The UNESCO Chair, held by Professor Alan Smith, is located in the School of Education on the Coleraine campus of the University of Ulster. Established formally in 1999, the Chair has a core programme of work in Education for Pluralism, Human Rights and Democracy.
Following on from the work of the Chair, the UNESCO Centre was established in 2001 and has, for the past ten years, engaged in research, development and teaching.
The key themes of the work of the UNESCO Centre are:
- Children and Youth
- Education and Conflict
- International Development
Link to information on the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2011Major Programme
The Children and Youth Programme
An independent collaboration between the two UNESCO Chairs in the island of Ireland at the UNESCO Centre at the University of Ulster and the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre at NUI Galway.
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