The UNESCO National Commission and the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto are organizing the UNESCO Chairs Conference on Science, Culture and Citizenship, which will take place at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto on October 11, 2023.

UNESCO Chairs in Portugal are invited to present speeches in three panels - Science and Citizenship; The Contribution of UNESCO Chairs to Knowledge, Defense and Preservation of Heritage; and The Contribution of UNESCO Chairs to a Culture of Peace.

The opening session will be attended by the President of the UNESCO National Commission, the Rector of the University of Porto, and the Vice-Director of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto.

The opening lecture will be given by Prof. Dr. José Manuel Pureza - Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra.

09h30 | Registration of participants

10h00 | Opening session
Professor Teresa Calix - Vice-Director of the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto
Professor António Sousa Pereira - Rector of the University of Porto
Embassador José Filipe Moraes Cabral - President of the UNESCO National Commission

10h30 | Opening lecture
Prof. Dr. José Manuel Pureza, Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra

Coffee break

11h00 | Module 1 - Science and Citizenship
Prof. Dr. Luiz Oosterbeek | UNESCO Chair in Humanities and Integrated Cultural Landscape Management
Citizenship and the Co-construction of Science in Territories of Low Demographic Density
Prof. Dr. Luís Dias e Silva | UNESCO Chair in Biodiversity and Sustainability of the Atlantic Islands
Application and dissemination of science within the framework of the Chair in Biodiversity and Sustainability of the Atlantic Islands
Prof. Isabel Baltazar | UNESCO Chair The City that Educates and Transforms
The City that Educates and Transforms
Moderator Prof. Dr. Helena Freitas | UNESCO Chair in Biodiversity and Conservation for Sustainable Development

Debate

12h30 | Lunch

14h00 | Module 2 - The contribution of UNESCO Chairs to the knowledge, defense and preservation of heritage
Prof. Dr. Teresa Ferreira | UNESCO Chair Heritage, Cities and Landscapes. Sustainable Management, Construction. Heritage, Cities and Landscapes: recent experiences and future plans
Prof. Dr. Artur Sá | UNESCO Chair in Geoparks, Sustainable Regional Development and Sustainable Lifestyles.The work of the UNESCO Chair in "Geoparks, Sustainable Regional Development and Healthy Lifestyles" for the preservation of natural and cultural heritage.
Prof. Dr. Luís Carvalho | UNESCO Chair in EthnobotanyRegistration/inventory and study of Portugal's ethnobotanical heritage
Moderator Prof. Dr. Walter Rossa | UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Dialogue in Heritage of Portuguese Influence

Discussion

Lunch break

15h30 | Module 3 - The contribution of UNESCO Chairs to a Culture of Peace
Prof. Dr. Helena Marujo | UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Global Peace EducationEducating for Peace in the midst of complexity: action and reflection
Prof. José Eduardo Franco | UNESCO Chair in Global StudiesGlobal Dignipedia: systematizing, deepening and defending human rights in a context of globalization
Prof. João dos Santos | UNESCO Chair in Arts and Culture Management, Cities and CreativityThe UNESCO Chair in Arts and Culture Management, Cities and Creativity and cultural democracy in the Porto Santo Charter
Moderator Prof. Dr. João Paulo Oliveira e Costa | UNESCO Chair The Cultural Heritage of the Oceans

Debate

17h30 | Closing session
Prof. Rui Fernandes Póvoas, Faculty of Architecture, University of Porto
Prof. Fátima Vieira, Vice-Rector of the University of PortoNational Commission of UNESCO

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