Signing of new academic convention

At the end of today’s proceedings of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in the Ecumenical Centre a convention will be signed between the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, the WCC and University of Geneva.

The signature ceremony will take place:

Wednesday, 16 February
at 6:30 pm
in the Ecumenical Centre, 
150, route de Ferney 
Visser 't Hooft Hall
(free parking available)

With this new convention all students attending a Bossey course and who pass exams and meet all research requirements will have accredited certification from the University of Geneva.

The convention will be signed by Jean-Dominque Vassalli, rector of University of Geneva, Professor Andreas Dettwiler, dean of the Autonomous Faculty of Protestant Theology of the University of Geneva, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC general secretary, and Fr Ioan Sauca, director of the WCC’s Ecumenical Institute at Bossey.

For more information:

Mark Beach, WCC director of Communication

Mobile +41.79.507.6363

Annegreth Strümpfel, media coordinator

Telephone +41.22.791.6461