Chair : Noel DEMPSEY TD,
Minister for Education & Science, Ireland

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Berglind ÁSGEIRSDÓTTIR, OECD Deputy Secretary General;

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Left to right: Toivo MAIMETS, Minister of Education and Research, Estonia and Noel DEMPSEY TD, Minister for Education & Science, Ireland.

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Left to right: Noel DEMPSEY, T.D. Minister for Education and Science Ireland; Robert D. PUTNAM, Harvard University; Laetitia MORATTI, Minister of Education, Italy and  Hugh BRADY, President of University College, Dublin. 

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Left to right: Tuula Irmeli HAATAINEN, Minister for Education and Science, Finland; Noel DEMPSEY TD, Minister for Education and Science, Ireland.

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Left to right: Sile DeVALERA TD, Minister of State Dept of Education, Ireland and  Laetitia MORATTI, Minister of Education, Universities and research, Italy.

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Left to right : Donald JOHNSTON, OECD Secretary General;
Professor Robert D. PUTNAM, USA, Harvard University

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Left to right : Donald JOHNSTON, OECD Secretary General;
Noel DEMPSEY TD, Minister for Education & Science, Ireland

Web cast

Web cast: Forum "Education and Social Cohesion"

An archived version of the high-level forum on "Education and Social Cohesion" which took place Thursday, 18 March 2004 from 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m GMT is available.

Organised by

OECD Directorate for Education

Assisting members and partners to achieve high quality lifelong learning for all, that contributes to personal development, sustainable economic growth and social cohesion.

Hosted by

Irish Department of Education and Science

The Department of Education and Science operates in a complex and changing environment. Everybody in the country has an interest in education and has direct or indirect involvement in the system at some stage in their lives, whether as a student, a parent, a teacher, an employer, an employee or as a member of the community.

OECD Observer

OECD Observer Special Education Issue (2004 Education Spotlight)

Featuring articles by Noel Dempsey, Minister for Education and Science, Ireland, and Barry McGaw, Director, OECD Directorate for Education, among others.