB) Initiative: Academics Across Boarders - opportunities and options
 - Meeting organized by the Section of International Cooperation in Higher Education, Division of Higher Education More

November 18, 2005 (Tunisia)-Round Table on The Role of UNESCO in the Construction of Knowledge Societies through the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme, Saint Augustin salle (Tunis, Parc des expositions du Kram)
 UNESCO at the World Summit on the Information Society, Tunis, Tunisia, 16-18 November 2005 - UNESCO ORGANIZING UNIT: Division of Higher Education More

October 14, 2005 (U.K.) - Doctoral studentships at the Centre for Comparative Education Research, School of Education, University of Nottingham
 - - Two doctoral studentships are available at the Centre for Comparative Education Research, School of Education, University of Nottingham. UNESCO Chair in Political Economy of Education. More


September 27-28, 2005 (Tunisia)-Dialogue with the Other, Scrutinizing Yourself: Education and Progress in Islam and Christianity
 September 27-28, 2005 (Tunisia) - Programme of the Workshop organized by the UNESCO Chair of Comparative Religious Studies, University of Tunis I More


New website on Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit
 - The ESD Toolkit will be helpful as ministries of education, non-profit organizations, school system, communities, and other organizations prepare for United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005 - 2014. More

September 12, 2005 (Argentina)- Latin American meeting on “Prevention of Violence as a Cultural Challenge”
 September 12, 2005 - UNESCO Chair « To tackle violence: a transdisciplinary challenge », established in 2003 at the University of Chile (Chile) has extended its activities to Argentina. In the framework of the “Universidad Nacional de San Luis”, Argentina, this UNESCO Chair celebrated the first Latin American meeting on “Prevention of Violence as a Cultural Challenge”. More


September 24, 2005 (Universidad del Valle, Escuela de ciencias del lenguaje, Cali, Colombia)-Didactic of comprehension and the production of written texts.
 - Courses organized by the UNESCO Chair / Regional Network for the improvement of education quality and equity in Latin America (Reading and Writing) at the Universidad del Valle (Colombia) (Available in Spanish) More

October 12-14, 2005 (Washington D.C., USA)-Open Symposium on landslide risk analysis and sustainable disaster management
 - International Consortium on Landslides will organize an open symposium and publish its full color proceedings with a hard cover commemorating the first General Assembly in Washington D.C. More

September 12-13, 2005 (Peru)- The International Workshop on Landslides in Machu Picchu, Peru
 - This international workshop is organized by International Consortium on Landslides (ICL), Instituto Nacional de Cultura (INC), Instituto Nacional de Recursos Naturales (INRENA ), Peruvian Instituto Geológico Minero y Metalúrgico (INGEMMET) More


June 6, 2005 (UNESCO, Paris)- Establishment of a UNESCO Chair in Political Economy of Education at the University of Nottingham
 - On 6 June 2005, the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, signed with Sir Colin Campbell, Vice Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, an agreement to establish a UNESCO Chair in Political Economy of Education at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. More

April 8-9, 2005 (St Petersburg, Russian Federation)- International conference "Russian Pedagogical Education and Bologna Process: Current State and Prospects", at Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia
 - The plenary meeting of the Conference was focused on the current state and prospects of pedagogical education in Russia in the context of Bologna Process. More

May 26-27, 2005 (Montréal, Canada) - International Forum on Cultural Landscapes
 - The UNESCO Chair on landscape and environment, hosted by the University of Montréal, Canada, is organizing this International Forum. More

March 18-19, 2005 (UNESCO) - First meeting of universities UNITWIN networks « Culture Tourism and Development »
 - Available in French.

Le tourisme doit devenir une véritable démarche culturelle qui doit faire reculer l’ethnocentrisme, "l’ego tourisme". More

GUNI (The Global University Network for Innovation) News, Issue 5, February 2005, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (Spain)
 - Topic of the month: Universities and Human Rights.

Available in English and in Spanish. More


March 5, 2005 - (Casablanca, Morocco) - Reflection day on « Migration and Communication »
 - Organized by the Department of Migration Studies and Human Rights in cooperation with the UNESCO Chair : « Migrations and Human Rights », at Hasan II University.

Available in French. More

053d6bebb73ba9be9e0c3221b35e4f2fdgnorthossetia.gifFebruary 11, 2005 (UNESCO)-Establishment of a UNESCO Chair in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russian Federation.
 - The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, and Mr Aleksandr Dzassokhov, President of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, yesterday signed the agreement on the establishment of the UNESCO Chair in Multilingual Education at the Northern Ossetian Pedagogical State Institute. More

February 14-19, 2005 (Cali, Colombia) International seminar on the promotion of rational argumentation in oral and written communication.
 - This International Seminar organized by the UNESCO Chair / Regional Network for the improvement of education quality and equity in Latin America (Reading and Writing), in the Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia from 14 to 19 February 2005. More

June 25-29, 2005 - (St Petersburg, Russian Federation)-Education for all
 - International Seminar, organized in St Petersburg (Russian Federation ) from 25 to 29 June 2005, by the UNESCO Chair on Distance Education in Engineering of Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation. More

March 1-5, 2005 (Armenia) - International UNESCO/WHO Seminar on “Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Biological Effects of EMF”
 - UNESCO/WHO International Seminar on “Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Biological Effects of EMF”, will be held in Yerevan (Armenia) from 1 to 5 March 2005, within the framework of the UNESCO Chair in Life Sciences (Armenia) More




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