Chair Holder | prof. Rita Patrizia Aquino

The UNESCO Chair Plantae Medicinales Mediterraneae, founded in June 2020 at the Department of Pharmacy of the University of Salerno, emerged through a robust collaboration with esteemed partners: the Division of Humanities at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA; the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions in Washington, DC, USA; Traditional Mediterranean Medicine in the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos, Greece; the Minerva Gardens of Salerno; and the UNESCO Chair of Genoa. Leveraging this extensive network, the Chair fosters collaboration with numerous Mediterranean universities and institutions. Its primary goal is to promote the equitable and sustainable utilization of effective medicines derived from traditional knowledge and local resources. By doing so, the Chair endeavors to preserve and share a tangible heritage—a repository of invaluable wisdom accumulated from diverse Mediterranean cultures across centuries.

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Chair Holder | prof. Emiliana Mannese & prof. Paola Aiello

The UNESCO Chair in Generative Pedagogy and Educational Systems to Tackle Inequality, inaugurated in March 2024 at the Department of Human, Philosophical, and Educational Sciences, was forged through a collaboration with following UNESCO Chairs: “Human Development and Culture of Peace” - University of Florence, “Training and empowering human resources for health development in resource-limited countries” - University of Brescia, “Education for Human Development and Solidarity Among Peoples”, University of Milano “Cattolica del Sacro Cuore”, Culture de la Paix - Université Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY de Cocody, Côte d'Ivoire, Artes, Educación y Cultura de Paz - Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas - UDFJC (Bogotà, Colombia), Health education and sustainable development – University of Naples “Federico II”, BENECON-University-Consortium, Jacques-Maritain-International-Institute, Museo-di-Etnomedicina-Antonio-Scarpa, Sapienza University of Roma (prof. A. De Rose), Sapienza University of Roma (prof. C. Giudici), University of Basilicata, University of Bologna, University of Ferrara (prof. P. Bianchi), University of Ferrara (prof. P. Ceccarelli), University of Reggio Calabria Mediterranea; and following partners: Temple University di Philadelphia - Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine di Philadelphia, ActionAid ONG, ‘A Voce d’e creature Onlus, Province of Avellino, ItaliaDecide, Giffoni Film Festival, Sistema Irpinia, Consortium of Social Services Alta Irpinia, Caritas Diocesana of Avellino, Consortium “PERCORSI”, Comunità di Sant'Egidio, Italian Society of Pedagogy – SIPED, SINAPSI - University of Naples "Federico II" Campus Center; CAOT - University Center for Orientation and Tutoring, University of Salerno. Dedicated to combating educational poverty and tackling systemic disparities, the Chair adopts a proactive stance toward addressing critical challenges within the education and welfare domains. At its core lies the theory of pedagogical generativity—an innovative framework that redefines learning and cognition. Central to this approach is the Methodological Protocol of Generative Guidance and Organizational Systems, a pioneering pedagogical tool designed to foster transformative educational practices.