|
|
News & Events
News
|
08-Jun-2009
The second round of the OECD reviews of Higher education in regional and city development has a strong focus in Latin America and Spain, where altogether seven regions will undergo a review process under the OECD lead in 2009-2010. To better serve the regions and their higher education institutions in the Spanish language area, a Spanish version of the Higher education in regional and city development brochure has now been published.
|
|
05-Jun-2009
This issue informs about the State of Sonora, Mexico joining the reviews. It also includes information about new communication tools such as the revamped website and the new interactive web 2.0 Community that was launched recently.
|
|
26-May-2009
In most countries, girls and boys now show similar results in the OECD’s PISA tests of 15-year-olds. But systematic assessment of gender differences shows that students are still being held back by their own gender-related perceptions.
|
|
18-May-2009
The CELE Group of National Experts on Evaluating Quality in Educational Facilities met in March to discuss the Centre’s evaluation-related projects and to exchange their countries’ experience in this area.
|
|
06-May-2009
Ce rapport présente les messages principaux de l’OCDE concernant l’état actuel de l’enseignement et s’articule en 9 sections : éducation des jeunes enfants, enseignement scolaire, transitions au-delà de la formation initiale, enseignement supérieur, formation des adultes et tout au long de la vie, résultats et rentabilité, équité, et innovation.
|
|
28-Apr-2009
Across OECD countries, close to 40% of high-school students who come top in science subjects have no interest in pursuing a science-related career, while almost 45% do not want to continue studying science, according to a new OECD report.
|
|
09-Apr-2009
The dedicated website for the OECD Reviews of Higher Education in Regional and City Development has been revamped. The website now features easier navigation between the different rounds of the reviews, a map of all the participating regions using the Google Maps service and the brochure: Higher Education in Cities and Regions. Read all about the goals of the OECD review, the steps involved in the process and how to join the Rolling Programme of Reviews. For more information, go to the website or contact: jaana.puukka@oecd.org.
|
|
09-Apr-2009
By joining IMHE you will immediately profit from being linked to an internationally recognised network and kept up to date with the latest innovations in education and in managing higher education institutions. Your priviledged connection to the OECD will engage you directly in helping in influencing this international organisation on how to tackle key policy issues to improve institutional leadership management and governance in higher education.
|
|
02-Apr-2009
This issue contains updates on the quality and teaching project; progress on the international assessment of higher education learning outcomes (AHELO) and the reviews on higher education in regional and city development.
|
Events
|
from 17-Aug-2008 to 20-Aug-2008
PEB, in co-operation with the New Zealand Ministry of Education, held an international conference entitled “Inclusion and Integration through Innovation: The Role of 21st Century Learning Environments in Promoting Social Participation and Access to Education for Learners with Special Needs” in Auckland, New Zealand. The programme is available here.
|
|
The launch of the OECD Thematic Review on Migrant Education took place from 21-22 January 2008 in OECD Headquarters, Paris. The meeting was opened by Deputy Secretary-General Aart de Geus (read his speech) and Director of the OECD Directorate for Education, Dr. Barbara Ischinger.
|
|
on 20-Nov-2007
A special session of the PEB Governing Board in November 2007 highlighted a range of approaches and good practices in developing environmentally sustainable learning environments.
|
Informal Meeting of OECD Education Ministers on Evaluating the Outcomes of Higher Education
from 11-Jan-2008 to 12-Jan-2008
An informal meeting of OECD Education Ministers hosted by the Ministry of Education Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) will be held in Tokyo, Japan, on the 11-12 January 2008. Ministers will discuss: society’s expectations on the outcomes of higher education; how to apply evaluation to policy and practice and assess higher education learning outcomes; and share national experiences with evaluating the quality of higher education outcomes.
|
|
on 04-Dec-2007
How have 15-year old students performed in the 57 countries that participated in OECD's 2006 PISA - Programme for International Student Assessment - tests? Results of PISA 2006 will be published at 10.00 a.m. Paris time on Tuesday 4 December 2007, with news conferences and media briefings that day in Tokyo, Brussels, Berlin, London, Washington and Paris.
|
|
on 03-Oct-2007
Read the questions and answers from an online question and answer session on the future of education that took place on Wednesday 3 October with Andreas Schleicher, head of the OECD's Education Indicators and Analysis division.
|
|
from 22-May-2007 to 23-May-2007
The conference will discuss the evaluation of the OECD activity on “Education Development for Students at Risk & those with Disabilities in South Eastern Europe” with national & international stakeholders to develop concrete perspectives for future support; provide information about relevant international & European developments with regard to education for special needs students & raise awareness for support of inclusive practices amongst policy makers at all levels; provide a platform for discussion between education Ministries, the donor community, IOs and NGOs.
|
|
from 16-Apr-2007 to 23-Apr-2007
The aim of this Search Conference, part of a project on long-term applied research collaboration between Chinese and Swiss universities and research institutions, is to create a conversation space for researchers, working in the field of higher education, to meet and to identify current and future issues – regarding the governance, quality and financing of higher education – that might impact on the quality and contributions of higher education to the overall development of the country.
|
|
from 14-Feb-2007 to 15-Feb-2007
This seminar proposes to take stock of the labour market orientation of tertiary education in France and in OECD countries.
|
|
from 22-Jan-2007 to 23-Jan-2007
OECD Education Ministers met informally in Copenhagen under the chairmanship of Bertel Haarder, Danish Minister for Education and Ecclesiastical Affairs, on 22 and 23 January to discuss vocational education and training.
|
Top of page
|
OECD Education Lighthouse
Register to join this collaborative space and help chart the way for the education sector to navigate through the current crisis and shape the post-crisis economy and society.
OECD Education Lighthouse
|
