The International Conference on the Dialogue of Civilization and Tolerance will welcome experts from academia, politics, and other walks of life together to jointly tackle the questions at the core of the Dialogue of Civilizations. The conference will give a clear picture of the many aspects that are involved in a meaningful dialogue of civilizations. It will show that even for those who have been much involved in issues of dialogue, discussions are not always easy, when they touch upon specific values and norms. It will also show that if there is agreement among all parties involved that it is better to talk than to fight each other, dialogue is possible and leads to new and creative solutions to the common problems facing mankind.

ICDCT will explore the Dialogue of Civilizations from various perspectives, such as promoting dialogue among civilizations, lessons from history, multicultural society and cultural transformation, perspectives from Asia, universality versus Particularity? understanding different civilizations, political aspects of the Dialogue among civilizations, etc.