Intercultural Innovation Award

Written by Fulbright on 02/27/2013. Posted in News

Intercultural Innovation AwardUnited Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and BMW Group announced the winners of Intercultural Innovation Award at the 5th Global Forum of the UNAOC in Vienna, Austria, on February 26, 2013.

István Tarrósy (’12 University of Florida), director of IDResearch Ltd. were given honorable mentions among the top 10 finalists out of more than 500 organizations from 92 countries with Immigropoly, a unique Internet-based character-game to increase the understanding of migration and integration in our global world, and targeted towards youth communities. It intends to encourage openness towards immigrants in a European and global context and enhance intercultural dialogue in an indirect way. It is not only a free-time activity, but also a versatile educational tool touching on various issues from the fields of Social Sciences.