10th Anniversary of the UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies at BTU Cottbus

Programme of the Celebration
Monday, 8th July 2013
BTU Cottbus, Central Lecture Hall, Lecture Hall A
The celebration of the 10th anniversary of the UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies will also include the opening of the second International Summer Academy Cottbus: Understanding Heritage (ISAC) and the inauguration of the new series of publications “Heritage Studies”.
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Susanne von der Heide, Kathmandu University, Nepal
10.00 Welcoming
Prof. Dr. Marie-Theres Albert, UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies and Director of the International Graduate School: Heritage Studies at Cottbus University
Prof. Dr. Thomas Raab, Speaker of the International Graduate School (IGS) at BTU Cottbus
Prof. Dr. Magdalena Mißler-Behr, on behalf of the Dean of Faculty 3 of Mechanical, Electrical and Industrial Engineering at BTU Cottbus, Prof. Dr. Christiane Hipp
Greeting
Walter Hirche, President of the German Commission for UNESCO
Prof. em. Dr. Jürgen Zimmer, President of the International Academy for Innovative Pedagogy, Psychology and Economics (tbc)
Anca Prodan, PhD Candidate of the International Graduate School: Heritage Studies at Cottbus University
11:30 Short Coffee Break
Keynote Speech for the 10th Anniversary of the UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies
12:00 Keynote Prof. Christina Cameron, Canada Research Chair on Built Heritage. “The Idea of the UNESCO Chairs and its Implementation”
Keynote Speech on the new series of publications “Heritage Studies”
12:30 Prof. Dr. Marie-Theres Albert, UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies. “Heritage Studies - Constructing a Field of Research for a New Generation of Scholars”
13:00 Lunch Break
Opening Keynote Speech of the International Summer Academy: Understanding Heritage (ISAC) 2013
13:45 Keynote Dr. Sophia Labadi, Director of the Centre for Heritage and Lecturer at the University of Kent
“The Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability in Heritage Studies”
Reception, Poster Presentation and Photo Exhibition
14:15 Reception in the Foyer of the Central Lecture Hall
14:30 Poster Presentation and Photo Exhibition in the Foyer of the Central Lecture Hall
Presentation of the Posters of the Participants of the International Summer Academy Cottbus: Understanding Heritage (ISAC) 2013,
Presentation of the Posters of the PhD Candidates of the International Graduate School: Heritage Studies at Cottbus University
Photo Exhibition by Dr. Hans-Joachim Aubert “Our World Heritage”
15:30 End of the Presentation and Reception
Official Photo Session
15:30 Short Photo Session in front of the Central Lecture Hall with the guests of honour, the participants of the Summer Academy, the Master’s and PhD students of BTU Cottbus
