For World Philosophy Day on 19 November 2015 UNESCO held a roundtable debate on the plurality of languages and places of philosophy. One of the themes discussed was knowledge and dissemination of philosophical thought of non-Western cultures, specifically - following the publication in 2014 of the Philosophy Manual - a South-South Perspective - the implications of resorting to distance education.

With the particpation of
Phinith Chanthalangsy,UNESCO Office in Rabat
Rainier Ibana, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines; chair of the COMEST Working Group on Environmental Ethics
Katherine Weber, Future Learn, London, UK
Farida Chahreddine, teacher and public lecturer