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UNITWIN Network on emergency preparedness and responses (704), established in 2005 at Waseda
University, Tokyo (Japan)
UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management (742), established in 2006 at the Ritsumeikan University,
Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage (Japan)
UNESCO Chair in Research and Education for Sustainable Development (773), established in 2007 at the Okayama
University, Okayama (Japan)
Kazakhstan 5
UNESCO Chair in Journalism and Communication (122), established in 1996 within the framework of ORBICOM, at
Kazakh State University (Kazakhstan)
UNESCO Chair on Educational Science and Teacher Training (419), established in 1999 at Abai State University
(Kazakhstan)
UNESCO Chair in Music (616) , established in 2003 at the Kazakh National Academy of Music (Kazakhstan)
UNESCO Chair in Sciences and Spirituality (667), established in 2004 at the Institute For Oriental Studies, Almaty
(Kazakhstan)
UNESCO Chair in Continuing Environmental Education in Central Asia (503), established in 2000 at The International
Academy of Ecology and Humanities (Kazakhstan)
Korea (Republic of) 5
UNESCO Chair in Russian as a Foreign Language (613), established in 2003 at the Keimyung University (Republic of
Korea)
UNITWIN Network on Capacity Building of Sustainable Development in Developing countries in the Asian
Region (764), established in 2007 at Handong Global University (Republic of Korea)
UNESCO Chair in the Social Sustainability of Historical Districts (829), established in 2008 at the Yonsei University
(Republic of Korea)
UNESCO Chair in Philosophy (129), established in 1997 at Seoul National University (Republic of Korea)
UNESCO Chair in Communication Technology for Women (536), established in 1998 at Sookmyung Women's University,
within the framework of ORBICOM Network (Republic of Korea)
Kyrgyzstan 5
UNESCO Chair on Ecological Education (130), established in 1996 at Kyrgyz State National University (Kyrgyzstan)
UNESCO Chair on Gender Policy and Human Rights (418), established in 1997 at Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University
(Kyrgyzstan)
UNESCO Chair for the Study of Culture and Religion (464), established in 1999 at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University
(Kyrgyzstan)
UNESCO Chair in Democracy in Multi-Ethnic and Multicultural Society (606), established in 2001 at the Academy of
Management (Kyrgyzstan)
UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Mountain Development (623), established in 2003 at the International University of
Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyzstan )