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New UNESCO Framework for Culture and Arts Education adopted by Member States

For the first time since 2010, UNESCO has organised a World Conference on Culture and Arts Education, highlighting once more the importance of this field for a well-rounded, high-quality education.

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New UNESCO Framework for Culture and Arts Education adopted by Member States

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29SEP 2026
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21SEP 2026
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UCDCAE AI LAB – UNESCO Chair in Digital Culture and Arts in Education launches AI Platform for Culture and Arts Education
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24APR 2026
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IJRCAAE Issue #2 – (Re-)Searching Peace Education: Aesthetic, Artistic, and (Trans-)Cultural Perspectives
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01OCT 2025
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Publication of Implementation Guidance
UNESCO publishes implementation guidelines for the UNESCO Framework for Culture and Arts Education, adopted at the World Conference 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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06MAR 2025
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UNITWIN AER Yearbook #4: Arts Education and Sustainability in a Time of Crisis
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14MAR 2024
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CfP IJRCAAE #3 – “Sensing the Anthropocene”
The third issue of the peer-reviewed, open access International Journal for Research in Cultural, Aesthetic, and Arts Education (IJRCAAE), will focus on “Sensing the Anthropocene: Post-digital Entanglements in Culture, Aesthetics, and Arts Education”. Potential authors are invited to hand in a proposal of 300 words plus a list of relevant references and a short author […]
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14FEB 2024
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New UNESCO publication “Arts for Transformative Education: A Guide for Teachers from the UNESCO Associated Schools Network” written by UNITWIN member Ben Bolden et al.
UNESCO’s vision of transformative education involves building learners’ capacities and empowering them to take action for a more peaceful and sustainable world. The arts offer tremendous potential for supporting learning that transforms individuals and communities. To fully realize that potential, teachers need to structure and support educational experiences that optimize what students will take away […]UNESCO’s vision of transformative education involves building learners’ capacities and empowering them to take action for a more peaceful and sustainable world. The arts offer tremendous potential for supporting learning that transforms individuals and communities. To fully realize that potential, teachers need to structure and support educational experiences that optimize what students will take away […]
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14AUG 2023
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Publication: Launch of International Journal for Research in Cultural, Aesthetic, and Arts Education (IJRCAAE)
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30MAY 2023
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Members of the UNITWIN Arts Education Research meet at the UNESCO Multistakeholder Dialogue in Paris
In preparation for the next UNESCO World Conference on Culture and Arts Education, which will take place in December 2023 in the United Arab Emirates, UNESCO organized an expert meeting on May 25 and 26, 2023, where more than 400 participants from all over the world gathered in Paris to exchange ideas on topics such […]
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19MAY 2023
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Successful Re-Application
With the upcoming UNESCO World Conference for Culture and Arts Education upon the horizon, we are pleased to announce that our UNITWIN Arts Education Research for Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development has been re-approved by UNESCO Paris and that the corresponding agreement will stay valid until 30 June 2026. The chair(wo)manship of Neryl Jeannert (University of […]
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23MAR 2023
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International Graduate Research Symposium – Call for Presenters
On June 20 and 22, 2023 The UNESCO Chair in Arts and Learning at Queen’s University will host the 4th annual Arts Education Research for Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development UNITWIN International Graduate Research Symposium. This free virtual conference is an opportunity for graduate students who are focused on arts education to present their work […]
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