Andorra

UNESCO Chair in Information Technologies : training and solidary development. The case of small states. (743), established in 2006 at the University of Andorra (Andorra)

 

Fields/Disciplines The development of information and communication technologies. Objectives The principal objectives of the Chair are: (i) to elaborate a exchange network of teachers, students and professionals between several Universities in order to contribute to the development of information and communication technologies; (ii) to favour the sustained expansion of higher education, notably through the University structure and programmes, the use of information and communication technologies; (iii) to propose mechanisms and procedures which guarantee the sustainability of numerical information; (iv) to promote training and research in information and communication technologies. The work of the Chair also seeks to promote the exchange of knowledge and information within disadvantaged groups. Host Institution University of Andorra Web Site Partnerships UNESCO Chair on new information technologies for e-learning education (593), established in 2002 at the Open University of Catalonia (Spain) Site web UNESCO Chair in the Earth as a Global System (199), established in 1999 at the Institute for Space Studies of Catalonia, Catalan Foundation for Research, Barcelona Spain) UNESCO Chair RIIFADEL / International Network in engineering of training applied to local development / Human Resources – Executive Training (89), established in 1998 at the University of Toulouse 1 (France) UNESCO Sector / Office responsible for the Chair / Network Education, Communication and Information.