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News & Events
News
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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) will accept submissions of schools and universities to publish in its 4th Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities.
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06-Oct-2009
The Self-Evaluation Report of the Bío Bío Region is now available on our website. 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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14-Sep-2009
OECD roundtable for cities and regions on 10-11 September brought together almost 100 representatives from cities and regions involved in the second round of Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development.
It provided an opportunity to highlight the experiences of the Bio Bio Region in Chile which was the first region to undergo the review in August 2009. In addition, 5 new regions – Free State in South Africa, Valparaiso in Chile, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, New England in the US and Oulu in Finland – introduced themselves. To view the presentations see here .
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14-Sep-2009
The OECD Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) is looking for contributions for their What Works Conference on Quality of Teaching in Higher Education, 12-13 October 2009. This is a valuable opportunity for researchers, practitioners, academic leaders, students, educational developers, quality units and heads of services to showcase their experiences and research in the field. Deadline: Monday, 28 September 2009. Contact: fabrice.henard@oecd.org.
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Events
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from 01-Oct-2009 to 02-Oct-2009
In line with the OECD strategy for “green growth”, an international conference entitled “Sustainable School Buildings: From Concept to Reality”, co-organised by CELE and the Ministry of Education and Sport in Slovenia on 1-2 October 2009, brought together over 130 delegates from Slovenia and around the world.
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from 06-Dec-2009 to 08-Dec-2009
The CELE international conference "Higher Education Spaces and Places: For Learning, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange", being held jointly with the University of Latvia in Riga, will explore how to create sustainable educational facilities that will meet the needs of future generations. It will consider how innovative environments can promote active and collaborative learning, critical thinking, and knowledge creation. And it will examine the role of these spaces and places within both the urban and rural contexts.
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from 21-Sep-2009 to 23-Sep-2009
This International Conference jointly organised by the OECD and the Flemish Ministry of Education took place at the Flemish Ministry of Education & Training in Brussels.
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on 16-Jun-2009
The first results from the OECD Teaching and Learning International survey (TALIS) will be released at an international press conference in Brussels at 11am (CET) on 16 June 2009. In recognition of the collaborative work on TALIS with the European Commission, the press conference is a joint event between the OECD and the European Commission.
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International conference on Higher Education at a Time of Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities, 29-30 June
from 29-Jun-2009 to 30-Jun-2009
OECD’s Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education announces plans for a conference on the impact of the economic crisis on higher education institutions on 29-30 June hosted by the Copenhagen Business School in co-operation with OECD/IMHE.
The conference will debate questions of supply and demand, costs and income in higher education and will analyse the role and responsibility of higher education institutions and how to transform these challenges into opportunities.
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from 13-Jan-2010 to 15-Jan-2010
CELE, the UK Department for Schools, Children and Families, UK Home Office and BRE are teaming up for an international conference on “Safer Schools, Safer Communities”. See www.isssc2010.com.
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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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