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News & Events
News
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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.
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01-Apr-2009
These reports on migrant education policies and practices examine immigrant children’s access to, participation in and performance at school. The reports also look at which interventions are working, which are not working, and why.
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05-Feb-2009
The OECD Council approved last month the transformation of the Programme on Educational Building (PEB) into the Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE).
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26-Jan-2009
On 12-14 November 2008, the City of Guanajuato, Mexico, welcomed local and international experts to exchange knowledge and experience on the development of school buildings.
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26-Jan-2009
The OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE) and the European Investment Bank launch a joint project on strategic investment planning for educational infrastructure.
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01-Dec-2008
The Australian Institute of Architects has awarded the Brisbane Girls Grammar School, featured in PEB Exchange, with the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture. The honour went specifically to the school’s Cherrell Hirst Creative Learning Centre.
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01-Dec-2008
Higher education institutions can make an important contribution to economic, social and cultural development in their cities and regions. In early 2008, OECD/IMHE issued a call for regions interested in the 2nd round of reviews of HEIs in regional and city development. By mid-November 2008, the following regions had fully committed to the review: City of Berlin (Germany), the state of Veracruz (Mexico), the Galilee (Israel), Bío Bío Region (Chile) and The Paso del Norte region (US-Mexico).
For more information, see the website , and contact: jaana.puukka@oecd.org
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24-Oct-2008
Designing school buildings to respond to change is not a new idea. But perhaps what is different today is the kind and degree of change which we have to anticipate. The OECD is carrying out projects that can help in the planning and design of future educational facilities – exploring trends in education and studying innovative learning environments.
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21-Oct-2008
Kia ora. A moving traditional Maori welcome ceremony marked the opening of an international conference in Auckland on 17-20 August 2008 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”.
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21-Oct-2008
School buildings were the most heavily affected structure during the great Wenchuan earthquake, and student and teacher populations suffered heavy losses of life. In the wake of the earthquake, the OECD, and PEB in particular, offered to help China improve earthquake safety in schools.
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Events
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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.
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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.
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Additional conferences and seminars related to educational building.
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from 24-Oct-2005 to 25-Oct-2005
The first Forum on the theme of The Challenges for Education in a Global Economy, co-hosted with the Chilean Ministry of Education, was held in Santiago on 24-25 October 2005. This event drew on the networks of education officials and experts established since 1991 through the Directorate for Education’s Programme for Co-operation with non OECD Economies.
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Articles: Monitoring the Quality of School Buildings in Belgium’s Flemish Community; Evaluating Quality in Educational Spaces: OECD/CELE Pilot Project; Sustainability Innovation in United Kingdom Schools.
CELE Exchange - October 2009
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