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The
Unesco Chairs are awarded to individual universities, and they
bring with them an undertaking to carry out teaching, research
and dissemination work in a field which Unesco sees as a priority.
The Chairs have had an impact around the world and exist in all
areas of learning. In many cases, Chairs working in the same academic
area have formed networks.
The Chairs are funded by public and/or private bodies which identify
with Unesco’s objectives.
Establishment of the UAB Unesco Chair in Communication
The UAB Unesco Chair in Communication was established in 1989,
and was the first such Unesco Chair in the world.
The agreement establishing the Chair was signed by the Unesco
Director General, Federico Mayor Zaragoza, and UAB Rector, Dr.
Ramon Pascual. From the outset, the Chair received financial support
from the Catalan Government (Generalitat de Catalunya).
Chair direction and management
Manuel Parés i Maicas, Professor of the Department of Journalism
and Communication Science at UAB, was designated Director of the
Chair by the university rector. A former president of the International
Association for Media and Communication Research (AIERI/IAMCR),
Dr. Parés continues to be the Chair director.
The Unesco Chair in Communication is managed by the UAB Institute
of Communication (InCom). The Chair participates in the activities
of the UAB Faculty of Communication Science, the Department of
Audiovisual Communication and Advertising, and the Department
of Journalism and Communication Science.
Mercè Díez, lecturer of the UAB Department of Journalism
and Communication Science, is Chair Coordinator.
The Chair’s objectives
a) Academic and research work in the field of communication studies
carried out by leading international specialists.
b) To provide support to Unesco initiatives in the field of communication
studies.
c) Dissemination and promotion of Unesco’s values.
d) Dissemination and promotion of Unesco special interests in
the Communication field: communication and the media, information,
informatics and infostructures, and the International Programme
for Development of Communications.
Doctoral courses
The Chair invites a leading international specialist each year
to spend four months at UAB as visiting professor. The visiting
professor teaches doctoral courses as part of the doctoral programme
run jointly by the Department of Journalism and Communication
Science and the Department of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising.
Lectures and seminars
The Chair’s visiting professor also gives complementary
lectures and seminars, especially for UAB teachers on the subject
of his or her own research or research in his or her home country
or geographical region.
The visiting professor also gives lectures at various other Faculties
of Communication within Spain and/or at other centres.
Research
The visiting professor works on research in his or her area of
specialisation during the UAB stay. This work is accessible on
the Unesco Chair’s website. |
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