Call for think pieces on AI and the future of education

Mar 10, 2025 | News

UNESCO is calling for submissions of short think pieces (maximum of 1500 words) that explore the implications of AI for education. UNESCO is looking for cogent arguments, new ideas, and foresight about how education and AI are likely to intersect, and the consequences...

Invitation to join a global movement of Friendship and Hope

Mar 3, 2025 | News

The Elijah Interfaith Institute, which hosts the UNESCO Chair in Interfaith Studies has launched the Global House of Friendship and Hope project, and is inviting faith leaders and communities to join the global movement of friendship and hope by signing the...

Network Newsletter #1

Mar 2, 2025 | News

Newsletter sent to members of the IDIU Network on 4 March 2025 (AEST). UNESCO UniTwin Network for Inter-religious Dialogue and Intercultural Understanding Newsletter #1Download

Recording of UNESCO’s ’Priority Africa Flagship Programme 2: General History of Africa’

Feb 18, 2025 | Seminar

We are pleased to share the recordings in English and French from UNESCO’s working session on ’Priority Africa Flagship Programme 2: General History of Africa’, held on Wednesday 11 December 2024.  To continue the dialogue on Transforming Knowledge for...

Priority Africa Flagships Series online sessions / La série des Programmes phare de la priorité Afrique

Feb 18, 2025 | Event, Seminar

You are warmly invited to join the following online working sessions of the Priority Africa Flagships Series. This Series is organized as a follow-up to the International Forum of UNESCO Chairs and Partners on Transforming Knowledge for Africa’s Future. These...

International Colloquium on the crime of genocide in light of international jurisprudence

Feb 17, 2025 | Event

The UNESCO Chair of Memories, Cultures and Interculturalism at Lyon Catholic University is holding a Symposium to mark the 30th anniversary of the creation of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the commemoration of the genocide perpetrated...

Inaugural UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competence Conference

Jan 6, 2025 | News

Nairobi, Kenya – October 9-11, 2024 – The UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competence at Stellenbosch University proudly announces the resounding success of its inaugural intercultural conference, held at Strathmore University, a key partner institution. The event...

International Forum on Sustainable Development in Ufa, Bashkortostan

Jan 6, 2025 | News

News from the UNESCO Chair on Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue On 24 December 2024, the International Forum ‘This is My World: Territories, Languages, Cultures in Sustainable Development’ took place in...

Intercultural Dialogue Index Report Launch

Dec 11, 2024 | Publications

On 18 November, the Intercultural Dialogue Index (ICDI) Report was launched by Dr Hass Dellal, at an event attended by partners and stakeholders. To the authors’ knowledge, the Report documents the first composite index created and implemented to measure the extent to...