Seminar
on Legal Instruments for land regulation.
30 May 2007. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The topics to deal with during this seminar are the social and legal
processes in Brazil and Colombia, referred to the promulgation of
legal instruments for the regulation of the land use at the national
level; the existing proposals and legislative initiatives in Argentina
related to the topic and its social, political and economic viability;
and the current urban management in Argentina. The event is aimed
at Argentine national legislators but open to the public, expecting
the participation of professionals, scholars and stakeholders in
the debate on the situation of the land market in Argentina.
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. Educación e Investigación.
USA. Publicación: 15-05-2007
THIRD
CALL FOR PAPERS - GEOFORUM special issue on regional and urban development
in Portuguese-speaking countries
Deadline for sending papers to us is 30 June 2007.
Márcio M. Valença / GEOFORUM
Message
from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the
occasion of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development,
21 May 2007
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development affords
the
international community a welcome opportunity to reflect, in consonance
with the
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014),
on
the integration of the principles of dialogue, understood as a corollary
of diversity,
into all development strategies.
UNESCO. Official messages. France. Publication Date: 14-05-2007
Secretary-General
appoints Professor Konrad Osterwalder of Switzerland Rector of United
Nations University
Following consultations with the Director-General of the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),
Koichiro Matsuura, and with his concurrence, Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon has appointed Professor Konrad Osterwalder of Switzerland
as Rector of the United Nations University.
UNESCO. Media Advisory No. 2007-29. France. Publication Date:
10-05-2007
G8-UNESCO
World Forum on “Education, Research and Innovation: New Partnership
for Sustainable Development”
High-level policy-makers and experts from the educational, scientific
and business worlds will participate in the G-8-UNESCO World Forum
on “Education, Research and Innovation: New Partnership for
Sustainable Development” at the Stazione Marittima Congress
Centre, Trieste (Italy) on 10-12 May 2007. The forum is being held
under the High Patronage of Giorgio Napolitano, President of the
Republic of Italy, and will be opened by Italian Prime Minister
Romano Prodi and UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura.
UNESCO. Media Advisory No. 2007-28. France. Publication Date:
10-05-2007
EU-Australia
co-operation in higher education and vocational training
The European Commissioner in charge of Education, Training, Culture
and Youth Ján Figel', visited Australia from 16-19 April,
to mark a new era in EU-Australia co-operation in higher education
and training. He also promoted celebrations marking a decade of
official co-operation between Australia and the EU as well as the
50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
European Commission. Education and Training. Publication Date:
10-05-2007
Soon... Abbaye
de Fontevraud Newsletter May 07 - nº 6 (only in french)
Abbaye de Fontevraud. Francia. Publication Date: 09-05-2007 |
