The programme will be finalized after the list of experts is complete 

Moderators: 

Mykola Zhulyns’kyy, Councel of the President of Ukraine on Culture and Spirituality, Academician, Director of the Institute of Literature of Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciencies
Mogens Schmidt, UNESCO, Chief of Media Division
Angelina Soldatenko, Director of the International Institute for Regional Media and Information 

September 25 

09:30  Participants’ registration
10:00  Start of work
11:30  Coffee/tea break 
13:00  Dinner
17:00  End of day 1
18:00  Reception for the participants and journalists

Issues to be discussed: 

• Ukraine and Multicultural World. The issues of globalization and national self-identification. Ethno-cultural identity. The rights of the indigenous population. International initiatives: the UNO, UNESCO, the EU. Two types of society’s integration- the American one (i.e. based on economic integrity) and the European one (based on intercultural dialogue). 

• The Multinational World of Ukraine. Insuring intercultural dialogue- the role of the state and civic initiatives. Forming and preserving cultural heritage. Developing the culture of intercultural communication and the ways to perceive cultural diversity. Education as an aiding factor in preserving the rights of the indigenous population. Social culture and the nature of ethno-political conflict. 

• Language Strategies as Building Factors of Intercultural Dialogue. Language interaction in a poliethnic area. The role of a state language in society’s consolidation. 

• The Culture of Modern Mass-Media and their Role in the Ways Cultural Diversity is Perceived. 

September 26 

10:00  Start of day 2. Recommendations, propositions of the participants
11:30  Coffee/tea break
12:00  Confirming the final documents. Wrap up and conclusion
13:00  Farewell dinner
15:00  City tour and departure