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Draft Programme for the Meeting of OECD Education Ministers - "Raising the Quality of Learning for All"

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[last update - 19 March 2004]

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Thursday 18 March 2004
Forum: Education and Social Cohesion 15:00 – 18:00 [16:00 - 19:00 Paris time]
(The Forum is open to the media and will be Web cast  live)
Chair: Letizia Brichetto Arnaboldi Moratti - Minister for Education, Universities and Research (Italy)

Friday 19 March 2004
Morning Session - 9:00  –  12:30 [10:00 - 13:30 Paris time]
Chair:  Noel Dempsey, Minister for Education and Science, Ireland
 
Theme 1. Raising Performance Levels for All

Working Lunch for Ministers

Afternoon Session - 14:30  –  18:00 [15:30 - 19:00 Paris time]
Chair:  Noel Dempsey, Minister for Education and Science, Ireland

Theme 2: Improving Teacher Supply and Effectiveness

  • Opening Remarks:  Barry McGaw, Director for Education, OECD
  • Lead Speaker, Sub-Theme,  Improving Teacher Supply: Ulla Tørnáes, Minister of Education, Denmark  
  • Lead Speaker, Sub-Theme,  Improving Teacher Effectiveness – Teachers as Lifelong Learners:   Thomas Östros, Minister for Education and Science, Sweden

Press Briefing - 17:30 [18:30 Paris time]

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An archived version of the high-level forum on "Education and Social Cohesion" which took place Thursday, 18 March 2004 from 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m GMT is available.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