Welcome! UNESCO RIELA stands for:
R - Refugee
I - Integration
E - through Education,
L - Languages,
A - and Arts
The UNESCO Chair supports learning from contexts which have long-term refugee and migratory experiences and where resilience has been developed, often in the face of overwhelming linguistic and cultural destruction. Working with our cross-sectorial partners, we engage in research and advocacy for creative and artistic approaches to integration, which sustain linguistic and cultural diversity, foster creativity and intercultural capabilities and promote peace.
Bidh Cathraiche UNESCO a’ toirt taic do ionnsachadh bho cho-theacsan aig a bheil eòlas fad-ùine air fògarraich agus imrich agus far an deach tapachd a leasachadh, gu tric an aghaidh sgrios mòr cànanach is cultarach. Ag obair le ar com-pàirtichean tar-roinneil, bidh sinn a’ dol an sàs ann an rannsachadh agus tagrachd airson dòighean-obrach cruthachail agus ealanta a thaobh amalachas, a chumas suas iomadachd cànanach is cultarach, a bhrosnaicheas cruthachalachd agus comasan eadar-chultarach agus a bhrosnaicheas sìth.
Latest News
-
07 MarIt has never been more urgent for German Studies to grapple with, and learn from, Palestine. With this critical domain of Palestine Studies foremost in mind, we invite submissions for a special issue of The German Quarterly.
-
04 Mar
Languages matter
The UNESCO guidelines 'Languages Matter: Global Guidance on Multilingual Education' have been published. The guide presents up-to-date principles for language-in-education policies that recognize multilingualism as both a fundamental human characteristic and an essential educational approach. -
07 Feb
Tawona RFS25 poem
Tawona Sitholé created poem in response to a series of listening conversations and gatherings with past event organisers of the Refugee Festival Scotland. The 2025 Festival theme, MILESTONES, emerged from those conversations.

Social media
- Follow us on Bluesky
- Follow us on Instagram
- Follow us on LinkedIn
- Follow us on Soundcloud
- Follow us on SlideShare

Frequently asked questions
Check here for answers to the questions that we get asked on a regular basis.