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1998 << 3rd International Seminar of Forum UNESCO >> Melbourne |
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Theme: "Development of international cooperative projects in the heritage field" Australia, 4 - 9 October 1998 The Forum UNESCO: University and Heritage was established by UNESCO jointly with the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia at a meeting in Valencia, Spain, in October 1996. The initial meeting was attended by nearly 80 delegates representing 41 countries. The Forum's headquarters are at the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia where a worldwide database of university heritage courses, scholars and projects has been created. The second Forum was held at Laval University in Quebec, Canada, in 1997 where the aims and objectives of the network were further developed, and a set of priority projects involving international cooperation drawn up. This network was established following a process of reflection and mutual consultation on the part of teachers and students committed to this project, in close co-operation with the lnternational Council of Museums (ICOM), the lnternational Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the lnternational Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the lnternational Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) and the lnternational Union of Architects (UIA), as well as with national officials responsible for the cultural heritage. The third Forum UNESCO is set in the Asia-Pacific Region. A major concern at this Forum is the threat posed by rapid economic globalising forces to the cultural heritage of Asian and Pacific communities, as in the world generally. The Forum mobilises university specialists and students on a united national and international front to investigate such threats and to devise strategies and cooperative projects to preserve the cultural heritage. This network of university professionals also promotes the teaching of heritage studies and the involvement of students in heritage projects that will help in passing on the mission of preservation and protection to the next generation. The main theme of the third Forum UNESCO will be the development of international cooperative projects in the heritage field. This will provide an opportunity for heritage specialists across the world to meet, to learn about each other's work and to promote the protection of the cultural heritage through cooperative university projects. In particular, it is expected that a number of partnerships in the heritage field will be established between developed and developing countries. The 3rd Forum UNESCO will also work to increase awareness among young people of heritage issues by encouraging them to participate in development programs and projects related to cultural heritage preservation. Universities are urged to support students who want to accompany academic staff attending the Forum in October. This will give added impetus to the push to educate the next generation in the broader mission of the Forum.
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