News & Events

News

Disadvantaged youth in Britain need better skills and effective job-search help

09-Jul-2008

Young people in Britain who leave school without qualifications find it particularly hard to get jobs and U.K. authorities need to take vigorous action to help them with education and training and with job-search support, according to a new OECD publication.

Just published, IMHE Info June 2008

02-Jul-2008

Read the latest news information of the Institutional Management in higher education programme. This issue deals with tertiary review, higher education and their regions, the assessment of higher education outcomes...

Economic survey of Portugal 2008: Improving the functioning of the labour market

25-Jun-2008

Labour market performance deteriorated after 2001. A broad strategy is required to enhance the adaptability of the work force, provide support to displaced workers and upgrade competencies.

PEB Earthquake Documents in Chinese

09-Jun-2008

The China Development Research Foundation is translating the PEB publication Keeping Schools Safe in Earthquakes  into Chinese and plans to print 1 000 copies to make available to the Chinese government and to the public. In addition, the Foundation is translating the OECD Recommendation Concerning Guidelines on Earthquake Safety in Schools.

PEB in China

09-Jun-2008

PEB was part of an OECD delegation to Beijing for a conference hosted by the Ministry of Education and Beijing Normal University on “Education Decision Making and Indicators”. This was an opportunity to discuss aspects of education facilities and to exhibit for the first time the new PEB Compendium posters which were specially translated for the event.

Mandate Approved for OECD National Experts on Education Facilities Evaluation

09-Jun-2008

On 20 February 2008, the OECD’s governing council formally approved the mandate for the OECD Group of National Experts on Education Facilities Evaluation. Following that approval, Barbara Ischinger, Director of Education, invited OECD ambassadors to nominate experts from their countries to participate in this group.

Keep up to date with the OECD

09-Jun-2008

To receive personalised e-mails announcing new OECD publications, statistics updates and free newsletters related to your specific areas of interest, the Organisation offers a free service called OECDdirect. PEB Exchange is now part of this service.

Economic survey of Finland 2008: A better functioning labour market

03-Jun-2008

The 2008 Finland Country Survey finds that while Finland has recorded strong employment growth over the past decade, significant challenges loom. As the population ages additional policies need to be put in place to boost labour market participation including by encouraging later retirement, and reactivating older displaced workers and those on sickness and disability benefits.


Events

CERI Expert Meeting: Return to Gender: Gender, ICT and Education

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.

La Conférence internationale CERI/OCDE, Apprendre au XXIe siècle : recherche, innovation et politiques, du 15 au 16 mai 2008

from 15-May-2008 to 16-May-2008

Le Centre de l’OCDE sur la recherche et l’innovation dans l’enseignement (CERI), a présenté un état des lieux en matière d’apprentissages au XXIe siècle.

Tertiary Education for the Knowledge Society: OECD conference in Lisbon 3-4 April 2008

from 03-Apr-2008 to 04-Apr-2008

In today’s knowledge-driven global economy, tertiary education is more important than ever to help countries achieve their economic and social goals. Education authorities from around the world will meet at an OECD conference Lisbon on 3-4 April 2008 to discuss how to ensure that tertiary education systems best serve these wider public purposes.

Registration now open for the 2008 General Conference, Outcomes of higher education: quality, relevance and impact

from 08-Sep-2008 to 10-Sep-2008

Take part in the OECD Programme for Institutional Management's signature event for those interested in higher education. Participate in stimulating conference sessions and engaging networking opportunities with policy-makers, institutional leaders and academic experts in higher education in the prestigious setting of the OECD headquarters in Paris.

Upcoming Conference on Environments for Learners with Special Needs

from 17-Aug-2008 to 20-Aug-2008

PEB, in co-operation with the New Zealand Ministry of Education, will hold 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 now available.

Environmentally Sustainable Learning Environments: Special Session of the PEB Governing Board

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.

OECD to publish results of its latest PISA survey on 4 December

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.



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In The News

Many schools collapse due to avoidable errors in design and construction.

Keeping Schools Safe in Earthquakes

Focus

This book gives a brief overview of regional issues and the history of education in the Dominican Republic and describes the development of education in the country over the past 15 years.

Reviews of National Policies for Education - Dominican Republic

-- OECD Forum -- 3-4 June 2008 Paris

A multi-stakeholder summit alongside the OECD's annual ministerial meeting.


Summaries and Speeches

How are students faring in science today?

Volume 1 - Analysis: Gives the most comprehensive international picture of science learning today. Volume 2 - Data: Presents the PISA 2006 full data set underlying Volume 1.

PISA 2006 results - Analysis and Data