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 Intercultural Competences serves as a global platform for dialogue, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing on intercultural understanding.
Through this conference, the Chair will bring together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to explore the evolving landscape of intercultural engagement in diverse contexts.
Early Bird Registration ends on 27 June 2025 and final registration ends on 1 September 2025.
This 2nd Annual Conference will be hosted in partnership with the International University of Rabat, Al Akhawayn University, and the World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence.
About the conference
The theme of the conference is Exploring Intercultural Competences in African Contexts.
Specifically, the conference will explore:
- How do aspects of Intercultural Competence intersect, interact and influence climate action, gender equality, or peacebuilding?
- The existence and use of intercultural practices in pre-colonial times.
- Intercultural tools available to the practitioner (for example; Cultural diversity and ethics; Ethical encounters and interactions; Culturally responsive teaching; Collaborative Online International (intercultural) Learning (COIL); tools for understanding values across multi-cultural and multi-religious societies)
- African Youth Perspectives on Intercultural Competence
The conference will include Workshops, Parallel sessions, and Poster Presentations.
Read more about the conference and register here
The UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competences, hosted by Stellenbosch University in South Africa, is a member of the UNITWIN IDIU Network.