IACIU
Institute for African Culture and International Understanding.
(A UNESCO Category 2 Institute)
Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Ogun State, Nigeria.
About the Institute.
The Institute for African Culture and International Understanding, a UNESCO Category 2 Institute of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta, Ogun State was approved by the Executive of UNESCO in October 2008 and formally commissioned at its OOPL site on January 9, 2009 by Koichiro Matsuura, the immediate-past Director General of UNESCO. The Governing Board of the Centre chaired by HE Dr. Christopher Kolade, was inaugurated on March 4, 2009.
The Thematic Areas:
The thematic focus of IACIU includes:
1. Inter-cultural Relations.
2. Policy dialogue on culture-related issues.
3. Research on African culture and international understanding.
4. Civil society engagement and advocacy on cultural issues.
5. Capacity building on African culture and international understanding.
The Institute will pursue the following aims and objectives:
1. To give greater recognition
to cultural diversity and to
intercultural dialogue
including its interreligious
component in order to
reinforce social cohesion in Nigeria’s pluralistic society
and beyond;
Increase inter-cultural dialogue and international understanding between Africa and other civilisations.
African Youth Cultural Olympiad
Cultural Competition among Secondary Schools in Ogun.
Living Human Treasures Programmes
News
& Events
Mission
Vision
Aims & Objectives
The mission of the institute is to preserve Africa’s cultural heritage, promote and strengthen renaissance in African cultures both at the regional and international levels
Cultural Security Forum
Presidential Bouleverd,
Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta Nigeria.
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