UNU-CRIS Director Philippe De Lombaerde is speaking at the 8th UNESCO MOST Winter School in Köszeg, Hungary

The Winter School is organized by the Institute for Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK) in cooperation with the Ludovika University of Public Service, UNESCO Chair for Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainability, and the Institute for Social and European Studies Foundation.

The 8th UNESCO MOST Winter School brings together scholars, artists, diplomats, politicians policymakers, students, and civil society actors to explore how peace can be reimagined as a long-term, anticipatory process grounded in human civilization and social sustainability. As a key networking event, it connects young and senior representatives and members of the United Nations University and UNESCO communities with culture, academia and civil society. This year’s program will focus on new threats and challenges to human security, as well as the complex conditions for lasting peace rooted in the transformation of social, cultural, political and economic systems and weakening institutions.

The participation of senior representatives and leaders of the United Nations University global network and representatives of UNESCO Chairs offers a unique opportunity to open dialogue and deliberation about common aspirations and responsibilities both locally and globally.

Topics:
● Geopolitical Alternatives and Local Perspectives
● Innovative Peace Initiatives
● Paradoxes of Military Defense
● The Future University and Citizen Science
● Multifaceted Human Security
● Civil Societies and the Imperatives of Cross-Border Cooperation
● Transformative Technologies, Sustainability and Digital Peacebuilding
● Emerging Regions
● Futures Literacy