UNESCO Chair on Education for Human Rights, Democracy and Peace

UNESCO Chair on Education for Human Rights, Democracy and Peace is rated 3 out of 5 in the category higher education. Read and write reviews about UNESCO Chair on Education for Human Rights, Democracy and Peace. The UNESCO chair of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on Education for Human Rights, Democracy and Peace was established in 1997, pursuant to a joint agreement between UNESCO and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The objective of the UNESCO chair is to promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation activities in the field of “Human Rights, Democracy and Peace” at local and regional level (article 2 of the Agreement). These activities promote the values of a culture of human rights, peace and non-violence within the university, as well as within primary and secondary schools, with the aim to sensitize teachers, students and citizens to these issues. The UNESCO chair of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the outcome of : - the Education Programme for Peace, which began at the School of Psychology of the Aristotle University in 1986 and evolved into a graduate studies programme in 1988. “School Books in Greece and Education for Peace” was one of the main research projects. - the interfaculty, interdisciplinary programme on Education for Human Rights and Peace, entitled “Contemporary World Problems and the Scientist’s Responsibility,” which has been in operation at the Aristotle University since 1994. - the educational activities of the Institute of Education for Peace (a Greek NGO founded in 1986).