UNESCO Meeting of National Commissions @ Lugano

UNESCO Meeting of National Commissions @ Lugano

Great news! During the UNESCO General Conference (40th Session) in Paris (France) the city of Lugano has been appointed to host the first formal meeting of the National Commissions from Europe. It is not the first time that the city has welcomed National Commissions....

UNESCO Chair @ Erasmus+ Kick-off meeting

On Friday, 25.10.2019, members of the USI UNESCO Chair met their colleagues from the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow (Poland), Hochschule für nachhaltige Entwicklung in Eberswalde (Germany) and the University of Novi Sad (Serbia) to...
Prof. Cantoni @ Fête de Vignerons (18.07 – 11.08.2019)

Prof. Cantoni @ Fête de Vignerons (18.07 – 11.08.2019)

In July, Prof. Cantoni visited the Fête des Vignerons in Vevey (CH) to present Ticino’s nomination to the list of Swiss intangible heritage at an official press conference. “Mendrisio’s Holy Week Processions have been put forward for Intangible Cultural Heritage of...

UNESCO Chair @ 70th anniversary of the Swiss UNESCO Comission

Chair coordinator, Silvia de Ascaniis and research assistant, Lea Hasenzahl, joined Day 2 of the conference in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Swiss UNESCO Comission! The Chair presented itself and highlighted its upcoming projects, the UNESCO Summer School and...