World Humanities Conference

The World Humanities Conference, Aug 6-12 2017, Liège, Belgium was organized by the International Council for Philosophy and the Human Sciences (CIPSH). The conference included two dedicated IYGU sessions and many more events organized by people from the IYGU network and Global Action Center for the Arts.

The conference outcomes had strong implications for repositioning the humanities in global agendas of UNESCO and international science cooperation, especially for the foundation of the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES coalition.

A few of the highlights in chronological order:

• On August 7, Margalit Berriet from the IYGU Global Action Center for the Arts  participated in a discussion panel on Aug 7, 2:30-4pm on the role of the arts for human flourishing. Margalit spoke on how the arts help to bring individuals, societies, and the world together.
• In the session organized by Margalit Berriet and her team on August 8, 6:30-8pm the Arts and Society project was presented with big success. It included many wonderful art projects strengthening Global Understanding from around the world.
• There was also an APHELEIA session on August 9 from 9-10:30am in which Luiz Oosterbeek, Inguelore Scheunemann, Renaldas Gudauskas (all from the IYGU network) and many others will be discussing “The Humanities in Environmental Management – Cultural Integrated Landscape Management”.
• And finally, the two IYGU sessions were scheduled for August 9. The first one titled ‘The Program of the IYGU as a Lever for Sustainability’ runs from 2:30-4pm and features Benno Werlen, Vladimir Kolossov (IYGU Steering Committee), Armin Reller (IYGU Scientific Panel), and Karl Donert (IYGU Outreach Panel).
• The second session runed from 6:30-8pm and is titled ‘Reflecting and Reviewing IYGU’.