The University of Glasgow has been invited by UNESCO’s Director General to join its prestigious universities network (the UNESCO
Chairs) and establish the first UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts. The Chair will be held by
Professor Alison Phipps OBE, PhD, BA (hons), FRSE, FRSA, FAcSS, and is the first UNESCO Chair to investigate Refugee Integration.
This lecture will explore the role language and arts play in societal integration and the creative processes at work in
intercultural encounters. In particular it will offer a critique and development of existing understanding of integration and
explore new possibilities. The lecture will involve the work of Gameli Tordzro and Tawona Sithole, artists in residence with the
UNESCO Chair. Please see below for important event information: Date: Tuesday 20 June 2017 Venue: Boyd Orr Lecture Theatre 1 (D1 on
the map) Doors open: 5.30pm Lecture starts: 6.00pm Event concludes: 7.15pm Please note that this lecture will be filmed. This
lecture is free and open to the public, and tickets will be issued on a first come, first served basis. If you are interested in
attending this event please register here. With best wishes, Lauren Roberts UNESCO Co-ordinator Secretariat UNESCO Chair: Refugee
Integration through Languages and the Arts
http://www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/unesco/events/#/unescochairinaugurallecture20june2017