UNITWIN UK UNESCO Chairs Colloquium 2009
22-23 January 2009
Venue: University of Ulster, Coleraine
The topic for the colloquium will be ‘UNITWIN UNESCO Chairs Programme: A Vehicle for North-South Cooperation’.
Speakers
- Prof. Luciano Floridi: UNESCO Chair in Information and Compter Ethics, University of Hertfordshire
- Prof. Hywel R Thomas: UNESCO Chair in The Development of a Sustainable Geoenvironment, Cardiff University
- Prof. Ian Bates: UNITWIN Chair in Global Pharmacy Education Development, School of Pharmacy, University of London
- Prof. Pat Dolan: UNESCO Chair in Children Youth and Civic Engagement, NUI Galway
- Prof. Martin Price: UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development, UHI Millennium Institute
- Prof. Sonia Bahri: Chief of Section Division of Higher Education, UNESCO HQ
The UK National Commission’s UNITWIN UNESCO Chairs Group will hold its second Colloquium in Belfast, 22nd-23rd January 2009, jointly hosted by the UK National Commission for UNESCO and the UNESCO Chair in Education for Pluralism, Human Rights and Democracy at the University of Ulster .
REPORT
The Colloquium introduced new UK UNESCO Chairs and UK-led UNITWIN Networks and examined the UNITWIN UNESCO Chairs Programme as a vehicle for North-South cooperation.
The event was attended by UNESCO Chairholders and UNITWIN Network Coordinators in the UK and in the Republic of Ireland. Presentations were given on new UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks in the UK and Ireland. A presentation by Sonia Bahri, Chief of Section for International Cooperation in Higher Education at UNESCO HQ in Paris, highlighted UNESCO’s new strategic orientation for the programme.
The UNITWIN UNESCO Chairs Programme provides for international academic cooperation and capacity building. Under its new strategic orientations, UNESCO places an emphasis on strengthening North-South and North-South-South cooperation. What makes an effective North-South partnership? And how can UK UNESCO Chairs and UK-led UNITWIN Networks best contribute to developing strong collaborative links to build capacity in the South? The Colloquium provided an opportunity for all of the UK UNESCO Chairs and UK-led UNITWIN Networks to share collaborative work, lessons learned and good practice and to discuss the future contribution of UK UNESCO Chairs and UK-led UNITWIN Networks to this area.
University of Ulster