UNESCO Chairs Seminars: Transforming Knowledge for Africa’s Future

Nov 27, 2023 | News

You are warmly invited to register for the next two UNESCO Chairs Seminars on Harnessing new and emerging technologies for sustainable development in Africa (Concept Notes attached). Simultaneous interpretation will be available in English and French. • Advancing the...

Transforming knowledge for just and sustainable futures: International Conference Report

Nov 27, 2023 | Publications

Find out more about the conference on the UNESCO website We are pleased to share the Report of the International Conference, Transforming knowledge for just and sustainable futures, held in Paris on 3 and 4 November 2022, to mark the 30th Anniversary of the...

International Symposium W(est) & E(ast): Ethnoculture and Ethnosophy

Nov 19, 2023 | Conference

International Symposium W(est) & E(ast): Ethnoculture and Ethnosophy 17 November 2023 Russian Academy of Sciences International Symposium W(est) & E(ast): Ethnoculture and Ethnosophy The 7th International Symposium W(est) & E(ast): Ethnoculture and...

Call for abstract submissions

Oct 18, 2023 | Conference

Reimagining Teachers and Teacher Education for Our Futures Conference 18-20 June 2024  University of Helsinki, City Center Campus Go to the University of Helsinki Conference webpage for more information on abstract submissions Abstract submissions are now open for the...

UNESCO Chairs Seminar Summary: Reinforcing Higher Education in Africa

Oct 15, 2023 | Seminar

Read the full summary and access the recording of the UNESCO Chair Seminar: Reinforcing Higher Education in Africa on the UNESCO website With 70% of the entire population under 30, youth are one of Africa’s greatest reasons for optimism, and access to higher education...

UNESCO Chairs Seminar: Transforming Knowledge for Africa’s Future #2

Oct 13, 2023 | Seminar

Register for the online UNESCO Chairs Seminar: Decolonizing the Teaching and Learning of Africa's History You are warmly invited to join the UNESCO Chairs Seminar, Decolonizing the Teaching and Learning of Africa’s History on Wednesday 25 October 2023,...

International Forum on Cultural Heritage and Interethnic Understanding

Oct 2, 2023 | Event

The 9th International Forum, ‘Cultural Heritage of Northern Caucasus as Resource of Interethnic Understanding,’ took place in Kabardinka, a resort town at the Black Sea, Russian Federation, from September 21-24, 2023. Scientific program of the Forum started with an...

New UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Competences at Stellenbosch University

Sep 27, 2023 | News, UNESCO, UNITWIN Network

The UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme is delighted to welcome a new UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Competences, which has been awarded to Stellenbosch University.  The inauguration of the UNESCO Chair took place in August 2023, with Dr Darla Deardorff, a Stellenbosch...

International Summit: Islamic Education in Present-Day World

Jul 13, 2023 | Conference

International Summit ‘Islamic Education in Present-Day World. Photo by G.Seidova Our Chair fellows, Dr. Gulchokhra Seidova and Dr. Asiyat Buttayeva, participated in the International Summit titled ‘Islamic Education in Present-Day World: Challenges, Trends,...