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45 UNITWIN Networks As at 01/08/2021 45 UNITWIN Networks as at 01/09/2021/ 45 Réseaux UNITWIN au 01/09/2021 Distribution by country of the institution coordinating the Network / Répartition par pays hôte de l'institution coordinatrice du Réseau 1 Argentina / Argentine 1 Chaire UNESCO / Réseau de formation en gestion de crises humaines (11), établie en 1997 à Facultad Latinoamericano de Ciencias Ambientales, Pcia. De San Juan (FLACAM) 2 UNESCO Interdisciplinary Chair / Network for Sustainable Development (6), established in 1995 at Universidad Católica de Cuyo, La Plata 2 Armenia/ Arménie 1 Network on Research and Postgraduate Education in Biophysics, Biotechnology and Environmental Health (1309), established in 2018 at Life Sciences International Postgraduate Educational Center, Yerevan 3 Australia / Australie 1 UNITWIN Network on inter-religious dialogue for intercultural understanding (740), established in 2006, coordinated by Deakin University International Network for Arts Education Research for Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development (1286), established in 2018 at the National 2 Institute of Education, Singapore, coordinated by the University of Melbourne 4 Brazil / Brésil UNITWIN Network in Youth and Adult Education (857), established in 2009, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande, Universidade Federal de 1 Pernambuco, Universidade Federal Da Paraiba UNITWIN Network "Latin America's integration process at the Latin American Memorial" (865),established in 2009 at the University of Sao Paolo, 2 the Sao Paolo State University “Julio Mesquita Filho”, the State University of Campinas and the Latin American Memorial 5 Canada International Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communications (ORBICOM) (330), established in 1994, at the University of Quebec at Montreal, 1 Montréal 6 China / Chine 1 UNITWIN Network in Distance and Open Learning (337), established in 1997 at Shanghai Open University UNITWIN Network for Higher Education in the Performing Arts (1148), Shanghai Theatre Academy, The International Theatre Institute (ITI), and 2 Georgetown University, established in 2016 7 Colombia / Colombie Chaire UNESCO / Réseau régional pour l'amélioration de la qualité et de l'équité en matière de l'éducation en Amérique latine (Lecture et écriture) 1 (71), établie en 1996 à l'Universidad del Valle, Cali 8 Finland/Finlande 1 Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education (1293), established in 2018 at the University of Lapland, Rovaniemi 9 France R I I F A D E L Chaire UNESCO / Réseau international en ingénierie de la formation appliquée au développement local / Ressources humaines - 1 Formation des cadres (89), établie en 1998 Université de Toulouse 1, Toulouse Chaire UNESCO / Réseau en architecture de terre Cultures constructives et développement durable (90), établie en 1998 à l'Ecole d'Architecture 2 de Grenoble, Grenoble 3 Réseau international « Culture tourisme développement» (594), établi en 2002 à l'Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris 4 Réseau « Campus numérique de systèmes complexes » (1068), établi en 2014 aux Universités du Havre et de Strasbourg 10 Gabon 1 Réseau “Bantuphonie: langues en danger, savoirs endogènes et biodiversité » (1306), établi en 2018 à l'Université Omar Bongo 11 Germany/Allemagne Network for the protection of Cultural Property against Illicit Trafficking in the Middle East and North Africa Region (1348), established in 2018 at 1 Heidelberg University 12 Greece / Grèce UNESCO Chair/ International Network of Water-Environment Centres for the Balkans on “Sustainable Management on Water and Conflict 1 Resolution” (618), established in 2003 at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 13 Italy/ Italie Network on International Cooperation and Development (1114), established in 2015 at the University of Pavia and the University of Bethlehem 1 University Network on “Green Chemistry Excellence from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean and Beyond” (1225), established in 2017 at the Politecnico di 2 Milano 14 Japan / Japon 1 UNITWIN-UNESCO/KU/ICL Landslide, Earthquake and Water-related Disaster Risk Management for Society and the Environment Cooperation Programme (605), established in 2003 at Kyoto University, Kyoto 2 Network “Africa-Asia University Dialogue for Educational Development (A-A Dialogue)” (1136), established in 2016 at Hiroshima University 15 Mexico/Mexique 1 International Network on Gender, Media and ICTs (1123), established in 2015, coordinated by the National Autonomous University of Mexico 16 New Zealand/Nouvelle Zélande 1 Network on Science for Pacific Small Island Developing States (1310), established in 2018 at Massey University 17 Poland/Pologne 1 Réseau international pour l’accompagnement à l’orientation des personnes tout au long de la vie vers le travail décent et le développement durable (1251), établi en 2017 à l'Université de Wroclaw 18 Republic of Korea/République de Corée UNITWIN Network on Capacity Building of Sustainable Development in Developing countries in the Asian Region (764) established in 2007 at 1 Handong University The International Network for Women’s Empowerment through ICT Skills and Leadership Education (1100) established in 2015 at Sookmyung 2 Women’s University International Network on Sharing Knowledge and Experiences of Distance Education in Higher Education (1200) established in 2017 at the Korea 3 National Open University (KNOU) 4 UNITWIN Cooperation Programme for Quality Teacher Education (1349) estabished in 2019 at Korean National University 19 Russian Federation / Fédération de Russie UNESCO Chair / Network in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) (184), established in 1996 at the International Centre of 1 Educational Systems, Moscow UNESCO-INCORVUZ Chair / Network for the Development of Non-Governmental Organizations in Countries in Transition (197), established in 2 1997 at the State University of Management, Moscow International UNESCO Chair / Network on Transfer of Technologies for Sustainable Development (TTSD) (203), established in 1993 at the 3 International Centre for Educational Systems, Moscow UNITWIN Network of Pedagogical Education: the Multicultural Dialogue Cooperation Programme (720), established in 2006 et the Herzen State 4 Pedagogical University of Russia, St. Petersburg 5 UNITWIN Network in Water Resources (870), established in 2009 at Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk 20 Spain / Espagne 1 UNITWIN – The “Wise Coastal Practices For Sustainable Human Development, Europe Region” (WICOP-EUROPE) Network (588), established in 2002 at the University of Cádiz, Puerto Real, Cádiz UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (953), established in 2011 at the Autonomous 2 University of Barcelona UNESCO-UNU-ACUP-GUNI (Global University Network for Innovation) (1095), established in 2015 at The Global University Network for 3 Innovation, Barcelona 21 Uganda /Ouganda UNITWIN Network on Literacies, Green Skilling and Capacity Development for Sustainable Communities in Africa (1458), established in 2021 at 1 Uganda Technology and Management University, Kampala 22 United States of America / Etats Unis d’Amérique 1 UNITWIN Network for Improving Biological Sciences Education through the Development and Use of Information Technologies in some Arab States Universities (318), established in 1997 at Purdue University, West Lafayette UNITWIN Network on Gender, Culture and People-Centered Development (780), established in 2007 at Boston University, Women’s Studies 2 Program UNITWIN Network for Higher Education in the Performing Arts (1148), Shanghai Theatre Academy, The International Theatre Institute (ITI), and Georgetown University, established in 2016 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland/Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Global Pharmacy Education Development (890), established in 2010 at The School of Pharmacy, University 1 of London and The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) 2 UNITWIN Network for Underwater Archaeology (997), established in 2012, coordinated by the University of Southampton 3 UNITWIN Network on Ecohydrological Interfaces under Change (1460), established in 2021, coordinated by the University of Birmingham 24 Uruguay International Network on Climate Change and Decision Making (1317), established in 2018 at the South American Institute for Resilience and 1 Sustainability Studies (SARAS).
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