UNESCO is an organisation with global scope: it is the United Nations agency for education, science, and culture.
The UNESCO Chairs Programme launcehd in 1992 fosters international cooperation between universities and boosts networking in key areas that address global challenges, generating, therefore, innovative research and establishing new teaching initiatives.
Learn more about the network in this video:
The UNESCO Chair at the University of Tartu is linked to the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. See here for more information on other chairs in this field.
Learn more about UNESCO Chairs in Estonia in this video: