The International UNESCO Chair "Training and retraining of specialists in market economy conditions"

On the 9th of November, 1998 Federico Mayor, Director General, UNESCO and Nella Pruss, Rector of the Academy of Management "TISBI" (then Tatar Institute for Promotion of Business) signed an agreement on establishment of the UNESCO Chair.

It is an international research and training centre with the moundatory links with the counterparts in Russia and abroad. The title of the Chair determines its activities.

In cooperation with UNESCO TISBI is working on establishment of the short term courses and summer schools for training, retraining and adult educatuion enhancement (The courses will be designed for state and governmental officers, entepreneurs, businessmen, managers in different fields of services, lawers and banking personell. Overseas experts will be invited to teach in the following domains:.

• Environmental studies
• Linguistics
• Management and marketing
• Sociology and psychology studies
• Creation of non-traditional educational school networks
  

The emphasis will be focused on studying international legal documents.

The UNESCO Chair is intended:

• To expand the network of collaborating institutions in Russia, CIS, developing and developed countries. To establish contacts with international non-governmental organizations with the world high level standard in the training and retraining of specialists.
• To set up further education courses tailored to students needs to enhance students' competitiveness in the labour market.
• To conduct research on international experience in the field of training and retraining of specialists under market economy conditions.
• To explore the labour market of the Republic of Tatarstan, motivation of people to obtain education, to work out recommendations how to adapt to the conditions of market economy for people of different ages and social status; to conduct socio-psycological training courses.
• To distribute the UNESCO Chair's research and practical findings among educatonal counterparts in Russia, CIS, developing and developed countries.
• To familiarize the people of the Republic of Tatarstan with the UNESCO's goals, objectives, programmes as well as its practical activity.
• To carry out the project on organization of the conference on Culture of Peace along with the Commission of he Russian Federation for UNESCO.