The UNESCO Chair in Education for Pluralism, Human Rights and Democracy was established as part of an agreement signed by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ulster and the Director-General of UNESCO in July 1999 and is part of a network of 530 Chairs in 114 countries.

UNESCO stands for the international exchange of scholarship in relation to educational, scientific and cultural developments. This Chair has an important role to play in facilitating that exchange.

The Chair is part of a world wide network of more than 500 UNESCO Chairs based in Universities from 113 countries. Further information about the UNESCO Chairs network can be found at UNESCO web site.

From left: Professor Seán Farren, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Professor Gerry McKenna and Professor Alan Smith (UNESCO Chair holder in Education for Pluralism, Human Rights and Democracy)