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UNESCO-Hewlett-Packard and CNRS project to reduce brain drain in Africa bears first fruit
Scientists at the Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD) in Dakar (Senegal) are now better placed to cooperate with researchers overseas thanks to the installation of the first computing grid at the university, the fruit of a joint effort by the UNESCO/Hewlett-Packard project “Reversing Brain Drain into Brain Gain for Africa” and the Grid Computing Institute of France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).
UNESCO. Press Release N°2008-81. UNESCOPRESS. Publicated: 17-09-2008

A internet portal to make accessible the heritage of the francophone libraries
The digital data of the heritage libraries of at least 14 francophone countries will be soon available on line all over the world. The Library and National Archives of Quebec presented in the world Congress of information libraries held in Quebec in August 2008, the prototype of a portal that will collect these data…
AUF. Communication and information. News. Publicated: 24-9-2008

Marseilles and Košice chosen as European Capitals of Culture in 2013
On 16 September the jury chaired by Sir Robert Scott recommended that the title of “European Capital of Culture 2013” be awarded to the city of Marseilles (France). On 9 September, Košice was recommended as the European Capital of Culture for Slovakia...
European Union. News. Publicated: 23-9-2008

Tour guide training: building bridges between cultures
The Studienkreis für Tourismus und Entwicklung e.V. (Institute for Tourism and Development) has just activated its new Project-Website in German and English. www.tourguide-qualification.org offers essential information about the “Intercultural Training Seminars for Tour Guides in Developing, Newly-Industrializing and Transition Countries." The goal of the seminars is to inspire and to train tour guides to actively work for a better understanding between different cultures. The website is addressed to tour operators, tourism agencies, tourist boards, tour guide associations and (tourism) ministries that wish to further qualify their tour guides.
ITB Berlin. Website. Publicated: 19-9-2008

Leonardo’s garden – Leonardo da Vinci and Nature
True to its mission to promote knowledge of Leonardo da Vinci, in June 2008 the Château du Clos Lucé - Parc Leonardo da Vinci opened “Leonardo’s Garden”. Laid out over a hectare in a unique marshland setting, this landscaped walking site reproduces and brings together the master’s studies and works on botany, geology and water movements. Designed as an open-air museum somewhere between earth and sky, this new space has been developed to leave no trace in its marshland ecosystem and its remarkable biotope, characteristics of the wetland areas on the banks of the Loire. New life has been breathed into the landscapes of Leonardo da Vinci in a landscaped natural site which is open to visitors.
Val de Loire Mission. News. Publicated: 17-9-2008

PDF (40 KB) Il Corso di Laurea @ informa - The newsletter of the Undergraduate Course in Protection and Enhancement of the Mountain Territory and Environment - No 11
[italiano] Il corso di Laurea in Valorizzazione e Tutela dell’Ambiente e del Territorio Montano forma professionisti in grado di gestire le attività connesse all’ambiente montano, alla tutela del territorio e allo sviluppo dell’agricoltura. Il manager della montagna che nasce da questo percorso formativo è in grado di rispondere ad una richiesta che proviene da diversi settori del mercato del lavoro che hanno come elemento unificante la difesa delle risorse naturali e la loro valorizzazione, all’interno di un progetto di sviluppo sostenibile e durevole dell’ambiente.
Corso di Laurea. Notiziario. Publicated: 16-9-2008

Books for Delft University - The Netherlands
On 13 May 2008 the Faculty of Architecture of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands completely burned down and is at present being demolished. Fortunately no lives were lost nor was anybody injured. The Faculty housed, among others, the Institute of History of Art, Architecture and Urbanism (IHAAU), that lost more than 600 running meters of books, about 5000 volumes, as well as about 40,000 slides. IHAAU was one of the largest and oldest research centres of the history of art, architecture and town planning in the Netherlands, as well as a teaching centre for thousands of students of architecture annually. Prof. Dr. Franziska Bollerey, Head of IHAAU, would be grateful if individual or institutional members of FUUH could support in a reconstruction of IHAAU by donating books and journals.
Faculty of Architecture. Delft University of Technology. Publicated: 12-9-2008

UNESCO roundtable on the development, culture and identity of indigenous peoples
An estimated 350 million indigenous peoples live in over 70 countries and speak more than 5,000 languages: such is the importance of indigenous people today. Their cultures express the powerful links between humanity and nature, between tradition and modernity, offering a holistic view of the world. They could become a source of renewal for the future. Despite their major contribution to cultural diversity and to sustainable development, many of them are marginalized and deprived of basic human rights.
UNESCO. Media Advisory N°2008-57. UNESCOPRESS. Publicated: 12-09-2008

(PDF 1.42 MB) First Collection of Good Practices for Quality Education
UNESCO Associated Schools 2008
Printed by: UNESCO PRESS
This Collection of UNESCO Associated School Good Practices was prepared in response to the UNESCO Associated Schools (ASPnet) Strategy and Plan of Action 2004-2009. It reports on recent projects and initiatives conducted in support of quality education and it takes a brief look at how ASPnet ensures networking from local to global levels. Associated Schools were invited in 2007 to complete a new ASPnet School Project Report Form which was designed by UNESCO.

Dry stone, sustainable practice for our territories
Since 1998, different research programs associated the Geo-material Laboratory of Public Works of the National School of the State of Lyon (ENTPE) to craftsmen from Vaucluse, Gard and Lozère. Since then they provide scientific testing on the interest in recovering and carrying out this technical option for the containment walls: highways, ways, terraces, gardens… On October 16, 2008, at 2.00pm, at the ENTPE of Lyon, a promotion event will take place. We will present this Guide and we will also propose the signature of the Manifesto for the use of dry stone masonry.

UNESCO Vision and Activities on "Tourism, Culture and Sustainable Development"
UNESCO is resolutely engaged, alongside its Member States, the private sector and civil society, and in cooperation with the relevant agencies of the United Nations, in promoting the sustainability of development in tourism, which, as we know, preserves cultural diversity and the dialogue among cultures...

RGSF/Fil of the Great sites: "Evaluating the economic consequences of Great Sites"
The RGSF has created a collection entitled "Thread of the Great Sites" amied at fostering the exchange of experiences between the people in charge of Great Sites and to share them with all the managers of heritage sites. It is an exchange, by telephone or in person, organized around one or two statements of managers of Great Sites on a precise question, and transcribed in a short and pragmatic document. The topics deal mainly with the evaluation and the conservation of landscapes, the reception of the public, the management of tourists and the adaptation of the space. The works of this collection are dissemminated in electronic format and will be soon available directly in the Internet site of the network. The third issue is devoted to the topic "Evaluating the economic consequences of Great Sites"

RGSF/Fil of the Great sites: « Mieux gérer les activités de pleine nature sur les Grands Sites », juin 2008.
The RGSF has created a collection entitled "Thread of the Great Sites" amied at fostering the exchange of experiences between the people in charge of Great Sites and to share them with all the managers of heritage sites. It is an exchange, by telephone or in person, organized around one or two statements of managers of Great Sites on a precise question, and transcribed in a short and pragmatic document. The topics deal mainly with the evaluation and the conservation of landscapes, the reception of the public, the management of tourists and the adaptation of the space. The works of this collection are dissemminated in electronic format and will be soon available directly in the Internet site of the network. The second issue is devoted to the topic "Mieux gérer les activités de pleine nature sur les Grands Sites"

RGSF/Fil of the Great sites: « To create and to value a photographic observatory of the landscape on the Great Sites», avril 2008.
The RGSF has created a collection entitled "Thread of the Great Sites" amied at fostering the exchange of experiences between the people in charge of Great Sites and to share them with all the managers of heritage sites. It is an exchange, by telephone or in person, organized around one or two statements of managers of Great Sites on a precise question, and transcribed in a short and pragmatic document. The topics deal mainly with the evaluation and the conservation of landscapes, the reception of the public, the management of tourists and the adaptation of the space. The works of this collection are dissemminated in electronic format and will be soon available directly in the Internet site of the network. The first issue is devoted to the topic "To create and to value a photographic observatory of the landscape on the Great Sites".

Voluntary service, the Commission proposes to promote the mobility of young people
The Commission proposed, last July, an initiative aimed at offering young people still more possibilities of voluntary service in Europe. Young people willing to carry out voluntary activities in another member State have no possibilities at the moment. The Commission presents a proposal that respects the diversity of the systems of the existing voluntary service in Europe and reinforces its interoperativity and its accessibility to volunteers from other countries of the Union…
eEurope Culture(s) - News. Publicated: 26-08-2008

Aids to cultural mobility in Europe and the Mediterranean
On the occasion of the meeting held last June 12, in Marseilles, for the professionals of Culture, ADCEI had proposed such document. Far from trying to be exhaustive, the product of this research gathers and presents a series of aids to cultural mobility at the European and the Mediterranean level. This document is expected to be completed progressively by means of the discovery of other devices. Therefore, we invite you to participate in this enrichment by letting us know any other aid that does not appear in our study. In thisn way, we will be able to regularly inform you of the new features included in the document.
eEurope Culture(s) - ADCEI infos. Publicated: 26-08-2008

(PDF 874 KB) Expert discuss how to extend ERASMUS´success
How can we extend the success of Erasmus, the EU's flagship programme in higher education, beyond the confines of the university sector? This was the question put to a Commission-appointed High-Level Expert Forum on Mobility, whose report was published on July 10th. It recommends expanding greatly the opportunities for learning mobility offered, not just to students, but to young people in general including, for instance, apprentices as well as young entrepreneurs and artists. The report, entitled "Making Learning Mobility an Opportunity for All", is a result of six months' reflection on how to create more opportunities for mobility of young people between EU Member States...
ENCATC. Newsletter page 3. Publicated: 9-9-2008

UNESCO Chairs the United Nations Inter-agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues - Annual Meeting
UNESCO is chairing the United Nations Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues (IASG), for the period of 2008/2009. In this capacity, the Organization will host the annual meeting of the IASG from 15 to 17 September 2008 at its Headquarters in Paris. The meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss ways and means to advance issues of concern to indigenous peoples and reinforce collaboration among UN agencies. Given the importance the Organization attaches to these questions, the meeting will be opened by the Director-General. For UNESCO, the chairmanship provides an opportunity to strengthen house-wide efforts in support of indigenous peoples...
UNESCO. Culture. Publicated: 29-8-2008

PDF (413 KB) Progetto "Valorizzazione dei Cereali Minori di Montagna della Provincia di Brescia"
La Comunità Montana di Valle Camonica ha promosso, con il sostegno del Centro Studi sulla Montagna di Brescia e la collaborazione de l'Università degli Studi di Milano Facoltà di Agraria - Sede di Edolo, un progetto denominato "Valorizzazione di cereali minori di montagna in provincia di Brescia" . Lo scopo del progetto è di riproporre la messa in coltura di tali cereali, da attuarsi nell'area montana della provincia di Brescia, e di costituire la "filiera carta" legata a tal! produzioni, coinvolgendo quindi tutti i soggetti interessati quali: agricoltori, associazioni di produttori, ristorazione, trasformatori, università.
Comuniti Montana di Valle Camonica. Documenti e atti. Publicated: 20-8-2008