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from 11-Jul-2006 to 13-Jul-2006
This conference, organised by the International Security Management and Crime Prevention Institute, in co-operation with PEB, explored the theme Challenges in Security: Understanding and Effectively Managing Security Related Risks. Delegates from schools, colleges and universities from around the world met in Adelaide, Australia, to share initiatives, discuss challenges and develop new strategies to better understand security related risks in educational settings. Contact Jill Fechner: ismcpi@ismcpi.org, www.educationsecurity.net.
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from 08-Dec-2005 to 09-Dec-2005
An international conference on designing spaces for early-childhood education will take place in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The event is organised by Children in Scotland with the support of the OECD Programme on Educational Building (PEB), The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland and Children in Europe. An exhibition of entries from 17 countries to the 2005 international award for architecture and design for young children will be on display. Visits to schools in different cities will take place on the first day. Contact: peb@oecd.org
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from 09-Feb-2004 to 11-Feb-2004
The OECD Programme on Educational Building (PEB), in co-operation with GeoHazards International (GHI), is initiating a global activity, with the aim of improving earthquake safety in schools and educational systems. An ad hoc experts meeting on earthquake safety in schools will take place in Paris.
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from 26-May-2004 to 28-May-2004
Presentations made at this international PEB seminar held in London are now available. Contact: peb@oecd.org.
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from 01-Jun-2005 to 03-Jun-2005
PEB, in co-operation with the Ministry of Education in Portugal, is organising this meeting in Lisbon. The aim is to discuss the methodologies used in countries to assess the quality of educational facilities and to propose an international framework that would allow comparisons across countries. Contact: Hannah von Ahlefeld, hannah.vonahlefeld@oecd.org
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OECD High Level Parliamentary Seminar on Education
on 23-Feb-2005
An OECD High Level Parliamentary Seminar on education will take place at OECD headquarters in Paris on Wednesday 23 February 2005, featuring the latest results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an internationally standardised assessment jointly developed by participating countries and administered to 15-year-olds. Other pertinent work of the OECD in the area of education such as the internationalisation of higher education and the quality of the teaching profession will be presented to Parliamentarians.
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from 24-Apr-2005 to 27-Apr-2005
San José, California, United States
International conference organised by PEB, together with the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA) and the OECD Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education.
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from 13-Dec-2004 to 14-Dec-2004
The OECD and Civilian Research Development Fund (CRDF) jointly sponsored a two-day workshop, "Financing University Technology Transfer", with St. Petersburg State University as the host.
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from 31-Oct-2004 to 03-Nov-2004
International PEB seminar in Montreal, Canada.
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from 12-Nov-2003 to 14-Nov-2003
This international conference on School Safety and Security, organised by the OECD Programme on Educational Building, focuses on safety and security risk assessment in schools; crisis planning and management; infrastructural approaches to school safety; collaborative approaches to school safety; and education, training and support approaches to school safety.
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Focus
PISA 2009 Results presents the findings from the most recent PISA survey, which focused on reading and also assessed mathematics and science performance.
PISA 2009 Results
Focus
This report will prove to be an invaluable resource for all those interested in the broad international picture of education, as well as for those wanting to know more about OECD work in this important domain.
Education Today 2010: The OECD Perspective
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A video series profiling policies and practices of education systems that demonstrate high or improving performance in the PISA tests
