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The 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue, organized by the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan in Baku on 27–29 October 2026, with UNESCO, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), and the UN World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) among its partners, was attended by a TÜBA delegation consisting of Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Aysan, Vice President of the Turkish Young Academy, and Prof. Dr. Cem Korkut, TÜBA President Advisor.

Prof. Dr. Korkut and Prof. Dr. Aysan attended the forum’s opening ceremony and the events included in the program on behalf of TÜBA. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Nuri Yurdusev, a Full Member of TÜBA and President of the Euro-Mediterranean Academic Network (EMAN), delivered a speech as part of the forum’s academic program.

The forum, organized within the framework of the Baku Process and convened in 2026 under the main theme “Dialogue for a Shared Future: Building Bridges in a Fragmented World,” celebrated its 15th anniversary. It brought together more than 2,000 participants, including some 500 international guests from over 100 countries. The Ministerial Meeting on Intercultural Dialogue, a high-level meeting of international organizations, the Global Youth Forum, and the Academic Forum were held as part of the program.

The Academic Forum, dedicated to intercultural dialogue, was organized in a series of sessions at the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and ADA University. Prof. Dr. Yurdusev spoke at the session titled “Intercultural Dialogue, Education, and Digital Transformation,” where he assessed the impact of education and digital transformation on dialogue between cultures.