ON MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY AND INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE IN THE ERA OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
29 AND 30 OCTOBER 2025, AT 16:00-21:30 ONLINE
Α. Organizers and ZOOM link
The interns of the UNESCO Chair “Intercultural Policy for an Active Citizenship and Solidarity” at the University of Macedonia in collaboration with the aforementioned UNESCO Chair, the Jean Monnet Chair “EU Law, Values and Digital Citizenship” of the University of Macedonia and the Alumni Association of the Interinstitutional Master’s of Science “Law and Informatics” (co-founded by the University of Macedonia and Democritus University of Thrace) are organizing a two-day open student conference titled:
“MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY & INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE IN THE ERA OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE”
The conference will be held online free-of-charge on Wednesday, 29th October and Thursday 30th October 2025, hours 16:00-21:30 respectively. The Conference is under the auspices of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO.
The ZOOM link for those interested in participating in the Conference is:
https://zoom.us/j/94505388199?pwd=UL4RfBcRgEYWb8jFPQHTaX4uX9K46X.1
Everybody is welcome. Certificates of attendance will be signed by the Rector of the University of Macedonia.
Β. Concept Note
The conference is registered as an event of the UNESCO Global MIL Week and is organized in the framework of the UNESCO-UNAOC MILID University Network, in which the University of Macedonia is a full member, the only one from Greece.
In addition, it is organized in the framework of the Global MIL Alliance in which the UNESCO Chair of Intercultural Policy for an Active Citizenship and Solidarity is a member.
The international online student conference “Media and Information Literacy & Intercultural Dialogue in the Era of AI” seeks to underscore the central role of media and information literacy in fostering responsible, ethical, and critically informed participation in the digital age. At the same, it emphasizes the significance of intercultural dialogue as a cornerstone for social cohesion, inclusivity, and mutual understanding across diverse cultural and societal contexts.
The conference aims to develop skills, know-how and attitudes that will contribute to the development of initiatives, actions, programs and partnerships regarding media and information literacy by promoting: a) freedom of expression, b) freedom of information and free flow of ideas and knowledge, c) citizen participation, and d) understanding and reconciliation between cultures on a global level. It also aims to contribute to Education, Culture and Democracy within the framework of the 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals (mainly promoting SDG4 & SDG16, but also SDG10, SDG11 & SDG17).
It is organized with the purpose of advancing academic dialogue while also engaging the wider civil society in a constructive reflection on the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on communication, information practices, and intercultural relations.
The conference is addressed to students, academics and researchers, teachers of all levels, educational institutions, pupils, local government bodies (region and municipalities) and more broadly to the civil society.
The conference promotes Literacyin Media and Information with the goal of increasing the resilience and sustainability of cities through the utilization of technologies, creativity and innovation and the promotion of intercultural dialogue, human rights and participatory democracy in the era of AI.
By bringing together students, young researchers, and representatives of civil society from different cultural and disciplinary backgrounds, the event aspires to provide a platform for the exchange of scholarly perspectives, the development of innovative approaches, and the strengthening of international academic cooperation, while also contributing to the promotion of active, informed, and participatory citizenship. For more info check HERE.
