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    ATHENA invites environmental scientists to attend a virtual lunch

    The UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Management of Conservation Areas at the Carinthian University of Applied Sciences (CUAS) has organised a series of virtual lunches that take place every Wednesday at lunchtime (12:30 CET). The ATHENA Alliance partners are invited to share their experiences at one of these virtual lunches. Various representatives from grassroots initiatives, international organisations and the scholary world give a short impuls on…

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    Online Panel Discussion “Strenghthening Gender Equality in Generative AI”

    The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) invites you to an online panel discussion, taking place on the margins of the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), which aims to facilitate a discourse on academic research related to generative A.I. with a specific focus on advancing, promoting, and safeguarding gender equality. It will delve into the incorporation of human flaws, such as gender bias, into generative A.I.…

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    Ukrainian Forum for International Education 2024

    On April 10, 2024, the Ukrainian Forum for International Education 2024 will be convened by the Ukrainian State Centre for International Education (“USCIE”). The Ukrainian Forum for International Education is a significant educational event aimed at uniting key experts to enhance educational opportunities in Ukraine for foreign citizens. The key areas of focus for the Forum include: Innovations in legislation regarding the admission and organization…

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    Contest of innovative projects “Resilient City”

    The Kyiv City State Administration, Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, and the  Innovation Holding “Sikorsky Challenge” have jointly launched the Resilient City acceleration program. The program’s primary objective is to identify innovative technological solutions geared towards enhancing the resilience of residential buildings in Kyiv and addressing issues pertaining to the disruption of energy infrastructure caused by the Russian aggression. Key areas of emphasis include energy…

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    First lecture of the GISU Digital and Entrepreneurship Academy 2024

    We are pleased to invite you to the first programme of the GISU Digital and Entrepreneurship Academy this year, entitled “Digital Globalisation of Gaming and Extended Reality Industries“, which will be offered online on Tuesday, 12 March, from 15:00 to 17:00 Beijing time(09:00-11:00 Kyiv time). The programme is presented by Associate Professor Elif Surer from the Middle East Technical University (METU, Turkey). The programme content…

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    Swedish Institute launches new programme to support Ukraine

    The first call of the new SI Ukraine Cooperation Programme will open early March. Through the programme, SI grants funding to projects aimed at supporting Ukraine’s reconstruction, reform efforts, and EU integration in areas such as inclusive economic development, entrepreneurship and trade, human rights, democracy, rule of law, and gender equality. The programme is implemented within the framework of the government’s Strategy for Sweden’s reconstruction and…

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    First UNESCO Chairs Seminar “An Overview of the Pact for the Future”

    Date and time: Tuesday 5 March 2024, 15:00 to 16:30 (Paris Time) Languages: English and French Format: Zoom – Please click here to register Seminar description The UN Summit of the Future: Multilateral Solutions for a Better Tomorrow, New York, 22-23 September 2024, aims to enhance cooperation on critical challenges and address gaps in global governance, reaffirm existing commitments including to the Sustainable Development Goals…

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    UNESCO Chairs Seminars Series 5: Towards a Pact for the Future

    Our world is at a turning point. ‘Humanity faces a stark and urgent choice: a breakdown or a breakthrough’, as the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, stated in Our Common Agenda. The complex intersection of the climate crisis, accelerated technological innovation, growing inequality, democratic backsliding, conflict and insecurity require restoration, repair, renewal and transformation. The UN Summit of the Future in September 2024…