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CHAIR

  • Noel Dempsey -  Minister for Education and Science (Ireland)

VICE-CHAIR

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

  • Robert D. Putnam, Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy, Harvard University

MINISTERS / HEADS OF DELEGATIONS

OECD Member Countries

  • Fiona Buffinton - Chief Executive Officer, Australia Education International Group, Department of Education, Science and Training (Australia)
  • Elisabeth Gehrer - Federal Minister of Education, Science and Culture (Austria)
  • Jo de Ro - Chef de cabinet adjoint, Cabinet of the Minister for Education and Training (Belgium - Flemish)
  • Pierre Hazette - Ministre de l'enseignement secondaire (Belgium - French)
  • Lyle Oberg - Minister of Learning (Province of Alberta, Canada)
  • Mr Jaroslav Mullner - Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (Czech Republic)
  • Ulla Tørnæs - Minister of Education (Denmark)
  • Tuula Haatainen - Minister of Education and Science (Finland)
  • Yannick Gérard - Ambassador of France to Ireland (France)
  • Wolf-Michael Catenhusen - State Secretary (Germany - Federal)
  • Ute Erdsiek-Rave - Minister of Education, Science, Research and Cultural Affairs of the State of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany - Länder)
  • Stelios Mallicourtis - Ambassador of Greece in Ireland (Greece)
  • Bálint Magyar - Minister of Education (Hungary)
  • Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir - Minister of Education, Science and Culture (Iceland)
  • Síla de Valera - Minister of State (Ireland)
  • Harada Yoshiaki - Senior Vice Minister, Ministry of Education (Japan)
  • Chong Jae Lee, President, Korea Education Development Institute (KEDI), National Council of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, Office of the Prime Minister (Korea)
  • Anne Brasseur - Ministre de l'Education nationale, de la formation professionnelle et des sports (Luxembourg)
  • Reyes Tamez Guerra - Secretary of Public Education (Mexico)
  • M.J.A. van der Hoeven - Minister of Education, Culture and Science (The Netherlands)
  • Trevor Mallard - Minister of Education (New Zealand)
  • Helge Ole Bergesen - Deputy Minister (Norway)
  • Ewa Freyberg - Undersecretary of State (Poland)
  • José David Gomes Justino - Minister of Education (Portugal)
  • Martin Fronc - Minister of Education (Slovak Republic)
  • Julio Iglesias de Ussel - Secretary of State (Spain)
  • Hans Ulrich Stoeckling - Minister of Education (Switzerland)
  • Ýbrahim Kapaklikaya - General Director, Ministry of National Education (Turkey)
  • David Miliband - Minister of State for School Standards (United Kingdom)
  • Sally Stroup - Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education (United States)
  • Nikolaus G. Van Der Pas - Director General (European Union)

Observers/Invited

  • Christián Cox - National Co-ordinator, Curriculum and Evaluation (Chile)
  • Toivo Maimets - Minister, Ministry of Education and Research (Estonia)
  • Limor Livnat - Minister of Education, Culture and Sports (Israel)
  • Slavko Gaber - Minister of Education (Republic of Slovenia)
  • Gabriele Mazza - Director of School, Out-of-School and Higher Education (Council of Europe)
  • John Daniel - Assistant Director-General for Education (U.N. Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO)

OECD

Other

  • Hugh Brady - President, University College Dublin (Ireland)
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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.