PROGRAM SCHEDULE


The congress will have two parallel sessions:

One session will be run in Arabic (for researchers from the Arab world and Egypt) 

Other session will be in English for MILID members and others (including some Egyptian and Arab researchers). 

Programme


Monday, APRIL 22


16:00 - 20:00
 
Partners’ meeting
UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue.

Tuesday, APRIL 23

08:30 – 9:20
Registration
9.30 – 10.30
Opening Remarks
Place: Main Hall (4th Floor)

Mahmoud Alam El Din, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Mass Communication, Cairo University, Egypt
Samy Tayie, Cairo University, Egypt
Alton Grizzle, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Jordi Torrent, United Nations Alliance of Civilizations
Hassan Emad, Dean, Faculty of Mass Communication, Egypt
Ismael Abdel Ghafar, President, Arab Academy, Arab League, Egypt
Husam Kamel, President, Cairo University
Señora Emelina Fernández, President, Audio Visual Council of Andalucía, Spain
Dr. Mohamed Saber Arab, Minister of Culture, Egypt
Mr. Salah Abdel Maksoud, Minister of Information, Egypt


10.30  – 12:30
Promoting MILID. UNITWIN Cooperation Programme on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue (UNESCO- UNAOC): 2013/14 Action Plan.
Place: Main Hall (4th Floor)

Samy Tayie, Cairo University, Egypt.
Jose Manuel Pérez Tornero, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain
Sherry Culver, Temple University, USA
Li Xiguang, Tsinghua University, China
Paulette Kerr, University West Indians, Jamaica
Patricia Moran, University of Sao Paolo, Brazil
Kelli McGraw, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Abdelahmid NFISSI, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco.

Launch of the Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue Yearbook:
Ulla Carlsson & Sherry Culver

12:30 – 13.00


Coffee break

13.00 -14.15
MILID DEBATES
YOUTH MEDIA: Promoting Youth Media and Intercultural Dialogue.
Place: (Main Hall, 4th Floor)

Moderator: Alton Grizzle, UNESCO

Speakers:
Fredrik Holmberg, Folkets BioFilmpedagogerna, Sweden
Rania Hussein, Doha Centre for Media Freedom
Abdel Hamid Nfissi, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University & Drissia Chouit, Moulay Ismail University,  Morocco
Laura Cervi, Platform of Young Journalists, information Specialists and Researchers, UAB, Spain
Masato Wada & Yosuke Morimoto, Japan         

14.15-15.45
Lunch
16.00-17.30
MILID, CITIZENSHIP AND INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE: Empowering Citizenship through MILID: Critical Thinking, Participation and Democracies
Place: (Main Hall, 4th Floor)

Moderator: Vladimir Gai, France
Kyoko Murakami & Makoto Miyazaki, Hosei University, Japan
Jun Sakamoto, Hosei University,Japan
Aicha Boukissa, la Communication Developpee Non-Violente dans Notre Environment Scolaire, University of Algeria.
Ihab Hamdy & Bassant Mohamed, Alexandria University


Wednesday, APRIL 24


MILID DEBATES
   YOUNG JOURNALIST NETWORK DEBATES
     10.00-11.30
MAPPING MILID WORLD: International Projects
Moderator:  Marius Lukosiunas , UNESCO, Cairo Office

Speakers:
Samy Tayie, MIL Kit for the Arab World, Cairo University
Jose Manuel Tornero, UAB, MIL Kit for the Arab World,
Alton Grizzle, UNESCO Paris, Global Forum for Partnerships on MIL

I
SESSION OF YOUNG JOURNALIST NETWORK
This session will be led by Laura Cervi (UAB), Santiago Tejedor(UAB), Mohamed Al Ashkar(Al Ahram Newspaper), Mohamed Talat (Al Gumhuriyah Newspaper)  addressed to Young Journalists.
     11.30-12.00

Coffee break

     12.00-14.00
MILID and Democracy
Moderator:  Cristina Pulido, UAB

Speakers:
Carolyn Wilson, Canada
Pere Oriol Costa, UAB, Spain
Rasem Al Gamal, Cairo University
Ulla Carsson, Nordicom, Sweden
Foad Helmy, Ministry of Education, Egypt
Kariman Farid, Cairo University

II
SESSION OF YOUNG JOURNALIST NETWORK
This session will be led by Laura Cervi (UAB), Santiago Tejedor(UAB), Mohamed Al Ashkar(Al Ahram Newspaper), Mohamed Talat (Al Gumhuriyah Newspaper)  addressed to Young Journalists.
     14.00-15.30
Lunch
     15.30-17.00
PARALLEL SESSION OF PAPER PRESENTATIONS

SESSION1: moderated by Mireia Pi (UAB)

Speakers:
Omnia Al Sayed Aly, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Ennas Abo Youssef, Cairo University
Dr Anwar Abdallah, Arab Academy, Egypt
Mohamed Al Astal, Sharqa University, UAE

SESSION 2: moderated by Paulette Kerr (University of West Indians

Xiaochen Gu, China
Anwar Abdalla, Arab Academy, Egypt
Ashraf Abdel Mogeith, Cairo University, Egypt
Nermin Ghedr, Cairo University, Egypt
Gillan Sharaf, Modern University, Egypt


III
SESSION OF YOUNG JOURNALIST NETWORK
This session will be led by Laura Cervi (UAB), Santiago Tejedor(UAB), Mohamed Al Ashkar(Al Ahram Newspaper), Mohamed Talat (Al Gumhuriyah Newspaper)  addressed to Young Journalists.
17.00-17.30

Closing session. Conclusions of Debates.
Samy Tayie, Cairo University
Jose Manuel Pérez Tornero,  UAB
Alton Grizzle, UNESCO
Jordi Torrent, UNAoC


Thursday, APRIL 25


CULTURAL EVENTS & GUIDED TOURS
DINNER