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UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean

  • Research Institutions

  • Càtedra UNESCO del Diàleg Intercultural a la Mediterrània

    • Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Campus Catalunya 35, 43002 Tarragona, Spain
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Aim

Promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation in the field of inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue in the Mediterranean as a means for promoting peace; serve as a means of facilitating collaboration between high-level, internationally recognized researchers and teaching staff of the University, other institutions in the Mediterranean area, and other institutions in Europe, North America, and other regions of the world to encourage them to include this subject in their field of research; stimulate communication with civil society, using the most suitable tools of communication: the new technologies of information and communication and audio-visual resources, particularly documentary cinema, thus fostering interaction between inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue, development and peace.

History

The UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean was established in 2006 at the University of Rovira i Virgili.

IRD Activities

  • Official European Master on Mediterranean Cultural Studies

    Some of the subjects of this Master's Degree include “Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue: An Approach to the Sociology of Conflict”, “The Mediterranean Policy of the European Union and Contemporary International Relations: The Barcelona Process and the New Neighborhood Policy”, “Seminar: Iraq as Mediation Experience", and “Seminar: Civil Society and Institutions in the Maghreb”

  • Courses

    The Chair offers several courses including a course on “Intercultural Dialogue” and the course “Training in Intercultural Dialogue and Interreligious Dialogue in the Mediterranean”.

  • Main Focus Countries of Activities

    Tarragona, Spain - Tarragona, Spain