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79 Events
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9-13 October 2014
This World Heritage Media/Communication Training Workshop is for young people from Asian youth organizations who have already participated in World Heritage Education Programme activities such as the World Heritage Volunteers and World Heritage Youth Forums. This activity allows young people to develop specific skills that they can apply to their activities related to World Heritage, and ...
1 October 2014 - 29 August 2014
This course is a full-time, one-year Masters, aimed at graduates of leadership potential with at least three to five years of experience relevant to biodiversity conservation. The unique feature of the course is its delivery by a collaboration between six University of Cambridge departments and nine leading conservation organisations based around Cambridge, and its focus on issues of ...
29 September 2014 - 30 October 2014
The oldest tourist destination is the city, whose aim was at the beginning welcome travelers of religious pilgrimage. Other activities of this type were identified with significant milestones and trade routes, which were the initial basis and created a hosting infrastructure and food -inns, guest houses, taverns- both populations, villas or destination cities, as in the different points ...
29 September 2014 - 15 October 2014
Museum of the World Ocean invites you to take part in the International Theoretical and Practical Conference devoted to issues of study and preservation of maritime heritage and museum’s 25th anniversary. The conferences, organized by Museum of the World Ocean, bring museum and scientific communities closer to the phenomenon of maritime heritage and reveal problematic issues in the study and ...
24-26 September 2014
From 24 to 26 September 2014, the OWHC’s Regional Secretariat for Asia-Pacific will hold its first regional conference in the city of Gyeongju, Republic of Korea. The conference is organized in close cooperation with the Gyeongju Municipal Government, the UNESCO Bangkok Office, the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea, and the ...
24 September 2014 - 15 November 2014
You wish to undertake a project related to Mediterranean cultures or art and crafts? Are you a national from a Mediterranean country? Born after 31 December 1987, you will be under 28 years of age in 2015. The Marc de Montalembert Foundation offers a 7000 euros grant for qualifying projects. To present a project an application form must be requested before November 15th 2014. Deadline for ...
22-24 September 2014
[in French only] Le XIVème congrès international sur la pierre sèche « Maroc carrefour euro-africain de la pierre sèche » se tiendra du 22 au 24 septembre 2014 à El Jadida, au Maroc. Il est organisé par la Société scientifique internationale pour l’étude pluridisciplinaire de la pierre sèche (SPS), la province d’El Jadida et la faculté des sciences d'El Jadida. Le Congrès a pour principaux ...
19-24 September 2014
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre in Paris and the UNESCO Office in Kathmandu in close collaboration with the Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal is organizing a two-day workshop financed under the Korean project “Support for the preparation for the World Heritage Serial Nomination of the Silk Roads in South Asia”, on 23 and 24 September 2014 in ...
18-20 September 2014
The First International Congress on Tourism and Pilgrimages co-organised by the UN World Tourism Organisation, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism of Spain and the Regional Government of Galicia will be held from 18 - 20 September 2014 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Relevant information and documents  http://www.pilgrimage2014.com/ and ...
15-16 September 2014
On 15 and 16 September 2014, the Inception Workshop in Pogradec, Albania, will kick-start the 36-month project co-financed by the European Union and the Ministry of Environment of Albania « Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary natural and cultural heritage of the Lake Ohrid Region » aimed at the protection and sustainable development of the Lake Ohrid region. Lake ...
6-26 September 2014
UNESCO Chair Program on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management: International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2014 Recent disasters in North East of Japan and Christchurch in New Zealand as well as destructive earthquakes that hit Haiti and Chile in 2010 have caused enormous loss of life, property and cultural heritage. This disaster has once again shown ...
4 September 2014 - 18 October 2014
Celebrate International Archaeology Day in 2014! The Archaeological Institute of America invites you to join us this year on 18 October (although events can be scheduled throughout the month of October) by hosting an archaeologically themed event in your community. Participation is open to all archaeological and historical organizations and institutions around the world.  Last year, 375 ...
6 August 2014 - 25 September 2014
The Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) is an updated heritage management approach based on the recognition and identification of a layering and interconnection of values – natural and cultural, tangible and intangible, international as well as local – present in any city. It is also based on the need to integrate the different disciplines for the analysis and planning of the urban conservation ...
5-6 August 2014
Associated Event of the 40th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Topics for discussion: The UNESCO Thematic Initiative “Astronomy and World Heritage” as an opportunity to establish a link between Science and Culture towards recognition and protection of Heritage of Science and Technology Global Thematic Study on Heritage of Science and Technology, including studies and research on technological ...
28 July 2014 - 1 October 2014
Applications are now being accepted for a new online Professional Master Degree in the Management of African World Heritage at the Institute of African Research & Studies (IARS) of Cairo University. This two-year Degree, entirely by e-learning and in English, focuses on World Heritage in African and Arab countries and is targeted towards young heritage professionals working at World ...
22 July 2014 - 22 September 2014
The Course According to the Emergency Events database EM-DAT, from 2000-2012, around 2.9 billion people were adversely affected by disasters caused by natural hazards (e.g., earthquakes, floods, storms etc.). Another 1.5 billion people are living in countries afflicted with civil strife and violent conflicts, states the World Development Report of 2011. The resultant damage and loss to life ...
21 July 2014 - 18 August 2014
The call for applications for the new edition of the Master in "World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development", offered by the University of Turin, the Polytechnic of Turin and the International Training Centre of ILO, in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, is now open. The programme is intended for professionals involved in the management of World Heritage properties ...
14 July 2014
Services for Culture: a visit of qualityPolicies,  best practices and experiences in managing services for the public at heritage sites. The audience and participants for the 5th Conference are all museums, monuments, libraries, archives and archaeological sites open to the public and under either public or private management. Determining the adequate supply of public services in ...
7 July 2014 - 19 March 2014
The International Graduate School: Heritage Studies at Cottbus-Senftenberg University is offering under the direction of the UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies its third International Summer Academy Cottbus: Understanding Heritage (ISAC) under the title: "The Role of Participation, Empowerment and Sustainable Development in Heritage Studies and its Corresponding Disciplines" from 7 until ...
30 June 2014 - 11 July 2014
The African World Heritage Fund, in partnership with the School of African Heritage (EPA) and the World Heritage Centre launch the call for applications for the workshop on risk preparedness for lusophone World Heritage site managers in Africa. This workshop will be held from 30 June to 11 July 2014 on the Island of Mozambique. For more information and application forms (only available in ...