Nationality Beninese Spouse Rachel | Name Noureini Tidjani-Serpos | |
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Education PHD in African literature (Un.Paris VIII, 1973), Doctorate in literature, University of Lille III (1987) | ||
TUBE VISION reçoit Prof Nouréini TIDJANI SERPOS Ecrivain Ancien Directeur UNESCO AFRIQUE
Sipoef 2008 discours Noureini Tidjani Serpos
Born the 15 January 1946 in Porto-Novo (Benin), Nouréini Tidjani-Serpos studied literature in France and obtained a PhD and a D.Lit.in the subject from the University of Lille III (1987).
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- TUBE VISION reoit Prof Nourini TIDJANI SERPOS Ecrivain Ancien Directeur UNESCO AFRIQUE
- Sipoef 2008 discours Noureini Tidjani Serpos
- Activities
- High level experience at the service of UNESCO
- Humanist intellectual and creator
- Publications
- Honorary distinctions
- References
As well as being fluent in several African languages (Yoruba, Fon, Éwé and Goun), he speaks English and French and reads Spanish fluently. N. Tidjani-Serpos is married and the father of two sons and two daughters.
Activities
High-level experience at the service of UNESCO
Humanist, intellectual and creator
Due to his intellectual qualities as a lettered man, Nouréini Tidjani-Serpos inscribes himself resolutely in a universal approach. He tries to promote a cross-sectoral approach and is thus sensible to the cultures of the world, to differences and to solidarity. As an essayist, literary critic, novelist and poet, Nouréini Tidjani-Serpos has published seven books, many works and more than a hundred articles in world-renowned magazines. He was also co-director of the Nigerian Journal of Humanities, director of the “Journal of the Literary Society of Nigeria” and member of the editing committee of the magazine Présence Africaine. Like all poets, Nouréini Tidjani-Serpos is a man of truth, liberty, and justice. It is enough to read his poems to be convinced. Starting from his first job as a teacher, he has engaged himself in the mission to transmit knowledge, the same function which is at the center of UNESCO's activities. He has taught Comparative African Literature from 1972 to 1991 at the University of Paris VIII, at the National University of Benin, and at the Federal University of Benin City in Nigeria. In addition to his teaching roles, he has also performed numerous other management functions at the university: he was chair of the Modern Humanities department, a member of the administrative Council of the University for Social, Cultural, and Environmental research, Chairman of the board of the Council of Administration for the University of Benin City's secondary pilot school (1982–1985), and national President of the Association of Modern Literature of Nigeria (1980–1982).