Ιστολόγιο

“UNESCO ACTIVITIES FOR INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE EDUCATION    

under the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”

Monday 24th MAY, 31st MAY and 7th JUNE 2021,

 Time: 16:00-22:00

The UNESCO Chair of Intercultural Policy for an Active Citizenship and Solidarity st at the University of Macedonia, organizes a three-day open online educational seminar of 21 hours entitled: “UNESCO actions for Inclusive and Equitable Education under the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. 

The free seminar will be held on Monday 24, 31 May and 7 June 2021, from 16.00 to 22.00. Registration is required at the following link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUoceGopjspE9wT6HD8bz1hbUzkS6IHYsp_ 

After registration, a personalized link is e-mailed to the provided respective address, through which you can access the seminar. 

The seminar is organized as part of the Chair’s participation in the UNESCO public consultation on the future of education on the initiative “Futures of Education: Learning to Become” as well as on the UNESCO Chairs’ collaborative initiative “UNESCO Chairs for Sustainable Futures”. 

The seminar’s aim is to inform and raise awareness among the education actors involved, stakeholders, and education policy makers on the issues related to the Right to Inclusive and Equitable Education, particularly at a time of key and critical nature due to the impact of COVID-19.

The seminar is designed for teachers at all levels, education actors, students, academics and researchers, local authorities (regions and municipalities) and more broadly for an active civil society collectively.

Ms Ekaterini Tzitzikosta, President of the National Commission for UNESCO in Greece, Professor Evgenia Alexandropoulou – Egyptiadou, Vice Rector of the University of Macedonia, and Associate Professor Despoina Anagnostopoulou,  Director of the UNESCO Chair of “Intercultural Policy for an Active Citizenship and Solidarity” of the University of Macedonia, will open the proceedings by giving a warm seminar welcome. 

Distinguished lectures and contributions will be presented in the seminar from well-established academics, bodies and representatives of international and European institutions as well as in the field of education, researchers and scientific associates of the Chair. 

In addition to the members of the academic community of the University of Macedonia and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as well as the staff of the UNESCO Chair, inter alios, the following participants will deliver their lectures:

• Dimitris Fatouros, Communication Officer for Greece, UN Regional Information Centre in Brussels (UNRIC), Brussels, Belgium 

• Michael Scoullos, Professor Emeritus at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Director of the UNESCO Chair of NKUA for Management and Education for Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean, Greece

• George Bagakis, Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Policy, University of Peloponnese, Advisor to the Mayor of Corinth, Greece 

• Felipe Chibas Ortiz, Associate Professor at the University of São Paulo – USP, Coordinator of the Research Group Toth­CRIARCOM of CEACOM, Regional Representative for Latin America UNESCO MIL Alliance, Co­leader UNESCO MIL Cities Network project, Brazil

• Sylvia Florea, Professor and Director of UNESCO Chair, Quality Management of Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania

• Fotini Asderaki, Associate Professor, University of Piraeus, Jean Monnet Chair and Academic Coordinator of T4E project, Greece

• Vera Dilari, MSc., National Coordinator of ASPnet UNESCO, Research Associate of the Laboratory of Education Policy, Research, Development and Interuniversity Cooperation (ERDIC), University of Piraeus, Greece

• Dimitrios Deligiannis, Member of the collaborating teaching personnel, Hellenic Open University, Chairman of Larissa Municipality Council, Greece 

• Mary Drosopulos, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher & Intercultural Instructor, University of Leeds, UK

• Vasilis Papalymperis, President of the Hellenic Cultural and Educational Club for UNESCO and Head of the Organizing Committee of the World Cultural Heritage Youth Symposium, Greece

• Chrysanthi Michlizoglou, English language teacher, Mentor INTERCAP, Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Central Macedonia, Greece

• Dimitrios M. Mylonas , PhD, Economist – Legal professional, INTERRCAP Project Manager, Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Central Macedonia, Greece

The 21-hour seminar will be held on three consecutive Mondays from 16:00 to 22:00 and its structure is tripartite with topics broken down into 14 sessions:

Day 1, Monday 24 May 2021: THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION – UNESCO’s MAIN GOAL

1. The Right to Education
2. Education and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
3. The Future of Education and the Impact of the Pandemic

Day 2, Monday 31 May 2021: INCLUSIVE EDUCATION – EDUCATION OF SOCIALLY VULNERABLE GROUPS 

4. Education and Armed Conflicts
5. Inclusion through Education & The Role of Culture
6. Curricula and Education
7. Inclusive Education for Migrants and Refugees
8. Inclusive Education for Girls and Women
9. Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities

Day 3, Monday 7 June 2021: UNESCO ACTIONS – SUSTAINABLE CITIES

10. Digital Literacy and Education Diplomacy 
11. Inclusive Higher Education – The Impact of COVID-19 (in English)

12     Media and Information Literacy Cities (in English)

13. Sustainable Cities and Cooperation of EU with UNESCO in the field of     Education (in English)
14. Learning Cities (in English)

Throughout the seminar attendees will have the opportunity to be informed about the research findings of the 42 UNESCO Chair interns. Their research was conducted under the supervision of the Chair and its scientific associates, as part of their two-month internship (7 April – 7 June 2021).

Participants in the three-day seminar will receive a certificate of attendance at the provided upon registration e-mail address. Certificates will be sent within 15 days from the completion of the seminar.

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