Registration for the XVIII International Seminar “Dialogue of Civilizations and Cross-Cultural Cooperation” is open

Moscow Pedagogical State University (MPGU) invites participants to the XVIII International Scientific and Practical Seminar “Dialogue of Civilizations and Cross-Cultural Cooperation”, to be held in Moscow on 7–8 December 2026. The seminar will take place in person, with the option to join remotely, and is held within the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia.

The seminar is supported by the Secretariat of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO and held in coordination with the Coordinating Committee of UNESCO Chairs in the Russian Federation, the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education, the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs network and other partners.

The programme includes a plenary session and expert sessions, an All-Russian conference with international participation on the integration of children with a migration background, a joint event with MAPRYAL, and a round table for students and educators of UNESCO Chairs from BRICS+ and Global South countries. On 9 December, a series of online lectures will be offered for Russian language teachers and learners.

Topics include the role of science and education in sustainable development, the right to education for all, the role of the teacher in society, intercultural competence, the integration of migrants through education, civic and cultural identity, and AI and ethics in education.

Heads and specialists of educational institutions at all levels, as well as members of the international academic and expert community, are welcome to apply. Working languages: Russian and English.

Application deadline: 10 November 2026; confirmation of participation by 20 November. Abstracts will be considered for publication in the almanac “Ethnodialogues” (RSCI, DOI).

Registration.