News from September’s UNITWIN Network meeting 

17 members participated online in the meeting of UNITWIN Network on 20.9.2023.  

Valerié  Cohen-Scali brought new information from the UNESCO Chair. In particular, the discussion was sparked by the new position paper designed by the UNESCO Chair, which aims to answer the question: What is the new Paradigm for career counselling and guidance in the context of the Anthropocene? 

The network was informed of two symposia at the Prague International Congress of Psychology on the 21st-24th. July 2024 and of special issue of the French journal L’Orientation scolaire et professionnelle named Career Guidance and Counselling in the Anthropocene. Professor emerita Maria Eduarda Duarte received a medal in November for work as the head of the UNESCO Chair and work with students. The UNITWIN Network sends Professor Maria Eduarda warm congratulations! 

As the last topic that aroused a lot of discussion, we considered the UNITWIN Network’s future activities. The members of the UNESCO Chair’s scientific board have decided to organise a webinar aimed at PhD students. The aim of the webinar is to present the ongoing research activities on the field of career counselling and guidance. Members of the UNITWIN Network will facilitate the discussion. The first webinar will take place in mid-April 2024. 

The next network meeting will be held online before the webinar in March 2024. The network’s next conference will be held in Finland in 2025. Additional information about the Network’s activities will be updated on the website.