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News & Events
News
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15-Dec-2009
The final version of the self-evaluation report for the Southern Arizona region is now available. The report was prepared with the support of the Lumina Foundation for Education in collaboration with a number of higher education institutions in the region.
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11-Dec-2009
The OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments has completed a review of the secondary school building modernisation programme in Portugal. The review was carried out during 2009 to provide an objective assessment of the programme to the Portuguese government. The review also provides insights for others engaged in school building projects, be they policy makers, educationalists or designers.
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08-Dec-2009
The final version of the self-evaluation report for the Paso del Norte region (US/MX) is now available. The report was prepared by the Paso del Norte Group in collaboration with a number of higher education institutions in the region.
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27-Nov-2009
The final versions of the Self-evaluation reports for the review visits to the City regions of Amsterdam and Rotterdam are now available. These extensive reports were prepared by the SEO Economisch Onderzoek, Amsterdam and the Economic Development Board Rotterdam (EDBR) respectively in collaboration with a number of higher education institutions.
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27-Oct-2009
This issue includes reports of the reviews visits to Amsterdam and Southern Arizona; a report on the successful roundtable meeting and news of the first region, Free State in South Africa, who will be joining the Rolling Programme.
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23-Oct-2009
The OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE) is inviting submissions of schools and universities to be published in its 4th Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities.
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06-Oct-2009
The Self-evaluation Report of the Bio Bio Region is now available. The extensive report reflects the joint efforts of HEIs and stakeholders. The report was drafted by a team of researchers from three universities in the Bío Bío region led by Dr. Jorge DRESDNER (Universidad de Concepción).
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01-Oct-2009
The OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments is pleased to welcome Alberta Education (Canada) as its latest Associate Member.
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25-Sep-2009
Welcoming the adoption of the Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth by G20 leaders gathered in Pittsburgh for the G20 summit, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said new sources of jobs and growth needed for the global economy to effect a sustained recovery, will only emerge if the right structural policies are adopted by the world’s leading global economies.
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22-Sep-2009
The Democratic School in the city of Kfar-Saba demonstrates how an ideological approach towards education can be expressed through architecture. It is part of a movement of Democratic Schools in Israel and across the world where students participate in decisions about how their school is run.
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Events
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It is crucial to start imagining today the possible – as well as the desirable – roles for higher education in tomorrow’s societies. The OECD/France conference Higher Education to 2030 was held on 8 and 9 December 2008 in Paris with a view to present and discuss possible and desirable futures for higher education.
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from 17-Nov-2008 to 17-Dec-2008
The survey provides a voice to teachers, student teachers, and teacher educators in 30 countries and is an opportunity to influence education policy and programmes. It asks about your preparation for diversity in the classroom, your biggest challenges, and what you think are the most effective strategies.
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from 13-Oct-2008 to 14-Oct-2008
The Second Meeting of the Group of National Experts brought together 58 participants representing 22 countries as well as international organisations and independent researchers. The meeting was designed to share experience, discuss additional research findings, hear about the progress made by other international organisations in the area and discuss the policy evaluation framework to be used for country reviews.
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from 01-Oct-2008 to 07-Oct-2008
This review is based on co-operation between the OECD and non-member economies around the world. It is particularly interesting for those involved in educational policy, as well as for professionals directly working in the education system of South Africa. It covers the entire system of education, from pre-school to tertiary education and lifelong learning, and analyses it in terms of its economic, social and political impact.
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from 02-Sep-2008 to 03-Sep-2008
Chief executive officers of the education ministries of OECD member countries met in Seoul, Korea on 2-3 September 2008 to discuss Addressing the Challenges of Policy Implementation in Education. They were joined by education CEOs from several non-member countries and representatives of international organisations. The meeting, chaired by Woo Hyung-Sik, Korea’s Vice Minister of Education, Science and Technology, generated insights into effective strategies to implement education policy reform and explored the processes of policy formulation and implementation.
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Education is influenced by the world we live in. The new OECD book "Trends Shaping Education" looks at specific impacts on schooling of things happening elsewhere in our lives, from climate change and the growth of the Internet to changing lifestyles and family structures. Does the diversification of family forms mean a changing balance of responsibilities between the school and the home? And what is the impact on schooling of other phenomena, from the rise of obesity to the spread of mobile phones?
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from 11-Sep-2008 to 12-Sep-2008
A workshop on 11-12 September 2008 explored how the OECD can contribute to the development of strategies, curricula, and sustainable schools for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).
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from 02-Jun-2008 to 03-Jun-2008
As part of the New Millennium Learners Project (NML), the OECD's Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI), together with the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research organised an Expert Meeting on Gender, ICT and Education on 2-3 June in Oslo, Norway.
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from 21-May-2008 to 23-May-2008
What better place for 140 delegates to discuss how changing higher education needs will impact on facilities than the campus of the Helsinki University of Technology at Otaniemi in Espoo, Finland, designed by Alvar Aalto? What better place for 22 speakers to explore the future of universities than in Finland where hotly debated proposals for university reform could have a profound effect on facilities and buildings used by universities? PEB's "Higher Education: Spaces and Places" conference took place on 21-23 May 2008; a full report will soon be available.
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from 08-Sep-2008 to 10-Sep-2008
In today’s knowledge-driven economy, higher education is a major driver of economic competitiveness. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría will participate in a panel discussion focusing on value for money in higher education. Other sessions of the conference will cover such topics as Assessing Learning and Employment Outcomes and Reputation and Ranking – the impact on institutional strategy and behaviour of international ranking tables. Registration is now closed.
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