Call for Think Pieces on the future of international cooperation in education

Sep 17, 2025 | News

UNESCO’s Futures of Education IdeasLAB is looking for short think pieces that reflect on the future of international cooperation in education. It is a particularly important question in the light of recent changes in global governance, multilateralism and...

Webinar on Medicinal plants of South Africa: a balancing act

Sep 3, 2025 | News

The UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competences hosted by Stellenbosch University is pleased to announce its next monthly Webinar on Medicinal Plants of South Africa on 10 September 2025, 15:00 Central African Time (CAT). Presented by Prof Nokwanda P. MakungaDepartment...

International Reading Group for Glossanthropy: Prospects for a new intercultural humanism

Aug 6, 2025 | News

Professor Yasmin Haskell, who is the UNESCO Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Relations at Monash University in Australia, is launching an interdisciplinary forum/reading group, probably meeting Wednesdays once a month, to kick-start a project titled...

Call for Papers: Opinion pieces by Gen Z People

Jun 24, 2025 | News

UNESCO has issued a call for papers, seeking opinion pieces by Gen Z young people (people between 18 and 28 who identify as Gen Z) to contribute personal stories, viewpoints, experiences, and artistic creations, as relevant to the subject or specific lenses. The...

Workshop on Composing the Self: Writing and the cultivation of the human in the shadow of AI

Jun 17, 2025 | News

In partnership with Warwick university, the Chair in Intercultural and Interreligious Relations at Monash University, held by Professor Yasmin Haskell, is holding a workshop on 16-17 July 2025, titled, Composing the Self: Writing and the Cultivation of the Human in...

Exploring Intercultural Competences in African Contexts: Conference in Rabat

Jun 11, 2025 | Conference, News

You can register now to attend the UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competences Conference 2025. The conference will be held on 29 September – 2 October 2025 at the International University of Rabat in Morocco. Hosted by Stellenbosch University, the UNESCO Chair on...