UNESCO Chairs
Introduction The '''UNESCO Chairs''' program was conceived as a way to advance research, training and programme development in higher education by building university networks and encouraging inter-university cooperation through transfer of knowledge across borders.
History It was established in 1992 following the decision taken at its 26th session of the General Conference of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).As of end of 2013, the programme involves over 854 institutions in 134 countries.
Notable people  Name  Nationality  UNESCO Chair  Institution  Years   Indian-born Canadian  UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance  American University     Iranian  UNESCO Chair on Cyberspace and Culture  University of Tehran     Argentine-American  UNESCO Professor of Mathematics and Economics  Columbia University  1995–2008   Armenian  UNESCO Chair of Armenian Art History  Yerevan State University     Greek  UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care  University of Athens     British  UNESCO Chair in Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage  Durham University  2014–present  IranianUNESCO Chair on Interdisciplinary Research in Diabetes  University of Tehran  2014–present   British-Polish    Jagiellonian University  –2012   Austrian   UNESCO Chair for Peace Studies  University of Innsbruck  2008–present     UNESCO Chair on History and Future of The university    ''Emeritus''   Iranian   UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship  University of Tehran     Italian  UNESCO Chair in Information and Computer Ethics  University of Hertfordshire  2008–2013     UNESCO Chair in Genocide Prevention  Rutgers University  2013–present   Canadian  UNESCO Chair in Global Smart Disruptive Learning  Université TÉLUQ  2018–present   Turkish  UNESCO Chair of Philosophy  Maltepe University  1998–present   German  UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Urban Development for Asia and the Pacific  University of Newcastle  2008–2010   Luxembourgish  UNESCO Chair in Human Rights  University of Luxembourg  2011–present   British  UNESCO Chair in HIV/AIDS Education and Health Security in Africa  Aberystwyth University  2007–present    Italian  UNESCO Chair for Religious Pluralism and Peace  University of Modena and Reggio Emilia     Dominican  UNESCO Chair on Social and Academic Inclusion for People with Disabilities and Special Education Needs  Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE)     American  UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Rivers  University of Washington     Burundian  UNESCO Chair in Education for Peace and Conflicts Resolution  University of Burundi     Romanian  UNESCO Chair in Information and Communication Engineering  City, University of London  1998–present   Indian  UNESCO Chair on Education for Sustainable Development and the Human Habitat  Centre for Environment Education  Ann SkeltonSouth AfricanUNESCO Chair in Education Law in AfricaUniversity of Pretoria2013–present   German  UNESCO Chair for Entrepreneurship and Intercultural Management  University of Wuppertal  2005–present   American  UNESCO Chair in Learning and Literacy  University of Pennsylvania  2012–present   British  UNESCO Chair in Gender Research  Lancaster University  2008–present  Pakistani  UNESCO Chair in Information and communication Technology for Development  Information Technology University  2018–present  SerbianUNESCO Chair in Bioethics  University of Belgrade  2015–presentAlison PhippsBritishUNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and ArtsUniversity of Glasgow2016–presentPatrizio BianchiItalianUNESCO Chair in Education, Growth and Equality.University of Ferrara2020–presentDamilola Sunday OlawuyiNigerianUNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development Hamad Bin Khalifa University2022–present. Prof. Syed Javaid ZaidiCanadianUNESCO Chair in desalination and water treatmentQatar University's CAM2022-present Prof.Ponnumony VethamonyIndianUNESCO Chair in marine sciencesQatar University's ESC2020-present
References
External links *  List of established UNESCO Chairs