Kyushu University UNESCO Chair

NEWS

2024/01/27

Events

Seminar on UNESCO's Futures of Education report (in Fukuoka, Japan)
2023/07/25

Events

New Book: Negotiating Ethnic Diversity and National Identity in History Education: International and……
2023/07/23

Events

Interview with Edward Vickers in 'The Sunday Morning' newspaper, Sri Lanka, June 11, 2023
2023/07/23

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Edward Vickers delivers the Gijubhai Memorial Lecture
2023/07/23

Events

New Book: Frontiers of Memory in the Asia-Pacific

Introducing the UNESCO Chair on Education for Peace, Social Justice and Global Citizenship

This UNESCO Chair seeks to further understanding of the challenges facing education for peace, social justice and global citizenship in a world of rising inequality and international tension. Building on Kyushu University’s research strengths, and in collaboration with partners across Asia and beyond, it promotes research, postgraduate training and scholarly exchange with a view to: rethinking education’s purposes in the light of technological change and environmental crisis; critically reevaluating its role in shaping identity and civic consciousness; and investigating the implications of intensifying credentialism for social justice and sustainability. In pursuing these aims, we seek to contribute to achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, especially those pertaining to Quality Education, Reduction of Inequalities and the Promotion of Peaceful and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development.

Research

This UNESCO Chair seeks to further understanding of the challenges facing education for peace, social justice and global citizenship in a world of rising inequality and international tension. Building on Kyushu University’s research strengths, and in collaboration with partners across Asia and beyond, it promotes research, postgraduate training and scholarly exchange with a view to: rethinking education’s purposes in the light of technological change and environmental crisis; critically reevaluating its role in shaping identity and civic consciousness; and investigating the implications of intensifying credentialism for social justice and sustainability. In pursuing these aims, we seek to contribute to achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, especially those pertaining to Quality Education, Reduction of Inequalities and the Promotion of Peaceful and Inclusive Societies for Sustainable Development.

Education

Our mission also includes building capacity amongst young researchers within Japan, across Asia and beyond, investigating the role of education in fostering peace, social justice and global citizenship. We are working to intensify collaboration in postgraduate teaching with our established partners, and to further extend our international partnerships in education as well as research. Related activities include student and faculty exchanges, intensive courses and workshops (online or face-to-face) and, where possible, the establishment of double degree programmes. We welcome enquiries or suggestions for collaboration through our contact form.

Events

The Kyushu University UNESCO Chair, in collaboration with our international partners, is involved in organising various seminars, workshops and conferences - in both online and conventional, face-to-face, formats. These include the biennial conferences of the Comparative Education Society of Asia (which has its Secretariat at Kyushu University). Related Kyudai faculty and postgraduate researchers also actively participate in numerous external seminars, workshops and symposia.

Partners

Our UNESCO Chair involves close collaboration with an extensive network of partner universities and other organisations, from Australia to Russia and India to Korea. By sharing expertise and experience with this varied group of partners we work to build capacity for international and comparative research on education for peace, social justice and global citizenship - and to disseminate our work to as wide an audience as possible.