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means that when you taking into
receive a certificate from account the
UNITAR, it will also demands pla-
correspond to one from ced on UN!-
another institution like a TAR, our
major university -- MIT, areas of focus
Yale, Institut des Etudes are: interna-
Politiques de Paris, etc. This tional affairs
will give it a totally different and diploma-
meaning. It will not just be cy training;
UNITAR promoting a local gover-
centre of excellence; it will nance; envi-
be equivalent to the ronment;
diploma, the certificate development
issued by the associated mostly rela-
institution. That, of course, ted to trade;
is a challenge, and we will and
debt
need to transform structures management.
to reach that type of Those are the
standard. But I am familiar priorities at this moment, UNITAR. They will provide could be very attractive for
with academia from my but we will expand into the two- or three-day major universities.
own career and I know other areas because our presential part, following
enough about the UN to focus is not theme but our guidance and our I. Association with the UN
understand that this is methodology. We are development content and at no cost. We offer a link
perfectly possible. UNITAR paying attention to those structure. To be accredited with the UN without asking
has the advantage of being areas because there is a you must pass through this them for any money and
financially strong, so it is demand for them. If demand stage. that makes it interesting for
possible to proceed from the gravitates them.
towards
position that UNITAR education or health, we will 0: How are you going 2. UNITAR is already a
already has. follow. to ensure that top uni- cutting-edge institution in
versities are ready to terms of knowing about the
Q: Are you going to UNITAR will expand by collaborate with you? demand for short-term
develop closer relation- adopting new technologies professional training on UN
ships with UNESCO, as far as possible. A lot of I think that it is going to related areas. Universities
the UN organization for things will be done online, work. First contact is with are much slower in reacting
education, science and and the presential part will institutions with whom we to this demand. For
culture? complement online training. are already collaborating. instance, they might have a
But it will not just be online, We are not starting from very interesting course
Of course, we will work because according to some scratch. UNITAR already equivalent to a masters on
with UNESCO. UNESCO studies and according to has lots of combined climate change. However,
has an e-learning platform experience, that is not programmes with a number they might not know how to
that we can use for dissemi- enough. You need to have a of reputable universities, associate climate change
nating our courses, but we combination of online and including
with the framework
some
in
are not necessarily going to presential training. People Switzerland such as the document that has been
work with UNESCO should meet teachers, while Ecole Polytechnique in requested by the conven-
because of its responsibility learners should interact with Lausanne
the
tion. We know how to do
and
for education, science and each other. Knowledge does University of Geneva. We that! We have something to
culture. UNESCO is more not pass only through vir- also have contacts with a offer to them, which is the
concerned with educational tual communication. You number of other universi- latest cutting-edge know-
standards, policies, etc., and need human communica- ties, such as Yale or the ledge. They will know about
de
Sciences
the practical things that are
not necessarily focusing on tion as well. Institut
adult education activities Politiques in Paris. Another being taught. But our
per se. We are going to So how do we handle that? contact has been made with courses are not masters.
specialize in adult training. By accrediting institutions the British Open University, They are to the point, a kind
If UNESCO is interested in to the UNITAR network. because they have a very of collaboration on demand
our methodology, they will For the most part, we will large e-learning platform. for the beneficiaries who
become one of our partners. set up or consolidate want to know something
We will have partnerships connections with centres in What are we ;proposing that immediately, but are not
with as many UN organiza- developing countries that might be of interest to them? interested in an academic
tions as we can. Right now, will be accredited to We propose three things that career. Universities have
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