15. March 2023
This conference examined the relevance and applicability of the human security approach to different fields of higher education. It sought to generate awareness and initiate active discussion among educators and universities on the central importance of the Human Security Approach as an integral component of higher education.
This conference was conducted in support of HS4A, a global campaign to generate awareness and elicit active support and participation from all major sectors and sections
21. April 2021
In July 2022, the IGU will celebrate its 100th Anniversary at the IGU Centennial Congress in Paris. The event will be hosted under the auspices of the French Committee for Geography (CNFG). The main theme of the event is “Time for Geographers”, it is geared towards “widen dialogues between geography and society and reaffirm the significance of the geographical approach for our time”. The congress is planned as an on site event, as far as conditions allow. More information on the event...
23. December 2020
The thought leadership paper "Future Knowledge Mobilization for Deep Societal Transformations", authored by Benno Werlen, Joanne Kauffman, and Karsten Gaebler is available for download now. The paper was published as part of a series on Knowledge Mobilization, issued by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), who sponsored the project. The series of seven thought leadership papers delivered by UNESCO Chairs from Canada and...
17. November 2020
The online conference "Humanities and Social Sciences for Sustainability", organized by Benno Werlen, was held from October 21-22, 2020 at the virtual Dornburg Palaces (Jena, Germany). Under the auspices of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, 24 speakers and discussants from all parts of the world debated new strategies to strengthen humanities and social sciences perspectives in sustainability research and policies. The conference offered a broad variety of topics relevant to different groups,...