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UNESCO are calling for research summaries for the Global Research Seminar: Sharing Research Agendas on Knowledge Systems, to be held in Paris, France, from 28-30 November.

What is the Aim of the Seminar?

The objective is to provide an arena for researchers to discuss new and ongoing research, identify research gaps and suggest new research agendas on systems of higher education, research and knowledge; with a view to forging closer links between the research communities and UNESCO in these fields.

Another objective of the seminar is to give feedback on the methodology suggested by the Draft Country Review Template for Mapping National Research Systems (see annex of the Terms of Reference), which was developed by the UNESCO Forum's Special Initiative in January 2008.

Submission of Research Summaries

Research organisations and researchers actively involved in studying research and knowledge systems in key fields such as higher education, science and technology, innovation, social sciences, health and agriculture are invited to submit a summary on their new and ongoing research, which should include a short presentation of the research area(s), the research methodology, research partners, central findings to date and future perspectives.

The steering committee will select a number of summaries and the authors will be invited to present their research at the Seminar.

Registration and Deadlines

For submitting Reserach Summaries, the deadline is 20 September 2008.
Please use registration form 1

For interested researchers wishing to participate without presenting research summaries, the deadline is 1 November 2008.
Please use registration form 2