Guatemala

UNESCO Chair on Communication for the strengthening of Cultural Diversity (716), established in 2006 at the Rafael Landívar University (Guatemala)

 

Fields/Disciplines Communication and cultural diversity. Objectives The purpose of the Chair shall be to promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation in the field of communication and cultural diversity. It will serve as a means of facilitating collaboration between high-level, internationally recognized researchers and teaching staff of the University and other institutions in Guatemala and elsewhere in Latin America and the Caribbean, and in other regions of the world. The general objective is to develop, jointly with other sectors of the Guatemalan society including indigenous communities, and other universities of Guatemala and the region, a space of excellence for the studying, research, training, and diffusion as well as the promotion of dialogue and plural, multidisciplinary encounter related to general communication topics and for the strengthening of cultural diversity in particular, within the frame of the construction of a democratic and intercultural society and the reinforcement of freedom of expression and the press, as well as human rights. Host institution Rafael Landívar University Website UNESCO Sector / Office responsible for the Chair/Network Culture, Communication and Information, UNESCO Office in Guatemala

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