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“Mediterranean, Religions and Societies”: a pioneering chair to bring the two shores of the Mediterranean closer together

Rome – For the first time in its history, the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) is pleased to welcome a university chair entitled “Mediterranean, Religions and Societies”. A call for applications is open.

The aim of the chair is to bring together universities and research institutes from the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean to address crucial current issues for the future of the common sea, based on the relationship between religions and societies, drawing on the broadest possible range of humanities and social sciences from an academic and non-denominational perspective. This mainly French-speaking chair will be hosted by the Institut français Centre Saint-Louis and will aim to promote intellectual dialogue between the two shores in the service of peace. It will reinforce the scientific legitimacy of PISAI, widely recognized in the field of the Arabic language and Islamic sciences, from a Mediterranean perspective.

The first holder of the chair will be chosen by the Scientific Council and will take up their duties on September 1st, 2025.

Rome – Pour la première fois de son histoire, l’Institut pontifical d’études arabes et d’islamologie (PISAI) a le plaisir d’accueillir une chaire universitaire intitulée “Méditerranée, Religions et Sociétés”. Un appel à candidature est ouvert.

L’objectif de la chaire est de réunir des universités et des instituts de recherche des rives nord et sud de la Méditerranée pour aborder des thématiques d’actualité cruciales pour l’avenir de la mer commune, basées sur le rapport entre religions et sociétés, en puisant dans le plus large éventail possible des sciences humaines et sociales dans une perspective académique et non confessionnelle. Cette chaire, principalement francophone, sera portée par l’Institut français Centre Saint-Louis et aura pour vocation de promouvoir le dialogue intellectuel entre les deux rives au service de la paix. Elle renforcera la légitimité scientifique du PISAI, largement reconnu dans le domaine de la langue arabe et des sciences islamiques, dans une perspective méditerranéenne.

Le premier titulaire de la chaire sera choisi par le Conseil scientifique et prendra ses fonctions le 1ᵉʳ septembre 2025.

روما – لأول مرة في تاريخه، يسر المعهد البابوي للدراسات العربية والإسلامية (PISAI) أن يستضيف كرسياً جامعياً بعنوان “البحر المتوسط والأديان والمجتمعات”. باب الترشح مفتوح.

الهدف من هذا الكرسي هو جمع الجامعات ومراكز البحوث من ضفتي البحر المتوسط الشمالية والجنوبية لمعالجة قضايا معاصرة حاسمة لمستقبل البحر المشترك، مستندة إلى العلاقة بين الأديان والمجتمعات، وذلك بالاستفادة من أوسع نطاق ممكن من العلوم الإنسانية والاجتماعية من منظور أكاديمي وغير طائفي. سيتولى المعهد الفرنسي مركز سان لويس إدارة هذا الكرسي، الذي سيكون ناطقاً باللغة الفرنسية بشكل رئيسي، وسيهدف إلى تعزيز الحوار الفكري بين الضفتين خدمةً للسلام. كما سيعزز المكانة العلمية للمعهد البابوي للدراسات العربية والإسلامية، المعترف به على نطاق واسع في مجال اللغة العربية والعلوم الإسلامية، وذلك من منظور متوسطي.

سيتم اختيار أول من يشغل الكرسي من قبل المجلس العلمي وسيتولى مهامه في الأول من سبتمبر 2025.

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