Chairs

Last update:6 June 2023

The UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme was created in 1992 to promote international inter-university cooperation and networking and to enhance institutional capacities through knowledge sharing and collaborative work. Through this network, higher education and research institutions from all corners of the globe can share resources, both human and material, and contribute to bridging the gap between academia, civil society, local communities, research and policy-making.

There are currently over 80 UNESCO chairs working in culture. Please consult the table below for information on UNESCO Chairs working specifically on the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

NameUniversity/InstitutionYear of CreationCountryChairholder
UNESCO Chair on Cultural Policies and Management / Chaire UNESCO sur les politiques culturelles et la gestionFundação Casa de Rui Barbosa2017BrazilLia Calabre
UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy for the Arts in Development / Chaire UNESCO en politiques culturelles pour les arts en développementHildesheim University / Université d'Hildesheim2012GermanyProf. Dr. Julius Heinicke
UNESCO Chair on the Diversity of Cultural ExpressionsLaval University / Université Laval2016CanadaProf. Veronique Guevremont
UNITWIN Network on Arts Education Research for Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development / Réseau UNITWIN sur la recherche pour la diversité culturelle et le développement durableNational Institute of Education / Institut national d'éducation2017SingaporeChee-Hoo Lum
UNESCO Chair in Copyright and Neighboring Rights / Chaire UNESCO en droits d'auteurs et droits voisinsRenmin University of China / Université Renmin2001ChinaProf. Chen Li
Chair of Musical Mastery and Contemporary Performing Arts / Chaire de maîtrise musicale et d'arts du spectacle contemporainsRussian Gnesins' Academy of Music / Académie russe de musique Gnessine2014Russian FederationGalina Mayarovskaya
UNESCO Chair in Arts and Cultural Management, Cities and Creativity / Chaire UNESCO en arts et gestion culturelle, villes et créativitéThe Polytechnic Institute of Leiria2018PortugalProf. João Serra
UNESCO Chair in Studies of Interculturalism, Art and Cultural Management and Mediation in the Balkans / Chaire UNESCO en études d'interculturalisme, de gestion artistique et culturelle et de médiation dans les BalkansUniversity of Arts in Belgrade / Université des Arts de Belgrade2004SerbiaProf. Milena Dragićević Šešić
UNESCO Chair on Cultural Policies and Cooperation / Chaire UNESCO en politiques culturelles et coopérationUniversity of Girona / Université de Girone2001SpainDr. Núria Galí Espelt
UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Cultural Management / Chaire UNESCO en politique et gestion culturellesVilnius Academy of Fine Arts / Académie des arts de Vilnius1998LithuaniaProf. Jūratė Černevičiūtė
Bilgi University2018TürkiyeProf. Serhan Ada

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