UNESCO Chair in Social Practices in Intercultural Communication and Social Cohesion
On February 22nd 2019, KITA-UKM was awarded a UNESCO Chair on Social Practices in Intercultural Communication and Social Cohesion with KITA Founding Director Distinguished Prof. Datuk Dr. Shamsul Amri Baharuddin as the Chair holder. This is the very first UNESCO Chair to be awarded to UKM and the first in Malaysia within the field of intercultural communication, focusing on ethnic studies and social cohesion.