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UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement (806), established in 2008 at The National University of Ireland, Galway (Ireland)

 

Fields / Disciplines Children, youth and civic engagement. Objectives The Chair’s Mission Statement is to promote civic engagement for children and youth by providing relevant expertise in research, teaching, policy and good practice and establishing national and international networks. The objectives of this Chair are to: conduct research in children, youth and civic engagement; deliver teaching programmes and disseminate and share, between partners, teaching materials and promote tools that promote civic engagement among children and youth; provide, to partner organizations, consultation on child and youth mentoring; as well as civic engagement through informal education programmes; facilitate international debate on civic engagement as an international policy issue; formalize a sustainable international consortium on civic engagement as a method of education for young people, youth, work professionals, NGOs and academics. Host Institution The National University of Ireland (Galway) Web site Publications Newsletter (Autumn 2009) Bulletins of the UNESCO Chair UNESCO Sector / Office responsible for the Chair/Network Education

26-11-2009- UNESCO Chair Launches its Strategic Plan 2010-2013 The UNESCO Chair Strategic Plan 2010-2013 is now available. >> More

4-03-2009-President McAleese Officially Launches UNESCO Chair at NUI Galway President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, visited NUI Galway on Wednesday 4th March to officially launch the UNESCO Chair for Children, Youth and Civic Engagement. The UNESCO Chair is the first awarded in the Republic of Ireland, and President McAleese described it as a 'fitting endorsement by peers worldwide of the important work that is being done at NUI Galway to help solve the real problems experienced by young people and families in our communities'. >> More