Delivered at the Provincial Palace of Liege.

The Conference results from the awareness of the need to re-think the scope and role of human sciences in contemporary society, resuming the understanding of the relevance of the Humanities for everyday life.

Six themes for the 2017 World Humanities Conference

onseil International de la Philosophie et des Sciences Humaines, créé à la demande de l’UNESCO le 18 Janvier de 1949, s’adresse à cette Assemblée Générale dans un contexte global d’inquiétudes, angoisses et ruptures, qui doivent nous porter à une réflexion sur le rôle et les responsabilités de chaque institution ou discipline pour faire face à ces difficultés.

UNESCO, with the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences and Liège Together, started the preparation of the WORLD HUMANITIES CONFERENCE, preceded and followed by a large series of other events.

The third core group meeting for the WCH will take place on Saturday, the 19th, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Sunday, the 20th of March, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Centre d’Histoire des Sciences et des Techniques (CHST), Place Delcour 17, in Liege.

The World Humanities Conference was held in Liège, Belgium, from 6 to 12 August 2017.

UNESCO, with the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences and Liège Together, has started the preparation of the WORLD HUMANITIES CONFERENCE.

This will be a major gathering to be prepared during the next 18 months, engaging all fields of knowledge in all countries, focused on the role and scope of the humanities in contemporary society.

The world – all countries and nations, all people and academies – is experiencing and facing the challenges of global cultural, social, and environmental changes, which call upon all to find innovative responses, rooted in the diversity of perspectives driven by the multitude of diverse past and ongoing understandings of science, culture, education, and sustainability.

The world Conference will accept proposals of sessions, symposia and of papers for sessions. The sessions are organized under the sub-topics of six sections, as in the attached list; it is possible to propose sessions within the sections, until November 1st, 2016.

2015-2016 CIPSH Events

Secretary-General of CIPS's speech on the 68th anniversary

Poster Proposal (complete the table)

The “World Humanities Conference. Challenges and Responsibilities for a Planet in Transition” will take place in Liège, Belgium, from 6 to 12 August 2017. Co-organized by UNESCO, the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH), the “World Humanities Conference – Liège 2017 Foundation” and Liège. Together, the conference will gather participants from all over the world working in the fields of the humanities, the natural, social and formal sciences, politics, art and communication, as well as representatives of international, governmental and non-governmental organizations.

It has become commonplace to say that our world, which is in the grips of a multidimensional and seemingly never-ending crisis, is in very, very bad shape. This crisis, in fact, reveals a loss of meaning, reinforced by a trend towards the homogenization of the world’s cultures, brought on by an accelerated globalization of markets. This is leading to a veritable dehumanization of relations between individuals, peoples, and states.

It is a great pleasure to welcome participants from around the world as President of CIPSH. Please allow me to acknowledge the support and hard work of all friends and colleagues who has made this conference possible, special thanks go to my colleagues from UNESCO, Liege, and the CIPSH.

The World Humanities Conference completes its work in Liège on 11 August 2017: An occasion for the local organizers to draw up a positive first assessment of this world premiere that will resonate for a long time to come.

For one week in August 2017, Liège, in Belgium, became the “world capital of humanities”, to quote Paul-Émile Mottard, President of the Provincial College of Liège. The World Humanities Conference (WHC), which ran from 6 to 12 August, ended with the adoption of a new vision for the humanities for the 21st century. Participants agreed that, the humanities’ capacity to engage substantive long term reflection was indispensable to our societies in steering the environmental, technological, and cultural dynamics that are transforming them.

The first meeting of the Executive Committee of CIPSH, elected in the XXXIII General Assembly in 2017 will be held at the University of Xiamen, in China, on the 16th (1.00 pm to 5.00 pm) and 17th (10.50 am to 2.00 pm) April 2018.

The first meeting of the Executive Committee of CIPSH, elected in the XXXIII General Assembly in 2017, will be held at the University of Xiamen, in China, on the 16th (1.00 pm to 5.00 pm) and 17th (10.50 am to 2.00 pm) April 2018.

Opening and Welcome Speech by Chao Gejin to the 1st Meeting of CIPSH Executive Committee on April 16, 2018, Xiamen University.

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Distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen, The 2019 Global Humanities Forum is now coming to its closure. The forum consisted of multiple panels and workshops. These panels cover a broad spectrum […]

CIPSH, the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (Conseil International de la Philosophie et des Sciences Humaines), created a new programme of Academic Humanities Chairs, designed to highlight and encourage existing research networks of centres of research in the humanities and to attract greater attention to the humanities worldwide and enhanced recognition of their importance in contemporary society

The International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences and the UNESCO/Management of Social Transformations programme convened a meeting in Mação, Portugal, with coordinators of several international Humanities programmes, to discuss which should be the priorities of the Humanities in the face of the current global challenges, and which specific contributions/concerns of the Humanities should be taken into particular consideration by UNESCO programmes.

CIPSH and UNESCO initiated, with the key leading collaboration of the Association Mémoire de l’Avenir, an international programme on Art and Society, aiming at the mobilization of Artists for reflection and action, as part of the process to resume the role of the Humanities in contemporary society.

The modern fate of humanities globally is obviously of grave importance and wide concern. A productive working relations with the ever-evolving developments of technology, an academically respectful standards in assessment, and above all an effective and sustainable measure in academic management stand at the core of such concerns

This address will be read by MD Istake Manik, a young researcher from Bangladesh and collaborator of CIPSH Secretariat.

AREA DOMENIU, vol. 9. CIPSH 70th Anniversary (1949-2019): Projects, Chairs, Members.

The Association of Universities Group Montevideo (AUGMI, based at Guayabos Street - number 1729 unit 502, in the cita of Montevideo, Uruguay, on the one hand, and the International Council for the Phílosophy and Human Sciences ICIPSH), based at UNESCO, l rue Miollis, in the city of Paris, France, on the other hand, AKNOWLEDGING the interest of the parties in amplifying their collaborative links, aiming at strengthening academic activities, of teaching and research in the field of human and social sciences and further areas of interest, have signed a Cooperation Framework Agreement.

A Memorandum of Understanding for Academic, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation has been signed between the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences and the International Center for Human Sciences—UNESCO in […]

CIPSH, the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (Conseil International de la Philosophie et des Sciences Humaines), has established a programme of academic chairs, designed to highlight and encourage existing research networks of centres of research in the humanities and to attract greater attention to the humanities worldwide and enhanced recognition of their importance in contemporary society.

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Following the growing CIPSH meetings and other activities in Asia, an understanding was made on the interest for undertaking multidisciplinary research in the Humanities, focusing in the Chinese cultures, internally and in other continents, including in this the study of Chinese history and philosophical thoughts, of the interaction and influence between the Chinese and Asian diasporas with their host cultures, of their impact in the circulation of knowledge, as well as of Chinese and Asian Humanities as perceived from other regions and cultural traditions.

Online International Conference

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Odense, having the honor to host the 2020 CIPSH General Assembly and Executive Committee Meeting December 14-15, 2020, invites CIPSH-linked scholars from around the world to join us and CIPSH also for a two-day conference, December 16-17, 2020, with the overall theme: "The Humanities/Human Sciences, the SDGs and the Demand on the Humanities/Human Sciences for Social Relevance: Thinking and Rethinking Opportunities and Methodological Issues."

Humanities, Arts and Society launches an open call for contributions for the second issue of HAS Magazine.

On 29th July, The International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH), a global academic institution in partnership with UNESCO, and Tencent signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation online, aimed at promoting the integration of technology with human sciences and helping the global digital cultural industry and academic research.

The First CIPSH International Academy on Chinese Cultures and Global Humanities Seminar 11–12 November 2020. A webinar organized by the Union Académique Internationale (UAI) in collaboration with the

Stockholm China Center at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP) in Stockholm.

HAS Magazine launches a call for contributions for its third issue to be published in May 2021.

As the current President of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences, I would like to express my gratitude and welcome to the delegates, representatives and guests, at the opening of this year's general assembly, which is supposed to be happening in Odens, Denmark, but with the pandemic spreading around the world, the Council has had to, for the first time in its 71-year history, convene an online meeting to go through the established procedures.

The Board wishes to express its gratitude to Adama Samassékou, who completed 12 years of active and intense dedication, as President and Past-President, while we all hope he will continue to collaborate and inspire CIPSH as it faces future challenges. 

Lisboa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 5 a 7 de Maio de 2021

Prof. Dr. Benedikt Löwe and Professor Chee-Kiong Tong

Preliminary Academic Program Online

‘Play’ is instinctive and essential to human nature, regardless of age and time. In the modern days, kids love playing with toys in their rooms, teenagers are playing video games, staring at their 3C products, elderly like to play chess.

CIPSH, together with its partner Tencent, likes to organize an academic event focusing on the issue of “Play.”

The aim of this symposium is to investigate how research practices and theories of life are differently deployed according to different organisms and their affordances. This is particularly evident in the choice of organism and how it produces not only bio-medical results but also generates historical, cultural, and artistic relations.

"Management of Sustainable Cities Under the Constitutional Framework of Artificial Environment,” organized by the National Commission on Environmental Law of the Federal Council of the Lawyers Bar of Brazil (Conference in Portuguese).

Marking the 20th anniversary of Egenis, this three-day event will feature an exciting line-up of distinguished international guest speakers, alumni, and current members of Egenis. Speakers will explore some of the key ideas developed at Egenis and their wider impact, as well as looking ahead to the main opportunities and challenges for the interdisciplinary studies of the life sciences in our changing planet. The event will also honour the achievements of Professor John Dupré, co-founder of Egenis and one of the world’s leading philosophers of biology.

The International Philosophy of Medicine Roundtable (IPMR) is an open group of philosophers, clinicians, epidemiologists, social scientists, statisticians, bioethicists, and anyone else with an interest in epistemological and ontological issues connected with medicine.

The First Annual International KreativEU Conference, under the theme “Heritage, Science, and Technologies for Sustainable Preservation,” organized by Valahia University of Targoviste and the Knowledge & Creativity European University marks a significant milestone in the realm of cultural heritage preservation.

There will be keynotes by Prof. Leah McClimans (professor of philosophy, and co-director of the Ann Johnson Institute for Science, Technology & Society at the University of South Carolina), Prof. Sean Valles (professor and director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Justice, at Michigan State University), and Prof. Chiara Ambrosio (professor of HPS at the Science and Technology Studies department of UCL).

The sciences and the arts represent two complementary dimensions of knowledge that can converse and converge with one another to generate continually evolving knowledge that is greater than the sum of its parts. This panel will explore ways to integrate the objective and subjective dimensions of knowledge by harnessing insights from philosophy, art, history, literature, music, cinema, and other forms of the humanities to foster human security.

Humanities in Emerging Infectious Disease

Scholars and intellectuals find themselves increasingly at risk. Globally, the number who have been forced into exile, because of war, regional conflict, or state persecution is on the rise. Authoritarians see fit to hound their critics for their intellectual and creative work, or on account of their sexual, gender, ethnic, and religious identities.

Hellenistic Terrace Sanctuaries in Italy New Research

The Africa Regional Conference & Exhibition on Education and Skills Development (ARC-EDS) is an initiative of ESDEV Foundation Africa, a Project Partner of The Jena Declaration. It is organized in […]

The program is now available.

A glance at the plenary program of the Congress should reveal a shared attempt to embed theoretical reflections in the lived reality of our time. Leading scholars of diverse backgrounds will discuss pressing ethical, social, and spiritual issues; they will challenge rigid disciplinary demarcations; and they will address urgent public concerns such as inequalities, cultural and gender diversity, sustainability, rights, and political transformations on a global scale.

The earliest written sources in history indicate that humans have always had thoughts, worries, and hopes about nature, ecological predicaments and how to explain and cope with climate and environmental hazards. However, with global warming, land erosion, deforestation, flooding, hurricanes, and pandemics, the nexus between the natural environment and human activities have become more frightening, giving rise to apocalyptic and dystopian scenarios.

We are very much looking forward to welcoming you to Dublin to what will be a really engaging, large and fun festival of geography.

The 21st International Congress of Linguists (ICL) will be held from 8 to 14 September 2024 in Poznań. ICL is organized once every five years as the meeting place par excellence for international linguistics, where all areas and sub-disciplines of linguistics as well as interdisciplinary topics can be discussed.

EurSafe is an independent organisation, which provides a focal point for those who have a professional interest in the ethical issues involved in agriculture and food supply. The Society, founded in 1999, is an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural and non-partisan organisation. EurSafe aims to encourage academic education and research, and international debate on the ethical issues involved in agriculture and food supply.

The 75th Anniversary of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH) is a momentous occasion that warrants a conference to reflect on past achievements and chart a path for the future. On this occasion, with endorsement from the CIPSH, the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) proudly announces the International Conference Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the CIPSH, to be held in Beijing, China, on 21-24 September 2024.

This workshop will bring together scholars from four continents, diverse historiographical traditions and disciplinary backgrounds. They will discuss fundamental issues such as the unity and diversity of humans, the influence of individual and collective consciousness on historiography, and the globalization of memory

The President of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, Professor Chun-i-Chen visited the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences in Paris.

As a self-reflective and reflexive discipline, Anthropology has seen concomitant shifts in knowledge and practice.

The PSA's 29th biennial meeting is scheduled to take place in New Orleans, LA from Nov 14-17, 2024. Founded in 1933, the Philosophy of Science Association promotes research, teaching, and free discussion of issues in the philosophy of science from diverse standpoints. To this end, the PSA engages in activities such as: the publishing of periodicals, essays and monographs; sponsoring conventions and meetings; and awarding prizes for distinguished work in the field.

The Conference puts forward a twofold objective: to intervene, in a reflective and critical manner, in the debates on the value, need and possible shape of the Humanities in the future; and to explore the extent to which the hermeneutical paradigm can still provide meaningful answers to the challenges facing the Humanities today.

This year’s conference program focuses on how philologists engage with the narrative heritage of different cultures. It seeks to define and showcase the vital role that our discipline has played, and continues to play, in curating, analyzing, interpreting, and teaching stories preserved from all regions of the world.

Education as a Global Strategy: The Dialogue Between Tradition and New Goals in the Educational Systems in the Chinese World and in Europe

A UISPP Inter-Congress conference APT2025