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December 7, 2020

Creative economy and culture at the heart of local development: the new purpose of the Chilean National Network of Creative Territories

Within the framework of the Los Lagos 2020 Meeting of Creative Territories and Ventures ETC Los Lagos 2020 the Chilean National Network of Creative Territories has launched its new scope of action and prepared to open its doors to new members

November 20, 2020

Women Power series: women composers, vital for the development of music

November 18, 2020

Artists Patricia Domínguez (Chile) and Chloé Delarue (Switzerland) selected to take part in the second edition of the international residency program Simetría

For the second year running Switzerland and Chile are joining to promote creativity in the arts sciences and astronomy with Simetría an interdisciplinary exchange program between artists and scientists at the NRAOESONAOJ ALMA and Paranal observatories of the European Southern Observatory ESO in Chile and CERN in Geneva Switzerland through efforts by institutions linked to these two groups In view of the global health situation the residency will take place semiremotely with the artists starting their research from their habitual studios and homes traveling to the scientific centers for three weeks in 2021 on a date to be determined based on mobility conditions

November 12, 2020

Artists and culture professionals invited to attend ResiliArt discussion event: the pandemic’s impact on culture and challenges for a sustainable future

UNESCO is calling on Chiles artists and culture workers to discuss the pandemics effects on their work The conversation will allow sharing experiences and emerging practices in science and the arts to forge crosssector partnerships

November 2, 2020

In Chile, the advisory council "Opening Schools Step by Step" is meeting for the first time and will guide the return to presential classes

October 28, 2020

Chile takes part at Ars Electronica Festival 2020

From September 9 to 13 Linz Austria and the world with remote participation witnessed a new iteration of the Ars Electronica festival In Chile collaboration between the countrys Ministry of Cultures Heritage and the Arts and Ministry of Foreign Relations Cultural Affairs Division undertaken in recent months opened the way for Chilean artists and cultural institutions to present proposals and programs for participation in the 2020 festival

September 11, 2020

"The key is to transform, not to adapt" Reflections by leading art figure Rossana Filomarino on the power of culture and education in times of crisis

September 11, 2020

ECLAC and UNESCO publish a document analyzing the challenges for education engendered by the pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean

August 24, 2020

Las voces de las y los jóvenes en el contexto del COVID-19. Resumen del Seminario web regional n°12

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in times of COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities for the Caribbean Region. Summary seminar #6 for the Caribbean

UNESCO warns of the need for greater presence of concepts such as knowledge of the world, climate change and gender equality in the Latin America and the Caribbean’s curricula

A study by UNESCOs Latin American Laboratory for Assessment of the Quality of Education LLECE analyzed the curricula of 19 Latin American countries The report provides information on what countries expect their students to learn in the areas of Language Mathematics and Natural Sciences in third and sixth grades Through this research UNESCO explores for the first time the presence of central concepts for 2030 Education Agenda such as global citizenship education and education for sustainable development in Latin American curricula

Results of the Curricular Analysis of the Fourth Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (ERCE 2019)

The Latin American Laboratory for Assessment of the Quality of Education LLECE of the Regional Office of Education for Latin America and the Caribbean OREALC UNESCO Santiago will present the results of the Curricular Analysis of the Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study ERCE 2019 during a webinar July 28 2020 at 11 am GMT4 The event include The main findings contributions and challenges identified in the curricular analysis of 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean The importance of information and cooperation to improve educational policies in the region within the framework of the 2030 agenda Presentation of LLECEs new web platform