Description and Mandate of the Chair

The UNESCO Chair in Public Communication for Social Justice, Human Rights and Territorial Development proposes a space for teaching, research and transfer of knowledge and experiences in public and private spheres, civil society, universities and other educational organizations, with local, regional and international impact.

Based on five programs: teaching, research, University extension, international cooperation and communication literacy, the Chair integrates training activities, data analysis and inter-institutional and international cooperation in the field of public communication. It incorporates state and non-state modalities, from an inclusive and comprehensive perspective, prioritizing the human rights of historically vulnerable sectors, thus hoping to contribute to territorial development with social justice.

Activities are planned according to the needs of the participating institutions, such as specific workshops, transfer of knowledge and technology, diffusion of publications, field work and consulting. The National University of Villa María will issue the certifications with the endorsement of Orbicom / UNESCO.

Team of the Chair / Chair Members…

• Host: National University of Villa María (UNVM): Prof. Dra. Claudia Ardini, Prof. Dra. Aimé Aminahuel, Lic. Heidi Raimondo.

National partners:

• Universidad Nacional de Avellaneda (National University of Avellaneda – UNDAV): Professor Dr. Cynthia Ottaviano, Prof. Lic. Daniel Escribano.
• Universidad Blas Pascal (UBP): Prof. Dra. Marcela Farré.

International partners:

• Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (UAEH, México): Prof. Dra. Sandra Flores Guevara, Prof. Mtro. Mauricio Ortiz Roche.
• Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM, México), Unidad Xochimilco, Dep. de Educación y – Comunicación: Prof. Mgter. Beatriz Solis Leree, Prof. Dra. María Dolly Espínola Frausto, Prof. Dra. Patricia Ortega Ramírez.
• Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB, Colombia), sede Bucaramanga Prof. Mgter. Alfredo Álvarez Orozco y Prof. Giovanni Bohórquez Pereira.
• Universidade de Brasília (UnB, Brasil): Prof. Dr. Fernando Oliveira Paulino, Prof. Dra. Liziane Soares Guazina.
• Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI, Indonesia), Faculty of Education, Prof. Dr. Deni Darmawan.

Associate members:

Prof. Dr. María del Carmen Rico Menge de Sotelo (Uruguay – UQAM, Canadá)

Prof. Dr. Eleonora Mesquita Ceia (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ, Brasil)

(UNESCO No. 2023AR1633)
(Ver. 06-2025)