Experts meeting on evaluating quality in educational facilities

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.

IMHE Info April 2009

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.

OECD Thematic Review on Migrant Education - Country Background Reports

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.

A new era for international collaboration on educational facilities

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).

Mexico hosted international congress on educational spaces

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.

CELE and EIB study investments in school buildings

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.

Brisbane Girls School wins award

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.

Reviews of Higher Education in Cities and Regions

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

OECD Work on Future Educational Environments

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.

PEB Conference in New Zealand on Inclusion

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”.