UNESCO/ORBICOM Chair for Communication in South Africa (662), established in 2005 at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban (South Africa).

Fields/Disciplines

Communication.

Objectives

• To promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation in the field of Communication (Convergence and Divergence in the Media and Communication Landscape: Transformation in the Southern African Media and Telecommunications Landscape)
• It will serve as a means of facilitating collaboration between high-level, internationally recognized researchers and teaching staff of the University and other institutions in South Africa and other regions of the world

Host Institution

• University of Kwazulu-Natal

Partnership

• International Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communications (ORBICOM), the University of Quebec at Montreal (Canada)

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Communication and Information.

Contact

Prof. Ruth Elizabeth Teer-Tomaselli, The University of Kwazulu-Natal, Centre for Cultural and Media Studies
UNESCO Chairholder
E-Mail address - teertoma(at)ukzn.ac.za
Work Phone - (2731) 2602505
Fax - (27 31) 260 1519
City - Durban
Postal Code - 4041
Country - South Africa