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News & Events
News
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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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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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15-Sep-2009
The OECD’s Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) has launched a call for contributions for its next General Conference, Higher Education in a World Changed Utterly: Doing More with Less, 13-15 September 2010. This represents a valuable opportunity to become part of a showcase to a high level audience in the prestigious setting of the OECD headquarters in Paris. Deadline: Monday, 4 January 2010. Contact: imhe@oecd.org.
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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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Focus
PISA 2009 Results presents the findings from the most recent PISA survey, which focused on reading and also assessed mathematics and science performance.
PISA 2009 Results
Focus
This report will prove to be an invaluable resource for all those interested in the broad international picture of education, as well as for those wanting to know more about OECD work in this important domain.
Education Today 2010: The OECD Perspective
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A video series profiling policies and practices of education systems that demonstrate high or improving performance in the PISA tests
