Harvest Event Ceremony
Celebrating the Highlights of a Historic Year
The Harvest Ceremony of the International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) took place from 1 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. on 21 November 2017 in the Friedrich Schiller University Jena’s Aula. The IYGU was proclaimed by the International Social Science Council (ISSC), the International Council for Science (ICSU) and the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH), and was based on a UNESCO resolution. It was the first event to be supported jointly by the three major international science councils. This half-day ceremony wrapped up the year’s events in a showcase of its highlights.
Round-table discussion on ‘Possible Futures of the IYGU’. From left to right: Marie Kayser (moderator), Karl donnert (EUROGEO, Prof. Benno Werlen (IYGU), Prof. Joos Droogleever Fortuijn (IGU), Prof. Carlos Torres (UCLA), Daniel Ayuk Egbe (African Network for Solar Energy, ANSOLE), Prof. Dr. Veronika Wittmann (Global Studies, Africa-UniNet, Linz University)
Program IYGU Closing/ Harvest Ceremony
Aula University of Jena, November 21, 2017
Welcome Addresses by President of Friedrich Schiller University Jena Prof. Dr. Walter Rosenthal
Video Message by International Council for Science (ISSC) (Prof. Dr. Gordon McBean)
Video Message by the Executive Director International Social Science Council (Dr. Mathieu Denis)
Keynote Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer (Former Director of UNEP and Federal Minster for Environment)
Arts & Global Understanding: Margalit Berrier (IYGU Global Center for Arts, Paris)
Presentation of the Work of the Regional Action Centers
Round Table „Possible Futures of the IYGU” with the participation of Dr. Nada Al Nashif and Dr. John Crowley (UNESCO, Paris, t.b.c.), Prof. Dr. François Djindjian (CIPSH, Sorbonne, Paris), Dr. Mathieu Denis (ISSC), N.N. (ICSU), Prof. Dr. Carlos Torres (UNESCO Chair, UCLA), Dr. Karl Donert (EUROGEO), Prof. Dr. Joos Droogleever Fortuijn (International Geographical Union, Amsterdam)
Closing Remarks (Benno Werlen)
Message from Ms Irina Bokova (Director General of UNESCO on “Science for Global Understanding”)
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