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Specialized Institutions* in alphabetical order

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AACU Association of American Colleges and Universities - Diversity
- Diversity Web : An interactive resource hub for higher education
AIESEC formerly Association Internationale des étudiants en sciences économiques et commerciales) http://www.aiesec.org/

The world's largest student organization, AIESEC serves as an “international platform for young people to discover and develop their potential so as to have a positive impact on society” through participation in conferences, exchanges and work abroad opportunities.  Present in 95 countries and over 800 universities.

Asian Dialogue Society – a project of the Information and Resource Center, based in Singapore http://www.asiandialogue.com/index.php?link=home

This informal community brings together citizens and friends of Asia from diverse backgrounds who share a common belief in security and freedom and the indispensability of dialogue and debate to the resolution of conflicts and the maintenance of peace.  The website contains publications, news about conferences, links and a list of organizations.
AFS
AFS Intercultural Programmes
World : http://www.afs.org/AFSI/
Europe: http://www.efil.afs.org
Anna Lindh Foundation
Anna Lindh Euro-mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures
http://www.euromedalex.org
Council of Europe Council of Europe website on intercultural dialogue

http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/intercultural/default_en.asp

Edchange.org
Multicultural Pavilion:
Resources and dialogues for equity in education
EFIL 
European Federation of Intercultural Learning http://efil.afs.org/

A network of NGOs providing opportunities for intercultural learning, exchanges and volunteering to high school students as well as to university students and adults.
The organization is part of AFS (originally American Field Service, a volunteer ambulance service).  Its activities include lobbying, training, and fostering the sharing of know-how and practices in the field of intercultural learning and global education.
Euromed
http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/euromed/index.htm

Interculturality and Human Rights Euromed Observatory
http://www.humanrights-observatory.net/dhangles/observatori.html
Global People
Global People - supporting intercultural partnerships
http://www.globalpeople.org.uk
IALIC International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication – University of Stirling, Scotland http://www.ialic.arts.gla.ac.uk/index.html

The Association serves as a forum for academics, practitioners, researchers and students to discuss and research questions of intercultural communication, understanding, dialogue and cooperation. The association organizes conferences, publishes a journal and provides support to researchers, trainers and students.
IAIE
International Association for Intercultural Education
http://www.iaie.org/

Intercultural Education
, IAIE Academic journal.  Published since 1997, it offers a global forum for the analysis of issues dealing with education in plural societies. It provides educational professionals with the knowledge and information that can assist them in contributing to the critical analysis and the implementation of intercultural education. Topics covered include: terminological issues, education and multicultural society today, intercultural communication, human rights and anti-racist education, pluralism and diversity in a democratic framework, pluralism in post-communist and post-colonial countries, conflict resolution, migration and indigenous minority issues, refugee issues, language policy issues, curriculum and classroom organization, and school development.  http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14675986.asp
ICDAC International Centre for Dialogue Among Civilizations http://www.dialoguecentre.org/
ICE
Global knowledge base of intercultural education
ICI
Intercultural Communication Institute – Portland, OR, USA. http://www.intercultural.org/

ICI is a private, non-profit foundation aiming to foster awareness and appreciation of cultural difference through education and training in the area of intercultural communication. In collaboration with several American universities, the organisation offers a Master of Arts in Intercultural Relations, a Certificate in Intercultural Conflict Transformation, an Intercultural Certificate Program and a Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication Program.
IIID
Institute for Interreligious, Intercultural Dialogue – Temple University, USA
http://astro.temple.edu/~dialogue/iiid.htm

An organization that emerged from the desire to translate the research published in the Journal of Ecumenical Studies into concrete activities and partnerships.  The purpose of the institute is to promote dialogue among individuals and groups of different religions and cultures, focusing especially though not exclusively on the "opinion-shapers (leaders) of society.  To this end, it sponsors seminars, consortia, and collaborates with numerous organizations. 
INCD
International Network for Cultural Diversity
http://www.incd.net/incden.html
INST Research Institute for Austrian and International Literature and Cultural Studies Encyclopedia of Multilingal Cultural Studies
Interkulturelt Center (IKC)
Intercultural Institute, Århus, Denmark
http://www.ikc.dk/

National Association for Multicultural Education – Bethesda, Maryland, USA. http://www.nameorg.org/index.html

A multi-function organisation that provides resources and strategies for multicultural education; consulting services and training for educators; research, support and curriculum development to answer the needs of a multicultural society. It also organizes conferences and maintains a site full of resources for multicultural education and diversity appreciation in education.

Multicultural Education Resource Guide Multicultural Education Resource Guide – a website mainly targeted towards children and teenagers and their teachers.  It lists websites with resources and lesson plans for teachers, but has links that could be useful to university students and educators as well.
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/Multi.html
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

- ‘Dialogue among Civilisations’ project

- Attitudes on education and teaching of Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue.

- Intercultural Dialogue

- UNESCO- Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Education

- UNITWIN Chair on Intercultural Education (Finland)

UNU United Nations University Dialogue of civilizations

* The list is neither exhaustive, nor representative. We will up-date and expand using your comments and our own on-going research.
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