University of Ulster research excellence in the area of education, conflict and international development has been recognised by UNESCO.
The UNESCO chair in Education for Pluralism, Human Rights and Democracy – the only UNESCO chair in Northern Ireland – held by Professor Alan Smith in the School of Education on the university’s Coleraine campus, has been renewed.
Welcoming the news, Professor Smith said it was a strong and welcome endorsement of Ulster’s UNESCO team and its work over the past decade and plans for the coming years.
“As part of the UNESCO international education network, we act as bridge builders, establishing dynamic links between the academic world, civil society, local communities and policy makers.”
Professor Smith added that the UNESCO team at Coleraine provided a unique resource dedicated to bringing forward research solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing both Northern Ireland and the international community.