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PEB Presentations on Higher Education

21-Oct-2008

Spaces and places for innovation and knowledge transfer, and spaces for interaction were the themes of a PEB presentation to the General Conference of the OECD Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education, and to the launch workshop for the second phase of the Reviews of Higher Education in Regional Development.

PEB Welcomes Campania

20-Oct-2008

The OECD Programme on Educational Building is pleased to welcome Italy’s Campania Region as its latest Associate Member.

PEB Earthquake Documents in Chinese

09-Jun-2008

The China Development Research Foundation has translated 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.

PEB Exchange now available via OECDdirect

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.

Mexico’s UACJ Designing University City

19-May-2008

Mexico’s Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez (UACJ) is designing a 300-hectare University City which will consolidate its existing campuses into one.

PEB Archives in Mexico

19-May-2008

PEB is pleased to announce that its document archives will be housed in Mexico and made available to everyone. The Architecture for Education Division at CIPAE (International Centre for Prospective and Higher Studies) in Puebla, Mexico, will care for the Programme’s historic set of books, reports, guidelines and architectural reviews related to educational infrastructure.

Disaster Risk Reduction Website

06-May-2008

PreventionWeb (www.preventionweb.net) is a new information service created to increase knowledge on disaster risk reduction. The website provides a common tool for those interested or working in the area of disaster risk reduction to connect, exchange experiences and share information.

Reducing Greenhouse Gases in English HEIs

04-Apr-2008

Higher education institutions (HEIs) in England will benefit from a new fund to provide repayable grants for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Projects funded under the new scheme will reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, from both existing and new buildings, and enable HEIs to save money in the long term and to benefit from carbon trading. Projects might include better energy management, on-site renewable energy generation, waste management, and sustainable construction and refurbishment.




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