UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Fostering the Art of Convergence and Cooperation in Global Ethics
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Dialogue in diversity: Cross-cultural challenge of fostering convergence and cooperation in global bioethics
By Alberto García From 11 to 12 December 2019 Our Director Prof. Alberto Garcia and Chair Fellow Fr. Alberto Carrara, LC, will participate in the international conference: the new anthropological challenges between memory and vision of the future at the Notre Dame...
7th International Bioethics, Multiculturalism and Religion Workshop
By Camila Salcedo On November 11-13, the 7th International Bioethics, Multiculturalism and Religion Workshop was held in Casablanca, Morocco. It was organized by the UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights, in partnership with Foundation Cultures du Monde and the...
European Union: common past, present, and future for you. (EUcom4U)
The project “European Union: common past, present, and future for you” (EUcom4U) aims to increase knowledge and raise awareness of the EU history and the differing perceptions and understandings of past and present significant events among citizens of 6 European...
Cineforum UER – REPLICAS: Are you your body?
By Claudia Fini On November 20th, we presented the Cineforum on Replicas, the new film directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff and starring Keanu Reeves. Replicas tackles the modern concept of artificial intelligence as the translation of human cognitive faculties in an...
Contagia Alegría
By Camila Salcedo The UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights works in association with the program Contagia Alegría, which organizes free clown therapy for patients with chronic diseases. In the last few months, Contagia Alegría had an encounter with the...
BINCA’s 5th Anniversary
by Nicole Hilbert Alcántara The interdisciplinary group of ‘’Clinical Bioethics and Neuroethics of Anahuac University’’, previously known as ‘’Bioethics and Clinical Neuroethics and Investigation Anahuac’’, celebrated its fifth anniversary on Friday 20th of September,...
UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights has been renewed for other 4 years
We are proud to share some words of the letter received from Borhene Chakroun, Director of Education Sector Division for policies and lifelong learning Systems (UNESCO). "In light of the very good results achieved by the above-mentioned Chair, confirmed by the...
MASTERCLASS IN NEUROBIOETHICS: Neurobioethics and Artificial Intelligence – III Edition
THE PROJECT AND ITS GOALS The Neurobioethics Interdisciplinary Research Group (GdN) at the Athenaeum Pontificium Regina Apostolorum (APRA) of Rome, inspired by the recent achievements made in the field of neurobioethics, robotics and technology, will dedicate its...