The Union Académique Internationale is presenting a week-long centenary celebration with talks to represent the diverse range of research projects.
Paris, 22-30 November 2019
Various locations
FULL PROGRAM HERE: https://www.aibl.fr/IMG/pdf/centenaire-centenary_2019_programmepdf-2.pdf
The Union Académique Internationale in 2019: Reflections on its Centenary and future directions
The week-long celebration of the centenary of the UAI, in Paris November 22-30 2019, encompasses the activities of a representative range of the research projects associated with it, and also – especially on this day of plenary talks – takes note of its very significant role in promoting international understanding after World War I. A further aim is to hear from scholars from a representative range of its global membership what they are thinking about the present status and future role of the humanities and social sciences. Several of the speakers have no direct tie to UAI projects or to its board, but nonetheless wish to honor its goals and achievements, and offer suggestions for the future.
The UAI and its missions
Founded in 1919, the Union Académique Internationale is an organization of more than a hundred national academies from more than 60 countries and several international academies. The UAI works to promote the advancement of knowledge, development of scientific exchanges and initiatives of its academies. The increasing number of projects, by its willingness to accommodate more members of academies, the International Academic Union and aims to represent the principle of excellence which animates it. The Union Académique Internationale’s mission:
• encouraging cooperation between national Academies (and comparable institutions) whose activities are mainly or partly concerned with the field of human and social sciences. This cooperation is achieved by leading projects of high scholarly and intellectual standard and by coordinating interdisciplinary and joint activities, conceived in full partnership, over the long and medium-term. These should result in the production of fundamental reference tools that enhance the knowledge and advance fundamental research, for the benefit of both the people involved in the research (scholars, experts, researchers…) and the general public;
• safeguarding and promoting of the human and social sciences, at the level of both national and international academies;
• developing solid support for every national academy and its members, provided people are convinced of the rightfulness and the advantages of this solidarity and international cooperation.