{"id":155,"date":"2013-05-28T11:27:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T11:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unescochair.uom.gr\/index.php\/progressreport2012\/"},"modified":"2013-05-28T11:27:06","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T11:27:06","slug":"progressreport2012","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unescochair.uom.gr\/?page_id=155","title":{"rendered":"Progress report to UNESCO 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 1pt 4pt; background-color: #d9d9d9;\">\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 200%; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"line-height: 200%; color: #262626;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: 200%; border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b><span style=\"color: #262626;\">UNESCO CHAIR\/UNITWIN NETWORK PROGRESS REPORT <\/span><\/b><b>FORM<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 184.3pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 5.15pt;\">\n<td width=\"246\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 184.3pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 5.15pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Title of the Chair\/Network: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"366\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 274.7pt; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top-color: windowtext; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-top-width: 1pt; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Policy for an Active Citizenship and Solidarity<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 5.15pt;\">\n<td width=\"123\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 92.3pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 5.15pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 6pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Host <\/b><b>Institution: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"366\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 274.7pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">University of Macedonia<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 5.15pt;\">\n<td width=\"173\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 129.7pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 5.15pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 3pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Date of establishment of Chair\/Network:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"366\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 274.7pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2004<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 5.15pt;\">\n<td width=\"224\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 168.2pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 5.15pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 3pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Period of activity under report:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"366\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 274.7pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">September 2012 \u2013 May 2013<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"246\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 184.3pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 11.25pt;\">\n<td width=\"168\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 126.05pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 11.25pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 3pt 0cm;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Report established by:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"366\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 274.7pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Paraskevi&nbsp; Naskou-Perraki, Professor of International Law and International Organisations at the Department at International and European Studies of the University of Macedonia, Director of UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Policy for an Active Citizenship and Solidarity<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center;\">\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 5pt; text-align: center;\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"607\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 455.2pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width: 607px; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 20.7pt;\">\n<td width=\"607\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 455.3pt; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 20.7pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>1. Executive Summary: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>Major outcomes, results and impact of the Chair, including on national policies, in relation to its objectives as stated in Article 2 of the Chair Agreement (between the Institution and UNESCO) <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Not exceeding 300 words)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 4pt;\">\n<td width=\"607\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 455.3pt; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"607\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 455.2pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The outcomes of the work of UNESCO Chair have been to promote the protection of human rights, with emphasis on the right to education, and the promotion of human rights education, intercultural policy, intercultural dialogue and intercultural education at all levels of our society (academic, civil, etc.) The UNESCO Chairholder has established a network between the UNESCO Chair and the museums in <\/span><st1:city>Thessaloniki<\/st1:city><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> and cooperate with the <\/span><st1:place><st1:placetype>Municipality<\/st1:placetype> of <st1:placename>Thessaloniki<\/st1:placename><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"> and the Direction of Secondary Education in order to promote the goals of UNESCO. The outcomes include a remarkable contribution to research, publications, raising awareness and distribution of information concerning the protection of human rights and cultural diversity in order to achieve an active citizenship, in other words, a democratic citizenship. Another aim for the UNESCO Chair is to establish cooperation with NGO\u2019s, and particularly with the ones involved with the protection of vulnerable groups, such as immigrants, refugees, disable etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The UNESCO Chair progressively appeals to more and more students every year who wish to be involved in various aspects of the work of the Chair as internees. At the same time Professor P. Naskou-Perraki, the UNESCO Chairholder and a well-established academic, is invited to numerous events and conferences to lecture on human rights and the promotion of intercultural dialogue, and has contributed significantly to nurturing and establishing networks and links across academic disciplines as well as other social, public policy and civil society areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The work of the UNESCO Chair has contributed significantly to raising awareness on the protection of human rights; this is evidenced in the collaboration with schools of primary and secondary education; receiving funding from public bodies on UNESCO Chair\u2019s publications; as well as in publishing leaflets and books which are distributed for free to schools and University students. For example, following a conference with representatives of primary education, UNESCO Chair undertook the preparation of a leaflet on the Rules of Behaviour towards people with disabilities. The publication costs for this leaflet were initially provided by the General Secretariat of the Ministry Press. The leaflet was distributed to all public sectors and schools. Currently, the UNESCO Chair is in talks with the Greek-German School of Athens with regard to the reproduction of this leaflet. The UNESCO Chair intends to distribute electronically this leaflet on the rules of behaviour towards people with disabilities in order to reach out to the general public and disseminate information on the protection of the rights of people with disabilities. UNESCO Chair has uploaded this leaflet on the website of UNESCO Chair so that it can be accessible to any one. The value of this leaflet is further attested by the fact that the Library of the Ministry of Press has requested for the electronic version of this leaflet in order to upload it on the website of the Library.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The UNESCO Chairholder, Professor P. Naskou-Perraki, and the scientific collaborator to the UNESCO Chair, Dr. K. Chainoglou, have been invited to teach in English at postgraduate level the module of \u201cUNESCO and Culture\u201d which is part of the MA in Law, Arts and Economy of the International Hellenic University (October 2012-January 2013). For the preparation of the module, all teaching materials and legal instruments on the protection of culture were prepared by the collaborators of the Chair.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"607\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 455.2pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width: 607px; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10.4pt;\">\n<td width=\"607\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 455.3pt; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 10.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>2) Activities: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>Overview of activities undertaken by the Chair during the reporting period <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"width: 614px; border-collapse: collapse; border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"614\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 460.7pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>a) Education\/Training\/Research <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>(key education programmes and training delivered and research undertaken by the Chair during the reporting period, target group and geographical coverage) <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 4cm; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>i) Education<\/b><b><br \/> <\/b><b>(leading to certificate)<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"463\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 347.3pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Various courses are taught at the University which aim in human rights education and the promotion of cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue as a means to gain an active\/democratic citizenship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">At the Department of International and European Studies, the courses of \u201cInternational Protection of Human Rights\u201d and \u201cCultural Diplomacy\u201d are offered at undergraduate level taught by Professor P. Naskou-Perraki. The course of \u2018\u2019International Protection on Human Rights\u2019\u2019 is taught to undergraduate Erasmus students in English by Professor P. Naskou-Perraki. On postgraduate level the course of \u201cHuman Rights and the Rights of the Child\u201d is taught at the Master on European Youth Policies by P. Naskou-Perraki.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Moreover, for the academic year 2012-2013, the UNESCO Chairholder, Professor P. Naskou-Perraki, which is part of the MA in Law, Arts and Economy of the International Hellenic University (October 2012-January 2013).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 4cm; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>ii) Training&nbsp; <br \/> <\/b><b>(short term)<\/b><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"463\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 347.3pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Training and research at the UNESCO Chair are materializing through internship at UNESCO Chair.<b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The main purpose of offering an internship to undergraduate and postgraduate students at the UNESCO Chair is to familiarize students with the purposes and the programmes of UNESCO at global and regional level. Under the supervision of Professor Perraki the students are encouraged to study the international instruments under which the protection of human rights is guaranteed. This year\u2019s research and training is focused on culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The internees at the UNESCO Chair are divided into three working groups. The tasks of each Working Group are the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The First Working Group, known as the \u201cJournalists\u2019 Team\u201d, works throughout the academic year in order to collect any information on the activities of UNESCO. The Journalists\u2019 team translates into Greek the collected information which is then edited and published either in print or on the website of the UNESCO Chair (<a href=\"http:\/\/afroditi.uom.gr\/chaireunesco\/\">http:\/\/afroditi.uom.gr\/chaireunesco\/<\/a>). The work of the Journalists\u2019 team is purely informative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Second Working Group, aims in conducting research on international case law (i.e. CCPR, CERD, etc) and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights. The members of this Group studies and translates cases into Greek. This year the jurisprudence was on cultural rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Third Working Group aims in the presentation of information on the monuments of the World Heritage List. Here the students prepared a presentation of all monuments in different countries protected by UNESCO. The aim of the Chair iis to present all works of students on Chair\u2019s website.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"151\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 4cm; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>iii) Research <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"463\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 347.3pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Training and research at the UNESCO Chair are materializing through internship at UNESCO Chair (see above). Furthermore, the UNESCO Chair organises events in order to stimulate dialogue between various stakeholders, i.e. academics, postgraduate students, PhD students, non-governmental organisations, public bodies, etc, and to encourage research on issues that are troubling the contemporary Greek society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">This year\u2019s research was focused on cultural rights, cultural heritage, etc<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"614\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 460.6pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>b) Conferences\/Meetings <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>(key conferences and meetings organized by the Chair or to which its Chairholder contributed) <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" style=\"border: none; padding: 0cm;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 362.35pt;\">\n<td width=\"614\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 460.6pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 362.35pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>i) Key conferences and workshops hosted by the Chair <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Information-awareness workshops or events organised by the Chair for UNESCO Chair <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 14.4pt; background-color: #fcfdfd;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0e1315;\">On 15<sup>th<\/sup> of April 2013, the UNESCO Chair organized a seminar on \u201cThe Role of Diplomacy in Inter-religious Relations\u201d, whereby UNESCO Chair invited three experts with differential academic background (one greek Ambassador, one Professor of Theology and one Professor of Political Sciences) to present <span style=\"color: #0e1315;\">a critical analysis of key-dimensions of the issue.<span style=\"color: #0e1315;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 14.4pt; background-color: #fcfdfd;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0e1315;\">On 1<sup>st<\/sup> March 2012, the UNESCO Chair honored Mr. Thomas Gerasimidis, Doctor, for his invaluable contribution to the achievement of the UNESCO\u2019s aims through his work, as a prominent science.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 14.4pt; background-color: #fcfdfd;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0e1315;\">On 13<sup>th<\/sup> November 2012, the UNESCO Chair honored Mrs. Polixeni Adam-Veleni, Director of the Archeological Museum of Thessaloniki, for her contribution to the promotion and dissemination of greek culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 14.4pt; background-color: #fcfdfd;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0e1315;\">Both events, were accepted by the society of <st1:city><st1:place>Thessaloniki<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> with enthusiasm, while more than 300 people attended them (photos on Chair\u2019s website).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>ii)&nbsp; Other conferences\/organizational activities undertaken by the Chairholder<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b><i>Education (Annual Student Conference)<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Since 2002 the Annual Thessaloniki International Student Model United Nations (ThessISMUN) is organised at the University of Macedonia under the academic direction of Professor P. Naskou-Perraki. ThessISMUN, a successful Model UN, Council of Europe and North Atlantic Council, gathers students from Greek Universities and from all over the world, ready to show their diplomatic skills. ThessISMUN is the only Model UN organised in Greece and is supportive of other UN Models in neighbouring countries, as well Regional Models in other parts of Greece. ThessISMUN gathers undergraduate and graduate students from around the world for a 5-day youth summit to simulate discussions of different bodies of UN and regional organisations and assume the roles of ambassadors. ThessISMUN offers to students educational experience and is an effective tool to learn about the complexities of the world, how international community deals with economic and environmental concerns, human rights violations, disarmament and political conflicts and other global issues. The educational value of ThessISMUN is further enhanced by the fact that it presents a multicultural and multinational forum where students can enhance their communication skills, learn about other countries, promote democracy, explore conflict resolutions and develop negotiations skills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>iii) A selection of conference presentations by the Chairholder and other colleagues <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 14.4pt; background-color: #fcfdfd;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;\">On 10<sup>th<\/sup> April 2013, the Director of the UNESCO Chair, Professor P. Naskou-Perraki, was invited by the Open Public University in Thessaloniki to speak about \u201cHuman Rights Violations by the Government Bodies\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 14.4pt; background-color: #fcfdfd;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;\">On 26<sup>th<\/sup> February 2013, the Director of the UNESCO Chair, Professor P. Naskou-Perraki, gave a lecture on \u201cThe Rights of the European Citizen\u201d on seminars organized by the Center of International Relations and European Integration of the Department of International and European Studies at University of Macedonia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 14.4pt; background-color: #fcfdfd;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;\">On 15<sup>th<\/sup> February 2013, The Director of the UNESCO Chair, Professor P. Naskou-Perraki, was participated as Co-ordinator of the 4th Session &#8220;Managing Borders, Migration and &#8216;Asylum&#8217; at the 1<sup>st<\/sup> International Conference organized by the Jean Monnet Chair of the University of Macedonia on &#8220;Developments and Challenges in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice in the EU\u201d in Thessaloniki.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 14.4pt; background-color: #fcfdfd;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0e1315; font-size: 8pt;\">On 27<sup>th<\/sup> September 2012, the Director of the UNESCO Chair, Professor P. Naskou-Perraki, delivered a keynote speech on \u201cRights of the Child\u201d at the Conference on Active Citizenship which was organized by the Vice-municipality of Youth, Sports and Volunteers and under the auspices of INCLUDE.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 14.4pt; background-color: #fcfdfd;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0e1315; font-size: 8pt;\">On 14<sup>th<\/sup> May 2012, the Director of the UNESCO Chair, Professor P. Naskou-Perraki, delivered a speech on \u201cInternational Institutions for the Protection of Women\u2019s Rights\u201d at a seminar that that entitled \u201cWomen and Current Crisis\u201d and organized by the Department of Theology of Aristotle\u2019s University of Thessaloniki.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"3\" style=\"border-style: none none solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"614\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 460.6pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>c) Interuniversity Exchanges\/Partnerships <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>(principal exchanges\/partnerships between the Chair and other institution,s including UNESCO Chairs\/UNITWIN Networks)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"614\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 460.6pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The UNESCO Chair has already established co-operation with the other two UNESCO Chairs of the Aristotle University. Furthermore, UNESCO Chair is in co-operation with intercultural schools of Thessaloniki and other primary and secondary schools as well as museums, non-governmental organisations, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Emphasis was given on the co-operation with the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Primary School of Municipality of Rizas (Zakynthos) on ASPnet\u2019s Programmes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"607\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 455.4pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>d) Publications\/Multimedia Materials <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>(major publications and teaching\/learning materials)<\/i><b><i> <\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"196\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 147.15pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"411\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 308.25pt; border-style: none solid solid none; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 141.7pt;\">\n<td width=\"607\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 455.4pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 141.7pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>Give details of major publications and materials including full citations. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>i)&nbsp; Publications<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Books<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1)P. Naskou-Perraki, <i>Collection of International Legal Instruments on the Protection of Human Rights at Global and Regional Level<\/i> [in Greek] (Publications of the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, 2012)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2)P. Naskou-Perraki, <i>Collection of International Legal Instruments on the International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law<\/i> [in Greek] (Publications of the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, 2012) <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">3)P. Naskou-Perraki, K. Tararas, K. Chainoglou, <i>Translation of the UNESCO Book \u201cHuman Rights: Answers and Questions\u201d<\/i>&nbsp; [in Greek] (Ant. N. Sakkoulas, Athens-Komotini, 2013)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Teaching materials&nbsp;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1)P. Naskou-Perraki and K. Chainoglou,&nbsp;<i>Teaching materials on UNESCO and the protection of culture<\/i>, (unpublished, 2012) prepared for the postgradute\u00ab&nbsp;UNESCO and Culture&nbsp;\u00bb<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2)P. Naskou-Perraki and K. Chainoglou<i>, Corpus of International Legal Instruments on the Protection of Culture and Human Rights<\/i>, (unpublished, 2012) prepared for the postgraduate course \u00ab&nbsp;UNESCO and\u00bb of the International Hellenic University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Conference proceedings&nbsp;:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1)P. Naskou-Perraki, \u00ab&nbsp;The rights of the disabled child\u00bb, in <i>Proceedings of the<\/i><b><i><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"> <\/span><\/i><\/b><i>Workshop in Active citizenship and special education TPT &#8220;Training SEN Parents &amp; Teachers for refreshment<\/i>, organised by INCLUDE, from 26 to 30 September 2012.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2)P. Naskou-Perraki, \u00ab&nbsp;\u00bb, in <i>Proceedings of the<\/i><b><i><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"> <\/span><\/i><\/b><i>Workshop in Active citizenship and special education TPT &#8220;Training SEN Parents &amp; Teachers for refreshment<\/i>, organised by INCLUDE, from 26 to 30 September 2012.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"607\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 455.4pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>e) Cooperation with UNESCO Headquarters, Field Offices <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 225pt;\">\n<td width=\"607\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 455.4pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 225pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The UNESCO Chair, applied before UNESCO for a permission to translate the upcoming UNESCO Book \u201cHuman Rights: Questions and Answers\u201d from English into Greek. The UNESCO Chair has received funding for the publication costs of the UNESCO Book \u201cHuman Rights: Questions and Answers\u201d by the President of National Hellenic Commission of UNESCO, Mrs. E. Tzitzikosta.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"614\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 460.6pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>f) Other<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 4.2pt;\">\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 4.2pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>(any other activities to report) <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 245.55pt;\">\n<td width=\"614\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 460.6pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 245.55pt;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The UNESCO Chair supports along with the UNESCO Youth Club the nomination of Thessaloniki as a European Youth Capital 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Moreover, the UNESCO Chair is actively supporting the Culture of Peace and Non-violence UNESCO Contest (&lt;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.unesco-hellas.gr\/gr\/news_display.aspx?id=224\">http:\/\/www.unesco-hellas.gr\/gr\/news_display.aspx?id=224<\/a>&gt;) by encouraging pupils and students to participate therein. The Director of UNESCO Chair, Professor P. Naskou-Perraki, has been appointed as a consultant for the above contest by the Ministry of Education.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> <span style=\"font-size: 8pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><br clear=\"all\" style=\"page-break-before: always;\" \/><\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"614\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 460.6pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>3. Future Plans and Development Prospects: <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><i>Outline of action plan for the next biennium and short\/medium and long-term development prospects. Please do not hesitate to refer to difficulties that the Chair has experienced <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">(Not exceeding 300 words) <\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 567.4pt;\">\n<td width=\"614\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 460.6pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 567.4pt;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The UNESCO Chair has already established co-operation with the other two UNESCO Chairs of the Aristotle University. And the UNESCO Chair supports the work of UNESCO Youth Club of Thessaloniki; members of the UNESCO Youth Club participate in the activities of the UNESCO Chair as internees or on a voluntary basis. Additionally, the UNESCO Chair participates in information awareness events organised by the UNESCO Youth Club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The promotion of human rights and the need for intercultural dialogue is necessary to the achievement of the goals of UNESCO. It may seem endless but it is the most rewarding and effective process. The commitment of the UNESCO Chair in studying, analyzing, distributing information and raising awareness on intercultural policy for a democratic citizenship (a concept that describes best the term \u201cactive citizenship\u201d) contributes to the goals of the UNESCO. The UNESCO Chair recognizes that raising awareness on human rights education is a means to implementing successfully intercultural policies. For this reason, the UNESCO Chair aims in broadening the existing networks that have been established under the auspices of the UNESCO Chair and will continue to work towards promoting human rights for a democratic citizenship by reaching out to policy-makers, professionals (i.e. educators, teachers, lawyers, etc.) and civil society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The UNESCO Chair is collecting international instruments and information concerning intercultural policies and intercultural dialogue within the context of international and regional organizations. Furthermore, the UNESCO Chair is co-operating with the Municipality of Thessaloniki and other stakeholders to promote the goals of UNESCO. A number of events are organized on the World Days that celebrate human rights of vulnerable groups, i.e. children, women, people with disabilities, refugees, immigrants, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Moreover, UNESCO Chair will organised three seminars for professionals, jurists, social and political scientists, sociologists, professionals in education, school councillors, civil servants, postgraduate students, etc. Professor P. Naskou-Perraki is the Director of a series of seminars which cover various issues on human rights, the protection of culture, intercultural dialogue and international organisations. For the academic year 2013-2014, the following thematic seminars are taught:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1) The right to Education and Intercultural Education;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2) Tools for Intercultural Teaching of Human Rights at School;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">3) Gender Equality and Women\u2019s Rights;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">4) Protection of the Rights of Social Vulnerable Groups: People with Disabilities; Refugees; Immigrants; Roma; and Women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Also, a number of books are in preparation:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1) Professor P. Naskou-Perraki is preparing an updated version of the International Mechanisms protecting human rights: Texts, Comments and case law which was originally &nbsp;published in the series of the UNESCO Chair Publications of the <\/span><st1:place><st1:placetype>University<\/st1:placetype> of <st1:placename>Macedonia<\/st1:placename><\/st1:place><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">. The book benefits from a compilation of fundamental international legal instruments on human rights and their protection mechanisms, supplemented by schematic tables and case law [in English].<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2) Professor P. Naskou-Perraki and a group of young academics under her supervision are preparing a book on the right to education [in Greek]. The purpose of this book is to present how the right to education is implemented at global, regional and national level, especially with regard to vulnerable groups, i.e. immigrants, refugees, repatriated Greeks, and Roma. The book benefits from intriguing analysis of various dimensions of the right to education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">3) A book on the protection of women\u2019s rights is also underway. The UNESCO Chair is currently liaising with UNESCO on the content of the book as well as the publisher\u2019s house.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Appendix:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"614\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 460.6pt; border: 1pt solid windowtext; background-color: #dbe5f1; padding: 0cm 5.4pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>1) Human Resources <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 576pt;\">\n<td width=\"614\" valign=\"top\" style=\"width: 460.6pt; border-style: none solid solid; border-right-color: windowtext; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-left-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; height: 576pt;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Number of posts<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">One Professor \u2013 Full time<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">One Lecturer \u2013 Full time<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">One administrative person \u2013 Part time<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>a) Paroula Naskou-Perraki<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Professor of International Law and International Organizations<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Department of International and European Studies<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">University of Macedonia, Office 421, Tower K<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">P.O. Box 1591, 156 Egnatia Str. Thessaloniki, 54006 Greece<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Tel. 00302310891499, 00302310891491<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Fax. 00302310891439<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:perraki@uom.gr\">perraki@uom.gr<\/a> <span style=\"display: none;\">This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it <span style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Other Persons to conduct<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>b) Zafeiris Tsiftzis<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">LLM in Public International Law<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:zafiris.tsiftzis@gmail.com\">zafiris.tsiftzis@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1.2. Number of Persons invited<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1) Mr. Koptsidis Gabriel, former Greek Ambassador<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">2) Dr. Koukoura Dimitra, Professor of the Department of Theology of Aristotle\u2019s University of Thessaloniki<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">3) Dr. Papastathis Konstantinos, Teacher at the the Department of Political Science of Aristotle\u2019s University of Thessaloniki<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">4) Representatives of the Associated Schools with UNESCO in Thessaloniki<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">5) UNESCO Youth Club<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">6) Navarino Network<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">7) Hellenic College of Thessaloniki<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">1.3. Other Persons participating in the activities of the Chair<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Internship: 39 persons<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Undergraduate and postgraduate students of our University and Aristotle University<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"right\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; UNESCO CHAIR\/UNITWIN NETWORK PROGRESS REPORT FORM Title of the Chair\/Network: UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Policy for an Active Citizenship and Solidarity Host Institution: University of Macedonia Date of establishment of Chair\/Network: 2004 Period of activity under report: September 2012 \u2013 May 2013 Report established by: Paraskevi&nbsp; Naskou-Perraki, Professor of International Law and International Organisations [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-155","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unescochair.uom.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unescochair.uom.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unescochair.uom.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unescochair.uom.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unescochair.uom.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=155"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/unescochair.uom.gr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/155\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unescochair.uom.gr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=155"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}