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Below a list of established UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks (marked in bold)in the field of Culture.
 

 


UNESCO Chair in intelectual property right: "copyright and neighbouring rights" (564), established in 2001 at the University of Alger (Algeria)

UNESCO Chair in popular culture (670), established in 2005 at the University of Aboubekr Belkaid-Tlemcen, Tlemcen (Algeria)

UNESCO Chair in cultural tourism (765), established in 2007 at the Universidad Nacional Tres de Febrero and Asociación Amigos del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Chaire UNESCO d’esthétique et sociologie de la différence et de la diversité culturelle en Argentine(851), établie en 2009 à l’Université nationale Tres de Febrero (Argentine)

UNESCO Chair in teaching of copyright and neighbouring rights (359), established in 1998 at the National University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)

UNESCO Chair in Art History (13), established in 1995 at Yerevan State University (Armenia)

UNESCO Chair in Inter-Cultural and Inter-Religious Relations (683), established in 2005 at the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Clayton (Australia)

UNESCO Chair on Heritage and Urbanism (406), established in 2000 at Deakin University (Australia)

UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue for South-East Europe, (775), established in 2007 at The Karl-Franzens University, Graz (Austria)

UNESCO Chair in preventive conservation, monitoring and maintenance of monuments and sites (844), established in 2009 at the The Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium)

UNESCO Chair in teaching of intellectual property rights (Copyright and neighbouring rights) (639), established in 2004 at the University of Yaoundé II (Cameroon)

UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning (788), established in 2007 at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario (Canada)

UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage (408), established in 2000 at Laval University (Canada)

UNESCO Chair in Cultural Management (411), established in 1998 at the Southeast University (China)

UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage Resource Management (782), established in 2007 at the University of Hong Kong (China)

UNESCO Chair in Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (552), established in 2001 at Renmin University (China)

UNESCO Chair in community processes (113), established in 1998 at the Casa Indígena, Municipio de Toribío (Colombia)

RAMLEDA Iberoamerican Network for the teaching of Copyright and Neighbouring rights (399), established in 1999 at the CERLALC - Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina, (Colombia)

UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage Management (512), established in 2000 at the National University of Colombia, Manizales (Colombia)

UNESCO Chair in biosphere reserves and natural and mixed world heritage sites (842), established in 2009 at the University for International Cooperation, San José (Costa Rica)

UNESCO Chair in sciences of the conservation of cultural goods (79), established in 1995 at the CENCREM - Centro Nacional de Conservación, Restauración y Museología (Cuba)

UNESCO Chair in Culture and Development (366), established in 2002, at Centro Nacional de Superación para la Cultura, La Havane (Cuba)

UNESCO Chair on Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue for a Culture of Peace (669), established in 2004 at The School of Education, Intercollege, Nicosia (Cyprus)

UNESCO Chair on Museology and World Heritage (80), established in 1994 at Masaryk University (Czech Republic)

UNESCO Chair on indigenous peoples in Latin America (415), established in 1999 at the University Andina Simón Bolívar (Ecuador)

UNESCO Chair / Network of mutual knowledge of the religions of the Book, the spiritual traditions and the specific cultures (296), established in 1999 at the Institute of knowledge of the religions of the Book (France)

Chaire UNESCO en Culture et Traditions du Vin (786), établie en 2007 à l’ à l’Université de Bourgogne, Dijon (France)

UNESCO Chair / Network in architecture, constructive cultures and sustainable development (90), established in 1998 at the School of Architecture of Grenoble (France)

UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Relations and Learning (443), established in 1999 at the University of La Réunion,(France)

Chaire UNESCO "Mémoire, Cultures et Interculturalité" (791), établie en 2007 à Université Catholique de Lyon (France)

UNESCO Chair in Cultural and Religious Itineraries (466), established in 1999 at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) - Centre d’études des religions du Livre (UMR 8584) (France)

UNESCO Chair in Cultural Tourism (476), established in 1999 at the University of Paris I Panthéon - La Sorbonne, (France)

International Network "Culture Tourism and Development" (594), established in 2002 at the Institute of Advanced Research and Studies on Tourism (IREST), University of Paris I (Panthéon - La Sorbonne) (France)

Chaire UNESCO de mémoire des métiers vivants (855), établie en 2009 au Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (France)

Available in French. Chaire UNESCO sur "Cinéma et imaginaire(s)"(771), établie en 2007 à l'Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Nice (France)

UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Dialogue (722), established in 2006 at Ivane Javakhishvili State University, Tbilisi (Georgia)

UNESCO Chair in Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (559), established in 2001 at Tbilisi State University, (Georgia)

UNESCO Chair in International Relations (836), established in 2009 at the Technical University of Dresden (Germany)

UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies (628), established in 2003 at Brandenburg Technical University, Cottbus(Germany)

UNESCO Chair / Network in contemporary history of the Balkans (321), established in 1996 at the Ionian University, Corfu (Greece)

UNESCO Chair in intercultural policy for an active citizenship and solidarity (654), established in 2004 at the University of Macedonia, Thessalonique (Greece)

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

UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Cultural Management (436), established in 1999 at the University of Arts and Sciences Kossuth Lajos (Hungary)

UNESCO Chair in Cultural Development (105), established in 1994 at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, (India)

UNESCO Chair in Interfaith Studies(463), established in 1999 at Elijah School for the Study of the Wisdom of the World Religions, (Israel)

UNESCO Chair in Urban Design and Conservation Studies (650), established in 2004 at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem (Israel)

UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue Studies (530), established in 2000 at the University of Haifa, (Israel)

UNESCO Chair on the Heritage of the Modern Movement (768), established in 2007 at Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv (Israel)

UNESCO Chair in Peace, Cultural Development and Cultural Policies (475), established in 1999 at the Jacques Maritain International Institute (Italy)

UNESCO Chair in Cultural and Comparative Studies on the Imaginary (726), established in 2006 at Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM, Milano (Italy)

UNESCO Chair in Management of the Cultural Heritage in the Balkan and Danubian Region (523), established in 2000 at the University of Trieste (Italy)

UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management (742), established in 2006 at the Ritsumeikan University, Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage (Japan)

UNESCO Chair for the Teaching of Intellectual Property Rights:Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (501), established in 2000 at the University of Jordan (Jordan)

UNESCO Chair in Music (616) , established in 2003 at the Kazakh National Academy of Music (Kazakhstan)

UNESCO Chair in Sciences and Spirituality (667), established in 2004 at the Institute For Oriental Studies, Almaty (Kazakhstan)

UNESCO Chair for the Study of Culture and Religion (464), established in 1999 at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University (Kyrgyzstan)

UNESCO Chair in Comparative Religious Studies, mediation and dialogue(592), established in 2002 at Saint-Joseph University, (Lebanon)

UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Cultural Management (412), established in 1998 at Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts (Lithuania)

UNESCO Chair in Sciences of Conservation of Cultural goods (142), established in 1997 at the National Institute of Anthropology and History (Mexico)

UNESCO Chair in Inter-Religious Understanding and Relations in New Zealand and the Pacific (866), established in 2010 at the Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)

UNESCO Chair in the Conservation and Management of Historic Towns and Urban Centers (839), established in 2009 at the National College of Arts (Pakistan)

UNESCO Rotating Chair in Archaeology (163), established in 1995 at the Birzeit University, within the framework of the PEACE Programme (Palestinian Authority)

Mobile UNESCO Chair for culture of peace (165), established in 1996 at the University of Panama (Panama)

UNESCO Chair in Heritage and Urban Studies (803), established in 2008 at Cracow University of Economics, Cracow, (Poland)

UNESCO Chair in Southeast European Studies (143), established in 1998 at the State University of Moldova(Republic of Moldova)

Department-UNESCO Chair in intercultural and inter-religious exchanges (462), established in 1999 at the University of Bucharest (Romania)

UNESCO - ITI Chair in Theatre and Culture of Civilization (179), established in 1997 at the Academy of Theatre and Film (Romania)

UNESCO Chair in Theatre Enhancing Education and Cultural Understanding (696), established in 2005 at the Russian Academy of Theatre Arts (GITIS), (Russian Federation)

UNESCO Chair in "Philosophy in the Dialogue of Cultures" (810), established in 2008 at the Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)

UNESCO Chair on Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Rights (193), established in 1998 at the Institute of International Law and Economics (Russian Federation)

UNESCO Chair in Eurasian Studies, Cultural Diversity and Cultural Policies (827), established in 2008, at Kazan State University (Russian Federation)

UNESCO Chair for Fine Arts and Architecture (196), established in 1998 at the Russian Academy of Fine Arts (Russian Federation)

UNESCO Chair in Urban and Architectural Conservation (198), established in 1998 at Moscow Institute for Art of Restoration (Russian Federation)

UNESCO Chair in Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue (521), established in 2000 at the Russian Institute for Cultural Research (Russian Federation)

UNESCO Chair on cultural tourism for peace and development (360), established in 1999 at the Russian International Academy for Tourism (Russian Federation)

UNESCO Chair in Studies of Interculturalism, Art and Cultural Management and Mediation in the Balkans (649), established in 2004 at the University of Arts in Belgrade (Serbia)

UNESCO Chair of Intercultural Studies (546), established in 2001 at the Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona (Spain)

UNESCO Chair on interculturality and human rights (793), established in 2007 at the Universidad Internacional de Andalucia, Sevilla (Spain)

UNESCO Chair Pere Durán Farell "Technology and Culture"(451), established in 1999 at the Center of Research for the History of Technology, Polytechnic University of Catalonia , Barcelona (Spain)

UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean (715), established in 2006 at the University of Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona (Spain)

Available in French and Spanish. Chaire UNESCO de Patrimoine Linguistique Mondial (804), établie en 2006 à l’ Université du Pays Basque, Leioa, Vizcaya (Espagne)

UNESCO Chair of Luso-Brazilian Culture (225), established in 1993 at the University of Santiago de Compostela, within the framework of Compostela Group (Spain)

UNESCO Chair in Ibero-American Community and Integration (234), established in 1994 at the CEXECI - Centro Extremeño de Estudios y Cooperación con Iberoamérica, University of Extremadura (Spain)

UNESCO Chair for the teaching of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (245), established in 1997 at the University of Alicante (Spain)

UNESCO Chair in industrial and mining heritage (641), established in 2004 at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid,(Spain)

UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policies and Cooperation (527), established in 2001 at the University of Girona (Spain)

UNESCO Chair in Latin-American Culture (371), established in 1998 at Pompeu Fabra University (Spain)

UNESCO Chair / Network on Afro-Iberoamerican Studies (214), established in 1994 at the University of Alcalá de Henares (Spain)

UNESCO Chair "Museum of Archaeology and Fortification" (677), established in 2004 at Khujand State University named after B.G.Gafurov, (Tajikistan)

Chaire UNESCO "Rayonnement de la pensée africaine-préservation du patrimoine culturel africain" (718), établie en 2006 à l’Université de Lomé (Togo)

UNESCO Chair in cultural policies for development (454), established in 1999 at the Régional Center of Cultural Action, CRAC (Togo)

UNESCO Chair on comparative studies of religions (468), established in 1998 at the University of Tunis I (Tunisia)

UNESCO Chair for the teaching of copyright and neighbouring rights (260), established in 1998 at the University of Tunis III (Tunisia)

UNESCO Chair on "Spiritual and Cultural Values through Education" (843), established in 2009 at the Volodmyr Dahl East-Ukrainian National University (Ukraine)

UNESCO Chair in Interfaith Studies (542), established in 1999 at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Studies and Teacher Education (517), established in 2000 at the University of London (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Mobile UNESCO Chair dedicated to the Problems of Habitability in the Hispanoamerican Cities and to the Integral Revitalization of their Historical Centres (173), established in 1996 at the University of Puerto Rico (United States of America)

UNITWIN Network on Inter-Religious Dialogue for Intercultural understanding (740), established in 2006

UNESCO Chair in Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace, (774), established in 2007 at the University of Oregon (United States of America)

UNESCO Chair in the Comparative Study of World Religions (579), established in 1999 at Tashkent Islamic University (Uzbekistan)

UNESCO Chair in Arts Management and Marketing (655), established in 2004 at the Uzbekistan National Institute of Arts and Design, Tashkent (Uzbekistan)

UNESCO Chair "Planeta Libre : Towards a culture of peace" (278), established in 1996 at the Universidad Central de Venezuela (Venezuela)

 


Documents
Documents Final Report of the First Meeting of the UNESCO /UNITWIN Network “Culture, Tourism and Development”
A First Meeting of the UNESCO /UNITWIN Network "Culture, Tourism and Development" : "Sustainable development and the optimizing of cultural diversity: how well is tourism education adapting to these new challenges?" took place on 18 March 2005 at UNESCO-HQ, Paris.
 
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