Brazil

UNESCO Chair in Distance Education (32), established in 1994 at the University of Brasilia (Brazil)

 

Objectives Sponsorship and promotion of debates, discussions, researches, and experimentations on the pedagogical use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). To favour the harmonization and synergy between different initiatives of the Universidade de Brasília on the applying scope of ICTs in learning. To contribute to the democratization of the access to knowledge, strengthening initiatives of open and permanent education through ICTs. Host Institution University of Brasilia. Website Webpage of the UNESCO Chair Partnership CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior. Website FINEP - Financiadora de Estudios e Projetos. Website CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico. Website SESU - Secretaria de Educação Superior. Website UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network Education, UNESCO Office Brasilia

Progress Report 2007-2008 (short version)
Major activities of the UNESCO Chair in Distance Education, University of Brasilia