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Uniting Cultures and Traditions in Modern Intercultural Projects

Jun 28, 2024 | News

On May 5, 2024, Professor Dimitri Spivak, UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures, and Interreligious Dialogue, was invited to take part in a panel discussion, titled ‘Uniting Cultures and Traditions in Modern Intercultural...

Religion and Family Values Conference in Russia

May 27, 2024 | News

Members of the UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures, and Interreligious Dialogue were recently part of a conference entitled ‘Promoting Traditional Family Values in Age of Globalization: Religious Viewpoints’, which was...

Celebrating Kant’s 300th Anniversary in Bashkortostan

Apr 29, 2024 | News

This year, conferences and events have been organised around the world dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the German and Russian philosopher Immanuel Kant. One of these events took place at University of Science and Technologies in Ufa, Bashkortostan. Bashkortostan...

Spring Session of Coordination Committee of UNESCO Chairs of Russia

Apr 8, 2024 | News

The spring session of the Coordination Committee of UNESCO chairs of the Russian Federation was held on 28 March 2024, at TISBI University in Kazan. The session included presentations from Ms. T. Dovgalenko, CEO of the Commission for UNESCO of Russia, Ms. I....

Call to UNITWIN members for Think Pieces on inclusive education

Feb 19, 2024 | News

en français UNESCO is celebrating inclusion in education! We are launching a call for think pieces in the run-up to the 30th Anniversary of the Salamanca Statement, which will be celebrated on 13 March 2024 through a high-level policy dialogue, followed by the Global...

UNESCO dedicates the International Day of Education 2024 to countering hate speech

Jan 24, 2024 | News, UNESCO

This year, UNESCO dedicated the International Day of Education on 24 January to the crucial role education and teachers play in countering hate speech, a phenomenom which has snowballed in recent years with the use of social media, damaging the fabric of our...