Network Newsletter #4

Dec 6, 2025 | UNITWIN Network

The UNESCO UniTwin Network Newsletter is sent to members quarterly. This newsletter features an interview with Network member Dr Darla K. Deardorff, UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competences at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. UNESCO UniTwin Network for...

The 12th meeting of the Elijah Board of World Religious Leaders in Oxford

Dec 3, 2025 | News

Image from the Elijah Institute The twelfth meeting of the Elijah Board of World Leaders in Oxford is scheduled for December 1st – 5th, 2025. The focus of the meeting will be “The Human Person: Religious Ideals and Contemporary Challenges’’. Elijah Leaders will study...

Second Intercultural Competence Conference held in Rabat, Morocco

Dec 3, 2025 | News

Rabat, Morocco – October 2, 2025 – The UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competence at Stellenbosch University successfully hosted its flagship intercultural conference from September 28 to October 2, 2025, in the vibrant city of Rabat, Morocco. Bringing together...

New Inquiry into Religious Attitudes of Mountain Jews

Dec 3, 2025 | News

Spivak_Paper 30Download A paper newly published by D. Spivak in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Cultural Research (2025, No.2(59), presents fresh results of implementation of a new stage of a long-term program of study of world religions and the...

Public Conference on National Anthems and Public Memory: La géopolitique chantée

Oct 29, 2025 | News

In partnership with the Centre Al-Mouna de N’Djaména, the UNESCO Chair for Mémoire, Cultures et Interculturalité, is holding a public conference on national anthems, memory and people’s hopes for peace. It will be held in French on Thursday 30 October at 3.30pm...

Publication on United Nations reform: La réforme du Conseil de sécurité : un impératif catégorique

Oct 29, 2025 | News

Professor Roger K. Koudé has contributed an important chapter to a new publication on United Nations reform. The collection is entitled L’ONU : RÉFORME INDISPENSABLE OU RÉFORME IMPOSSIBLE ? (UN Reform: Indispensable or impossible). It was developed following an...

Youth Connect Sahel 2025 Delegation meeting with the Prime Minister of Chad

Oct 29, 2025 | News

Professor Roger K. Koudé was part of a delegation that was granted an audience with the Prime Minister of Chad, Ambassador Allah-Maye Halina. The delegation came to present a report of the Youth Connect Sahel 2025 Forum, which took place from October 13 to 25 in...

Webinar on Educating for Humanity: SEL and Intercultural Competence in Africa’s Next Generation

Oct 23, 2025 | News

The UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competences hosted by Stellenbosch University is pleased to announce its next monthly webinar. The webinar is titled on ‘Educating for Humanity: SEL and Intercultural Competence in Africa’s Next Generation.’ it will be...

UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competence at Stellenbosch University Hosts Spring Intercultural Symposium

Oct 17, 2025 | News

Nearly 100 participants from 10+ countries attended Stellenbosch University’s 2025 Spring Intercultural Symposium, featuring UNESCO Story Circles training and presentations on intercultural initiatives. The event highlighted SU’s commitment to inclusion and invited...