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List of UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks on Sustainable Development

Interdisciplinary post-graduate programmes dealing with transformations of the socio-sphere, bio-sphere, and techno-sphere

 

(updated: January 2001)
Latin America and Caribbean
Europe and North America
Central and Eastern Europe
Arab region
Africa
Asia and Pacific
 
 

 

Latin America and Caribbean

Argentina
The UNESCO/FLACAM Chair
Facultad latino-americana de ciencias ambientales on Sustainable Development
Established in 1994
Prof. Rubén Pesci Director, FLACAM
Calle 57, N° 393 1900 La Plata
phone: 54 21 256 556/257 482; fax: 54 21 226 800
e mail: root@flacam.edu.ar / flacam@satlink.com
web site: www.flacam-red.com

 

Brazil

UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development
Established in 1994
Prof. María Inácia D'Avila, responsable de la Cátedra UNESCO
Programa EICOS Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Av. Pasteur, 250 CEP 22290 240, Rio de Janeiro
phone: +55 21 295 3208/290 2112; fax: +55 21 295 3185
e mail: reitoria@reitoria.ufrj.br
web site: www.ufrj.br
UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development
Established in 1994
Prof. José Luis da Veiga Mercer, Responsable de la Cátedra UNESCO
Pro-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Centro de Estudos do Mar Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Beira Mar s/n Curitiba
phone: +55 41 455 1333/360 5001; fax: +55 41 223 7266
e mail: gabinete@reitoria.ufpr.br

UNESCO Chair on « City and Environment »
Established in 1994
Prof. José Raymundo Martins Roméo, Responsable de la Cátedra UNESCO
ORDECC Colegio do Brasil
Rua Gago Coutinho, 59 CEP 22221-070 Rio de Janeiro R.J.
phone: 55 21 558 9382; fax: 55 21 558 9382

UNESCO UNU Chair Network in Global Economics & Sustainable Development
Prof. Theotônio dos Santos Coordinador
Colegio do Brasil, Rua Gago Coutinho, 59 CEP 22 221 070 Rio de Janeiro
phone: 21 55 558 9382; fax: 55 21 558 9382

 

Bolivia

 

UNESCO Chair for Environment and Sustainable Development
Established in 1995
Prof. J. Renato Crespo, Responsable de la Cátedra UNESCO
Centro de Estudios Superiores Universitarios, Universidad Mayor de San Simón Casilla
5389 Calama Cochabamba
phone: 591 42 20317; fax: 591 42 325450
e mail: cesu@pino.chb.entelnet.bo

 

Chile

UNESCO Chair in Development and Integrated Territorial Management
Established in 1995
Institute for Geography, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Av. Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Campus San Joaquin, Macul
tel: (56-2) 686 47 50; fax:
(56-2) 552 60 28

UNESCO Chair in Public Policies and Sustainable Development
Established in 1995
Prof. Raúl Urzúa, Responsable de la Cátedra UNESCO
Centro de Análisis de Políticas Públicas, Universidad de Chile
Diagonal Paraguay 265, Torre 15, Piso 13 Santiago de Chile
phone: 56 2 678 2189; fax: 56 2 678 20 06
e mail: capp@abello.dic.uchile.cl

 

Venezuela

UNESCO Chair in Development Studies
Established in 1997

Prof. Heinz R. Sonntag, Director Centro de Estudios del Desarrollo
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Apartado Postal 6622, Colinas de Bello Monte Caracas 1010-A
phone: 582 242 14 16; fax: 582 241 37 77

 

 

Europe and North America

 

Belgium

Chair UNESCO-PRELUDE Co-expertise scientifique et participative pour le co-développement durable
Etablie en 2001
Résponsable: Prof. George Thill
Département Sciences, Philosophies, Sociétés, Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Université de Namur
61, rue de Bruxelles
B-5000 Namur, Belgique
tel: (32-81) 72 41 13 / 72 41 16
fax: (32-81) 72 41 18
e mail: georges.thill@fundp.ac.be; jean-paul.leonis@fundp.ac.be

www.fundp.ac.be/prelude


Canada

UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development
Established in 1993
Prof. Laval Doucet Responsable de la chaire UNESCO
Groupe de recherches et d'études sur les politiques environnementales
Faculté des sciences sociales, Université Laval
Cité universitaire Sainte-Foy, Québec G1K 7P4
phone: 1 418 656 2615; fax: 1 418 656 3567
e mail: laval.doucet@svs.ulaval.ca

 

France

Chaire UNESCO du développement et aménagement intégré des territoires
Chaire itinérante entre l'Institut national agronomique de Paris-Grignon, l'Université de Toulouse-III-Paul Sabatier et l'Université de Montpellier
Prof. Jean-Claude Martin, responsable de la chaire UNESCO
Université de Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier
118, route de Narbonne F 31062, Toulouse cedex
phone: 33 (0)5 61 55 66 11; fax: 33 (0)5 61 55 64 70

Chaire UNESCO Formation de professionnels du développement durable
Annie Najim, responsable de la Chaire UNESCO
Université de Bordeaux III, Institut de Michel Montaigne, I.U.T.B
Rue Naudet - BP 204 - 33175 GRADIGNAN Cdex
tel: 33 5 56 84 44 44; fax: 33 5 56 84 41 74
e mail: chaireunesco@iutb.u-bordeau.fr
web site: www.iutb.u-bordeaux.fr/unesco

 

Germany

UNESCO Chair for European Studies
Established in 1993
Prof. Bernd Hamm, Chairholder
Centre for European Studies, University of Trier
15 Universitätsring, D 54286 Trier
phone: 49 651 201 2727; fax: 49 651 201 3930
e mail: hamm@pcmail_uni-trier.de

 

Spain

UNESCO Chair for the Environment and Sustainable Development
Established in 1995/96
Prof. Victor M. Toledo, Responsable de la Cátedra UNESCO
Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales, Universitat de Barcelona
Gran Vía de les Cortes Catalanes, 585 E 08071 Barcelona
phone: 34 93 318 42 66; fax: 34 93 268 22 04
e mail: orei@org.ub.es

UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development
Established in 1994
Prof. Miguel Rojas Mix, Responsable de la Cátedra UNESCO
Centro Extremeño de Estudios y Cooperación con Iberoamérica
Plaza San Jorge, 8 E 10071, Cáceres
phone/fax: 34 927 21 48 18
e mail: cexeci@grn.es
UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development
Established in 1992
Prof. José Luis Rosúa, Responsable de la Cátedra UNESCO
Departamento de Biología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias
Universidad de Granada, E 18001 Granada
phone: 34 958 24 33 81; fax: 34 958 24 28 99
e mail: jrosua@goliat.ugr.es
Chaire UNESCO in Planning, New Technologies and Sustainable Development
Established in 1992
Prof. Manuel Norte, Responsable de la Cátedra UNESCO
Universidad de La Laguna Molinos de Aguna
s/n 38207, E 38207, La Laguna-Tenerife
phone: 34 922 31 94 57; fax: 34 922 25 96 28

UNESCO Chair in Technology, Sustainable Development, Imbalances and Global Change
Established in 1996
Polytechnical University of Catalunya, Spain
Network Link of « GENIe » Global-problematique Education Network Initiative launched by Case Western Reserve University
Prof. Josep Xercavins, Responsable de la Cátedra UNESCO
Universitat Politècnica de Cataluña, Campus de Terrass
Ed. TR 10 Colom, 1 E 08222 Terrassa
phone: 34 93 73 98 50; fax: 34 93 73 98 032
e mail: sostenible@euetit.upc.es
web site: lambda.upc.es/catedraunesco/index.htm

UNESCO Chair for Education, Information and Prospective Studies in the fields of « Society  and Environment for Sustainable Development »
Prof. Rafael Portaencasa Baeza, Responsable de la Cátedra UNESCO
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación FUNDETEL
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Ciudad Universitaria, E 28040, Madrid
phone: 34 915 44 94 65/ 915 43 40 06; fax: 34 915 44 94 88
e mail: rafaelp@etsit.upm.es

UNESCO Chair for the Environment and Sustainable Development
Established in 1993
Prof. Salvador J. Peris, Responsable de la Cátedra UNESCO
Instituto de Estudios de Iberoamérica y Portugal, Universidad de Salamanca
Plaza de los Caidos, S/N E 37015, Salamanca
phone: 34 923 29 44 63; fax: 34 923 29 45 13

UNESCO Chair in Development Studies
Established in 1994
Prof. Rafael Valls Montes, Presidente Ejecutivo Patronat Sud-Nord Solidaritat I Cultura Universitat de Valencia c/ La Nau 2 E 46003, València 3
phone: 34 96 386 41 07; fax: 34 96 386 41 17
e mail: Patronat.sudnord@iluso.ci.uv.es

UNESCO Chair for Sustainable Human Development
Established in 1999
Prof. Jordi de Cambra, Responsable Càtedra UNESCO
University of VIC, Catalonia
Sagrada Familia, 7. 08500 VIC, Barcelona
tel: (34) 93 886 12 22; fax: (34) 93 889 10 63
e mail:
catedra_unesco@uvic.es
web site: www.uvic.es/unesco/e_start.htm
Twinning arrangement with University of La Habana, Cuba

 

United States

Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, Ohio
Focal point of the « GENIE » Network, Global-problematique Education Network Initiative

 

 

Central and Eastern Europe

 

Poland

UNESCO Chair on Women, Society and Development
Established in 1996
Prof. Renata Siemienska-Zochowska, Chairholder
Institute of Sociology, University of Warsaw
Karowa, 18 PL 00-927, Warsaw
phone/fax: 48 22 826 55 91
e mail: siemiens@plearn.edu

UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development
Established in 1994
Prof. Bohdan Jalowiecki, Responsable de la chaire UNESCO
Institut européen pour le développement local et régional
Uniwersytet Warzawski
ul. Krakowskie Przedmiescie 26/28 PL 00-927, Warsawa
phone: 48 22 26 16 54; fax: 48 22 26 21 68
e mail: euroreg@plearn.edu.pl

 

Russian Federation

UNESCO Chair for Sustainable Development, Environmental Sciences and Social Problems
Established in 1997
Prof. Vladimir N. Vragov, Coordinator
United Institute of History, Philology and Philosophy
Committee of Higher Education, Novosibirsk State University
2, Pirogova Str. 630090 Novosibirsk
phone/fax: 7 383 2 39 72 32
e mail: root@unesco_chair.nsu.ru

Slovakia

UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development and Ecological Awareness-Building
Established in 1994
University of Zvolen, Banska Stiavnica

 

 

Arab region

Lebanon

Réseau associé UNITWIN/AUPELF
Partenaires libanais: Université libanaise; Université St. Joseph; Université du St. Esprit Kaslik
Partenaires français:INA-PG (Institut national agronomique Paris-Grignon); INRA (Institut national pour la recherche agronomique)

 

 

Africa

 

Madagascar

Chaire UNESCO du développement et aménagement intégré des territoires
Established in 1998
University of Antananarivo: Network link of the Network of the French National Commission (Commission nationale française pour l’UNESCO).
Chaire itinérante entre l'Institut national agronomique de Paris-Grignon, l'Université de Toulouse-III-Paul Sabatier; l'Université de Montpellier
Partner: Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Santiago du Chili

 

Mozambique

UNESCO Chair on Man and Environment
Established in 1994
Host Institution: Departamento de Geografía, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Maputo (Mozambique)
Coordination: Dr Henk J. van Rinsum Secretary Utrecht-UNITWIN Network for Southern Africa Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80.125 NL 3508 TC Utrecht (The Netherlands)
phone: 31 30 253 4223; fax: 31 30 253 7550
e mail: h.vanrinsum@is.ruu.nl

 

 

Senegal

UNESCO Chair on Integrated Management and Sustainable Development of Coastal Regions
Established in 1996/97
Prof. Mamadou Moustapha Sall, Responsable de la chaire UNESCO
Département de géographie, Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines
Université Cheikh Anta Diop B.P. 5346 Dakar Fann Phone: 221 25 29 60
University Chaikh Anta Diop of Dakar

 


Asian and Pacific

 

Indonesia

UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development
Established in 1994
Technology Institute of Bandung