UNESCO Transdisciplinary Chair
Human Development and Culture of Peace

Welcome to the UNESCO Transdisciplinary Chair Human Development and Culture of Peace.

The UNESCO Transdisciplinary Chair is the first and historic UNESCO Chair established within the University of Florence in 2006 with Chairholder Paolo Orefice, Emeritus Professor of General and Social Pedagogy at the University of Florence.

On 30 April 2025 the agreement between UNESCO and the Chair was renewed until 2029, with a new Chairholder Giovanna Del Gobbo, Professor of Experimental Pedagogy, new program and a new team.

The transdisciplinary perspective, connected to challenges of complexity and sustainability, represents the pillar on which the Chair pursues to consolidate an integrated system of research, training, dissemination, documentation and networking.