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World Cultural Council
AbbreviationWCC
Formation1981
TypeINGO
PurposeHumanitarian
Location
Region served
Worldwide
Honorary President
Edmond H. Fischer
Websiteconsejoculturalmundial.org

The World Cultural Council is an international organization, based in Mexico, whose objectives are to promote culture, values and goodwill throughout the world. One of the means by which it strives to do so is by granting the Albert Einstein World Award of Science, the José Vasconcelos World Award of Education, and the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts to outstanding personalities whose work has had a significantly positive impact on the cultural legacy of mankind. The members of the Council include several Nobel Prize laureates.

It was in 1981, backed by distinguished scholars, university presidents and organization executives from the world over, that the World Cultural Council was founded and, in 1984, the first Award Ceremony took place.

The World Cultural Council is composed of a directing body headed by an Honorary President, Vice-president, Executive Director Contact Executive Director, Secretary General Contact Secretary General and an Interdisciplinary Committee made up of outstanding scientific, artistic and educational personalities.

The Interdisciplinary Committee evaluates annually the candidates nominated to participate in the Albert Einstein World Award of Science, the José Vasconcelos World Award of Education and the Leonardo da Vinci World Award of Arts Awards.

The World Cultural Council is constituted by a Directive Board presided by Prof. Edmond H. Fischer and an Interdisciplinary Committee formed by eminent scientific personalities in sixty countries over the world.

Mission

The final objective of the organization is to increase the efficient and positive use of knowledge and to promote fraternity among people, nations and governments, looking for a true understanding among all, based on the respect for the ideology, opinion, religion, race, and gender of each person.

Vision

The World Cultural Council will maintain and further its commitment to select, recognize and reward international excellence in the fields of science, education and arts, by annually granting its awards to those people across the globe who tirelessly persist in their respective discipline, striving for the progress of mankind.

Through those endeavors, the World Cultural Council aspire to make a contribution to a culture which brings the inhabitants of this planet towards a better world, in which ideological, ethnic, social and all other differences are respected, and where prejudice against and suspicion of what is different are ended, a culture that promotes progress by improving the quality of lives and the ecological environment, and fulfills everyone's life with enriched attainments.

Directive Board

The Directive Board receives support from private grants through a Board of Trustees.

The World Cultural Council acknowledges individuals or institutions that have made outstanding achievements in science, education and the arts by means of its awards.

Objectives

The most important objectives of the World Cultural Council are:

  • To establish relations with the most important scientific, cultural, educational and social institutions throughout the world.
  • To collect data and useful research aimed at improving the social, cultural, moral and spiritual advancement of humankind.
  • To reward that scientific research which brings progress to mankind.
  • To integrate scientists, educators and researchers at the highest level in order to maintain a constant and enriching communication.
  • To recognize educational contributions that have had a significant influence on the advancement of the scope of culture.
  • To promote art in all its expressions and to reward those artists whose work is most deserving of world recognition.

Award Ceremonies

Year Award Recipients Special Recognitions Ceremony Host Ceremony Site Ceremony Host Country Ceremony Date Ref.
2013 Paul Nurse, Petteri Nisunen, Tommi Grönlund Juliana Chan, David Lou Xiong Wen, Jasmine Sim Boon Yee, Wang Qijie, Zhang Hua Nanyang Technological University Nanyang Auditorium, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Singapore Singapore October 2, 2013 (planned) [1][2]
2012 Michael Grätzel, Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht Anders Baun, Trine Bilde, Peter Brodersen, Johan P. U. Fynbo, Anja Groth, Jakob Søndergaard Jensen, Lars Bojer Madsen, Jesper Buus Nielsen Aarhus University Aarhus Denmark Denmark April 18, 2012 [3][4][5][6][7]
2011 Geoffrey Alan Ozin, Todd Siler University of Tartu Tartu Estonia Estonia November 10, 2011 [8][9][10]
2010 Julio Montaner, Christian Azar Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México Toluca Mexico Mexico December 8, 2010 [11][12][13][14]
2009 John T. Houghton, Marcell Jankovics University of Liége Liége Belgium Belgium November 25, 2009 [15][16][17]
2008 Ada Yonath, William G. Bowen Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey United States United States November 11, 2008 [18][19]
2007 Fraser Stoddart, Anne Moeglin-Delcroix Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Teatro Universitario, Campus Mederos, Monterrey Mexico Mexico November 24, 2007 [20][21][22]
2006 Ahmed Zewail, Marlene Scardamalia Instituto Politécnico Nacional Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City Mexico Mexico October 28, 2006 [23][24][25]
2005 John Hopfield, Enrique Norten Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro Teatro de la Ciudad Fernando Soler, Saltillo Mexico Mexico November 12, 2005 [26][27]
2004 Ralph J. Cicerone, David Attenborough University of Liège Liège Belgium Belgium November 8, 2004 [28][29]
2003 Martin Rees, Otto Pienne University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland Finland November 17, 2003 [30][31]
2002 Daniel H. Janzen, Jeannie Oakes Trinity College, Dublin Dublin Republic of Ireland Ireland November 14, 2002 [32][33]
2001 Niels Birbaumer, Edna Hibel Utrecht University Academiegebouw, Utrecht Netherlands Nederlands November 21, 2001 [34]
2000 Frank Fenner, Zafra M. Lerman University of the Witwatersrand Great Hall, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa South Africa November 1, 2000 [35]
1999 Robert Weinberg, Magdalena Abakanowicz Norwegian University of Science and Technology Main Building, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim Norway Norway November 11, 1999 [36][37]
1998 Charles R. Goldman, Robert Yager Victoria University of Wellington Hunter Building, Wellington New Zealand New Zealand November 19, 1998 [38][39]
1997 Jean-Marie Ghuysen Chulalongkorn University Main Auditorium, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok Thailand Thailand November 12, 1997 [40][41]
1996 Alec Jeffreys, Roger Gaudry University of Oxford Voltaire Room, Taylor Institution, Oxford United Kingdom United Kingdom November 23, 1996 [42]
1995 Herbert H. Jasper, Robert Rauschenberg INBA, CONACULTA Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City Mexico Mexico December 16, 1995 [43]
1994 Sherwood Rowland, Joseph O´Halloran CODATA, ICSU, UNESCO Le Manège Convention Center, Chambéry France France September 19, 1994 [44][45]
1993 Ali Javan Presidencia de la República Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City Mexico Mexico December 19, 1993 [46]
1992 Raymond U . Lemieux, Elliot Eisner National Research Council (Canada) Lester B. Pearson Building, Ottawa Canada Canada 1992 [47]
1991 Albrecht Fleckenstein Australian National University Chancellor's Building, ANU, Canberra Australia Australia 1991 [48]
1990 Gustav Nossal, Lev Shevrin Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich Cupola Room, ETH Zürich, Zürich Switzerland Switzerland 1990 [49]
1989 Martin Kamen, Athens Acropolis Preservation Group of Greece Massachusetts Institute of Technology Edgerton Hall, MIT, Cambridge United States United States November 8, 1989 [50]
1988 Margaret Burbidge, Gilbert De Landsheere Instituto Politécnico Nacional Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City Mexico Mexico November 19, 1988 [51][52]
1987 Hugh Huxley University of Heidelberg Alte Aula, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg Germany Germany November 26, 1987 [53]
1986 Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan University of Guadalajara Teatro Degollado, Guadalajara Mexico Mexico November 6, 1986 [54]
1985 Werner Stumm, Dolores Hernández Royal Institute of Technology Kollegiesalen, Stockholm Sweden Sweden November 21, 1985 [55]
1984 Ricardo Bressani World Cultural Council Auditorio San Pedro, San Pedro Garza García Mexico Mexico November 29, 1984 [56]

See also

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