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Celebration of UNESCO's 80th Anniversary at the Consulate of France in Florence I 26 November
On 26 November 2025, the French Consulate General in Florence will host the Tuscany UNESCO Clubs to celebrate UNESCO’s 80th anniversary, at the invitation of Consul General Guillaume Rousson. The event will include contributions from the three UNESCO Chairs at the University of Florence, the Florence World Heritage Office, and representatives of UNESCO sites across Tuscany. The meeting will focus on UNESCO’s role in fostering peace, intercultural dialogue, environmental protection, scientific research, ethics, and gender equality. Location: French Consulate General – Piazza Ognissanti 2, Florence Date and time: 26 November 2025 at 5:30 PM
22.11.2025
Workshop "Transdisciplinary Epistemology and Research Ethics for Sustainable Development" I 25 November
The workshop “Transdisciplinary Epistemology and Research Ethics for Sustainable Development” will be held on 25 November as part of the PhD Programme in Education and Psychology Sciences. The workshop aims to promote, within advanced research training, an integrated and transdisciplinary approach to sustainability, in line with the goals of the 2025 Sustainability Education Week. The meeting focuses on the notion of transdisciplinarity not only as a methodological research perspective, but also as an ethical attitude. The objective is to foster reflection on the need for responsible, sustainable, and socially meaningful research. Location: FORLILPSI Department – University of Florence, Altana Classroom, Via Laura 48 – Florence
Date and time: Tuesday, 25 November 2025, 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
22.11.2025
Prestigious recognition from the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei to Professor Donato Romano, Chair Member
During the opening session of the 422nd academic year of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, on Friday, November the 14th, Professor Donato Romano was appointed Corresponding Member for the Moral, Historical and Philological Sciences Class, Category VII – Social and Political Sciences.
This is an important recognition for a member of the UNESCO Transdisciplinary Chair in “Human Development and Culture of Peace.
17.11.2025
UNESCO Chair renewed until 2029
The UNESCO Transdisciplinary Chair in Human Development and Culture of Peace has been renewed until 2029. Established at the University of Florence in 2006, it was the university’s first UNESCO Chair – and among the first in Italy – and promotes the themes of sustainability and complexity in human development and the culture of peace. The new Chairholder is Giovanna Del Gobbo, Professor in the FORLILPSI Department, who succeeds the emeritus professor and founder Paolo Orefice. The Chair aims to promote an integrated system of research and education on sustainable development, working in collaboration with NGOs, institutions, research and educational organizations at regional, national, and international levels. The team includes two Vice Chairholders, Elisabetta Cerbai (NEUROFARBA) and Marco Fioravanti (DAGRI), as well as six program coordinators: Benedetta Baldi (DILEF), Francesco De Maria (FORLILPSI), Daniela Frison (FORLILPSI), Giulio Giovannoni (DIDA), Donato Romano (DISEI), and Francesca Torlone (FORLILPSI). Faculty members and researchers from Unifi and other universities collaborate on the Chair’s activities. Within the scope of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme, the Chairs serve as “think tanks and bridge builders” and contribute to UNESCO’s goals in research and education, strengthening inter-university cooperation and collaboration with civil society.
17.11.2025