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News & Events
News
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07-Oct-2011
The OECD/Alberta Canada conference is the most ambitious event to date in the CERI’s work on Innovative Learning Environments. It draws upon earlier work on learning research and addresses in detail the on-going “innovative cases” analysis and the new work focused on the key issues of “implementation and change”.
Read more: www.oecd.org/edu/learningenvironments/banff
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06-Oct-2011
The first thematic conference in a series of three for the OECD/CERI project Governing Complex Educational Systems will be held 21-22 November 2011 in The Hague, Netherlands. The focus is on the role of central government in complex, multilevel systems of governance.
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27-Sep-2011
This working paper gives an overview of the national policies that exist in the field of ICT and initial teacher education. Information on this topic was initially gathered via a survey, which was conducted as part of the analytical strand of the OECD study of the New Millennium Learners project in CERI entitled "ICT and Initial Teacher Education".
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27-Sep-2011
Investments in well-designed, multi-purpose local education facilities serve as a visible commitment to the community and a cost-effective way to revitalise local economies.
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20-Sep-2011
Designing for Education: Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities 2011 showcases over 60 recently built or refurbished educational facilities from 28 countries. Collectively, these projects demonstrate state-of-the-art design in this field and each one is lavishly illustrated with colour photos, plans and descriptions.
See the BBC slideshow "Knowledge economy: Global best school buildings"
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12-Sep-2011
This issue invites you to join the OECD/IMHE Seminar on Collaboration between Vocational and University Education in san Sebastian on the 17-18th of October. It also includes the publication of OECD Peer Review Reports on the State of Paraná (Brazil) and Penang (Malaysia).
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12-Sep-2011
Cette publication vous invite à vous associer à l’OCDE / IMHE Séminaire: La collaboration entre l’éducation professionnelle et universitaire, le 17-18 Octobre 2011 à Donostia-San Sebastián. Ce bulletin comprend également la publication des rapports d’examen de l’OCDE dans l’État de Paraná (Brésil) et de Penang (Malaisie).
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25-Aug-2011
Paraná is one of the most prosperous states in Brazil and has invested in higher education, science and technology, and public-private partnerships. This publication explores how the higher education sector in Paraná can promote business formation, develop the existing industry and small and medium-sized enterprises and address the long-term challenges of poverty and inequality.
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23-Aug-2011
University of Basque Country, San Sebastian, Spain. 17-18 October 2011
The seminar will examine the main challenges and opportunities of collaboration between vocational and university education for regional development. International good practices of collaboration between tertiary education institutions will be presented and discussed from the perspective of their contribution to human capital development and innovation in cities and regions. Please contact: oscar.valiente@oecd.org for more information
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18-Aug-2011
The Country Review of Australia is the third report published in this series. It provides, from an international perspective, an independent analysis of major issues facing the evaluation and assessment framework in Australia, current policy initiatives, and possible future approaches.
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Events
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from 13-Sep-2010 to 15-Sep-2010
With the global financial crisis having a significant impact on OECD countries, this conference will focus on how the higher education sector including governments, institutions and individuals can lead the way to sustainable recovery.
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from 18-Nov-2009 to 20-Nov-2009
An International Expert Meeting on “The school of the future, today – a systemic approach to technology-based school innovations” was held in Santa Catarina (Brazil) conjointly with the Secretariat for Education of the State of Santa Catarina and the OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation on 18-20 November 2009. (Website in Portuguese)
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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", held jointly with the University of Latvia in Riga, explored how to create sustainable educational facilities that will meet the needs of future generations. It considered how innovative environments can promote active and collaborative learning, critical thinking, and knowledge creation. It also examined 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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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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