Ukraine/ Ukraine (272) UNITWIN/ UNESCO Chairs Programme. Progress Report. Period of activity:

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1 Ukraine/ Ukraine (272) UNITWIN/ UNESCO Chairs Programme Progress Report Period of activity: UNESCO Chair in Human Rights, Peace and Democracy, Tolerance and International Understanding Report established by: Professor Yuri Svatko, UNESCO Chairholder, National University of Kiev-Mohyla Academy (UKMA) I. Activities 1. Education/ Training/ Research Education The UNESCO Chair offered 9 courses on Culture of Peace, non-violent communication and peaceful conflict resolution in the following topics: General Philosophy of Peace European Models of Philosophy: from Antiquity to Nowadays European Models of Tolerance: from Antiquity to Nowadays Ukrainian Experience of Establishment of Ideas of Peace and Tolerance European Models of Communication (X-XX cc.) Rhetoric of War and Peace Culture of Peace and New Models and Mechanisms of Conflict Resolution and Prevention Contemporary Leadership Technologies Principles of Mediation and Prejudicial Conflict Settlement Target groups: undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students; Academics, public administrators and teachers. Geographical coverage: National, Sub-regional, Regional (Eastern and Central Europe, Western Europe and North America), International. 1

2 Training The UNESCO Chair offered 12 training courses on Culture of Peace, non-violent communication and peaceful conflict resolution with the following topics: The Idea of Eternal Peace in Spiritual Heritage of the Modern Age Tolerance and Culture of Dialogue Self-government and Civil Education for Secondary Schools Corporate Culture and Professional Codes Corporate Culture and Organizational Efficiency The European Human World: its Maxims and Conflicts Conflicts in Public Governance: the Rhetorical Dimension A Model of National Policy Analysis in the field of Realization of the Right to Education Monitoring and Evaluation of Responsibilities of States in the field of Realization of the Right to Education Contemporary Universities and Local Communities The UNESCO s Strategy on Philosophy and its Tasks Cultural Interdictions in the Sphere of Public Functioning of Speech Target groups: undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students; Academics, public administrators and teachers. Geographical coverage: National, Sub-regional, Regional Research 12 research programs in Culture of Peace, Human Rights, non-violent communication and peaceful conflict resolution were developed during the activity period: European Models of Living Life: from Antiquity to Nowadays European Models of Philosophy: from Antiquity to Nowadays European Models of Communication: from Antiquity to Nowadays European Models of Conflict Resolution: from Antiquity to Nowadays Maxims and Challenges of the Human World on the Verge of Millennium III The Human Right to Cultural Diversity in the Neoliberal Human World A Model of National Policy Analysis in the field of Realization of the Right to Education The Right to Education in the Context of the Global Crisis, Millennium Development Goals and the Autonomy of Universities Development Perspective for the Philosophical Education in Ukraine in the light of the UNESCO s Strategy on Philosophy and its Tasks Principles of the UKMA Regional Policy (a New Level of Quality of Relations between Universities and Local Communities) Contemporary Universities as Channels for Vertical Social Mobility and Agents of Social Transformations Conflicts in Public Governance and National Security: the Rhetorical Dimension Target groups: undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students; Academics, and other groups. Geographical coverage: National, Sub-regional, Regional (Eastern and Central Europe, Western Europe and North America), International. 2

3 2. Conferences/ Meetings Title: VII International Academic and Practical Conference Conflictological Expertise: Theory and Methodology. Human Rights and Obligations of the State Dates and place: February, 2008; Kyiv Participants: 45 Title: Sub-regional Meeting of Experts in Human Rights Dates and place: May, 2008; Moscow Participants: 55 Title: International Scientific and Practical Conference on Sustainable Development Dates and place: November, 2008; Kharkiv, Ukraine Participants: 80 Title: VIII International Academic and Practical Conference 'Conflictological Expertise: Theory and Methodology'. Dates and place: February, 2009; Kyiv; Participants: 60 Title: Second Subregional Expert s Meeting on Human Rights within the UNESCO s Competence on Human Rights Education Dates and place: April, 2009; Kyiv; Participants: Publications/ Interuniversity exchanges/ Partnerships Publications Books Articles Title: Basics of Conflictology Author(s): Andriy Girnyk Publisher (s): KM Academia Publishing House Pages: 300 Languages(s): Ukrainian Title: UNESCO Strategy on Philosophy and its Tasks, and the Perspectives of Philosophical Education in Ukraine Authors(s): Yuriy Svatko Publisher(s): KM Academia Publishing House Pages: 55 Languages(s): Ukrainian Article title: The specific subject of the European Philosophy related to the problem of defining ages in History of Philosophy and practices in Philosophy Journal title: Studies in History of Philosophy 3

4 Author(s): Yuriy Svatko Pages: 37 Teaching/ Learning material Title: Basics of Religion Studies Author(s): Sergiy Golovaschenko Publisher(s): KM Academia Publishing House Year: 2007 Pages: 370 Language(s): Ukrainian, English Title: Basics of Mediation and Prejudicial Conflict Resolution Author(s): Andriy Girnyk Publisher(s): KM Academia Publishing Pages: 220 Languages(s): Ukrainian, English Title: European Models of Philosophizing: from Antiquity to Nowadays Author(s): Yuriy Svatko Publisher(s): KM Academia Publishing Year: 2009 Language(s): Ukrainian, English Pages: 450 Partnerships Within the frame of the UNESCO Chair s Integrated Development Programme in the field of education in culture of peace and non-violence, tolerance, human rights, democracy and international understanding (approved in 1998), the UNESCO Chair, established working connections with 105 national and international partner institutions, of which the following are worth special mentioning: UNESCO Education Sector / Division for the Promotion of Quality Education (ED/PEQ) UNESCO Social and Human Sciences Sector / Division of Human Rights and Struggle against Discrimination (SHS/HRS) UNESCO Sector for External Relations and Cooperation / Division of Relations with National Commissions and New Partnerships (ERC/NCP) UNESCO Moscow Office Headquarter of UNHCHR Moscow Schools of Human Rights Office of Ukrainian Ombudsman / relevant Committees of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Constitutional and Supreme Court of Ukraine The Peace Centre Burg Schlaining; ASPR Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution; EPU European University Centre for Peace Studies (Stadtschlaining, Burg, Austria) 4

5 World Peace Centre of MAEER s MIT (Pune, Maharashtra State, India) UNESCO DANIDA Programme on Human Rights HRI Human Rights Internet (Ottawa, Canada) UNESCO Chair on Culture of Peace and Human Rights (Bourgas Free University, Bulgaria) Open Education Center (Sofia, Bulgaria) UNESCO Chair on Education for Human Rights and Peace (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) UNESCO Chair on Human Rights, Democracy and Peace (University of Padua, Italy) Sub-Regional Network of 7 UNESCO Chairs on Culture of Peace and Human Rights (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belorussia, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan) Association of UNESCO Schools in Ukraine (Ukraine) L Institut européen de l Université de Genève (Genève, Suisse) Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej (Lublin, Polska) United Nations Development Programme in Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine) Network Since December 2008, the UNESCO Chair at UKMA, in close cooperation with the National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO, has been the Principal Coordinator of the Inter-university Network of UNESCO Chairs and their Partners Philosophy and Culture of Peace via Communication. Joint research and expert projects, as well as exchanges in specialists, technologies, and methodological materials are performed over the network. The all-ukrainian Inter-University Network of UNESCO Chairs and their Partners "Philosophy and Culture of Peace via Communication", as of May 2009, consists of the following institutions: UNESCO Chair on Human Rights, Peace, Democracy, Tolerance and International Understanding at the UKMA; UNESCO Chair "Philosophy of Human Communication" (Kharkiv, Ukraine); Chair of Logic at the National Academy of Law of Ukraine named after Yaroslav Mudriy; Chair of Philosophy and Political Science at the Educational and Research Institute of Law, Economics and Social Science at Kharkiv University of the Interior; Chair of Theoretical and Practical Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy of Kharkiv National University named after V.N. Karazin; Ukrainian Conflict Resolution Association; Chair of Philosophy and Religion Studies at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. 5

6 II. Outcomes Development of the Inter-University Network of UNESCO Chairs and their Partners "Philosophy and Culture of Peace via Communication" to embrace 7 institutions, creating a common space for professional communication of experts on problems of philosophical and legal education in Ukraine. Official ratification of the Principles of Regional Policy and Action Plan Framework for the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy for III. Forthcoming Activities The UNESCO Chair is working, within the structure of the Inter-university Network of UNESCO Chairs and their Partners Philosophy and Culture of Peace via Communication, towards the creation of the laboratory for logical analysis of Legislation. The UNESCO Chair is also working towards the implementation of the pilot project «Setting up the virtual "Information and Documentation Centre for UNESCO in Ukraine». The UNESCO Chair is seeking to reinforce equitable, mutually beneficial and well-balanced cooperation with UNESCO Secretariat, National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO, public establishments, national and international financial institutions, to attract and mobilize more resources to fund its activities. IV. Development Prospects Plans to strengthen the UKMA UNESCO Chair s presence in Ukrainian regions are being developed. The transformation of the UKMA UNESCO Chair into an Inter- University inter- disciplinary research center is being considered. The transformation of the UKMA UNESCO Chair into a National Think Factory is ongoing. 6