UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
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Shared Cultures for Shared Security
By Michael Baggot Chairman of the UNESCO Chair, Alberto García, participated in “The Academic Forum of UNESCO Chairs on Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue” in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan on May 19-20. The event took place under the framework of the third World...
Chair Director participates in Council of Europe congress on emerging technologies
By Michael Baggot UNESCO Chair Director Alberto Garcia participated in international conference “Emerging Technologies and Human Rights” on May 4-5, 2015. The event was organized under the auspices of the Belgian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the...
UNESCO Chair co-organizes “Spiritual Bridges” in Rome
The UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human rights co-organizing “Spiritual Bridges” events in Rome from April 29 to May 4, 2015. The Chair was especially involved in two of the days’ events. First, April 29 saw the inauguration of the exhibit “Spiritual Bridges,” the...
Bioethics Summer Course on Bioethics, Environmental Issues and Human Ecology
The 14th International Summer Course Update in Bioethics will be held from June 30 to July 10, 2015. The course is organized by the School of Bioethics of the Regina Apostolorum (APRA) and the Faculty of Bioethics of Universidad Anáhuac Norte, in collaboration with...
Hong Kong Religious Symposium: The Meaning of Social Responsibility in a Free Society
More than 350 attendees gathered at the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) for the “The Meaning of Social Responsibility in a Free Society” public symposium on 27 March 2015 that featured the participation of religious leaders from Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam,...
Bioethics Art Competition issues 2015 Call to Artists
The Bioethics Art Competition has issued its call to artists for the 2015 competition on the theme “Express the Gift of Healing: Body, Mind & Spirit.” The competition’s official page features extensive information regarding submission requirements and on past...
Evangelium Vitae in the Modern Areopagus
UNESCO Chair Correspondent Br. Michael Baggot shared his international Chair experiences with students of the Newman College and Thomas More College Rome programs on March 10. The talk “Evangelium Vitae in the Modern Areopagus” was the latest installment in the...
Call for papers and posters: Who Feels What? The Neuroethics of brain, mind and consciousness
The VII Congress of Neuroethics in Padova on the theme “Who Feels What? The Neuroethics of brain, mind and consciousness” will take place on May 13-15 in l’Aula Musatti of the University of Padua’s School of Psychology. A call has been made for both papers (click...
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