Deadline: 31 March 2018
Applications are open for World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2018 with an aim to transmit the values of World Heritage, highlighting the potential that World Heritage education may have for facilitating sustainable development.
The World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2018 will take place in the context of the 42nd World Heritage Committee session in Bahrain, from 17 to 26 June 2018. The participants are expected to arrive on 16 June.
Objectives
The Forum’s objectives are for participants to develop a deeper understanding of:
- 1972 World Heritage Convention;
- future and challenges of the 1972 World Heritage Convention;
- working practices through comparing with others with different cultural and natural heritage backgrounds;
- international cooperation projects;
- Interrelation between culture, history, heritage and continuous development.
Eligibility Criteria
- Participants of the Youth Forum will come from different heritage fields and countries and must be specifically interested in World Heritage. Thirty participants will be selected to take part in this year’s forum taking into account gender equality and regional representation. Applications can be sent through the UNESCO National Commissions or other respective governmental institutions, or directly from the applicants to the organizer.
- Applicants should be recent young professionals between the ages of 23 to 30 with at least one year experience in the field of either Cultural or Natural heritage. They accept a wide range of backgrounds including but not limited to archaeology, architecture, conservation, urban planning & regeneration, restoration, art history, lawyers, heritage managers.
- The working language of the Forum is English. A good knowledge of English is essential, for the benefit of the individual participants and the development of the forum.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2018.