Qingdao Declaration Promotes Use of ICT to achieve Education Targets in New Sustainable Development Goals
The Qingdao Declaration on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in education was approved at the conclusion of the conference on ICT for the 2030 Education Agenda held in Qingdao, China. The Declaration outlines how technology can be used to achieve education targets for equity, access, quality and lifelong learning in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) […]
African Virtual University
AVU / INTRODUCTION African Virtual University (AVU) is a Pan African Intergovernmental Organization whose aim is to significantly increase access to quality higher education and training through the innovative use of Information and Communication Technologies. The AVU was established in 1997 when eLearning was still in its infancy in the West and has since trained […]
Education Innovation Africa
You’re invited! Education Innovation Africa 8 – 10 June 2015 | Visa Oshwal Centre | Nairobi | Kenya Explore new development, improvement, investment and expansion opportunities within the private education sector at Education Innovation Africa, taking place on 8-10 June 2015 at the Visa Oshwal Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Attended by senior leaders […]
World Education Forum 2015 adopts Declaration on the Future of Global Education until 2030
Download FINAL Declaration 2014 Peace Nobel Award Kailash Satyarthi during his speech on May 19 In April 2000, the participants of the World Education Forum held in Dakar, Senegal, adopted the Dakar Framework for Action “Education for All: Meeting our Collective Commitment“. They reaffirmed the vision of the World Declaration on Education for All (EFA) adopted ten years earlier (Jomtien, […]
Full Implementation of Education for All as a Vehicle for Meeting the Learning Needs of Children, Youth, and Adults
Ambassador David Doyle along St. Kitts and Nevis Minister of Education Mr. Shawn Richards . The Ministers of Education from Latin America and the Caribbean have expressed their commitment with education in their common release. Good morning, Ministers, Excellencies and distinguished members of the press. I am Shawn Richards, Minister of Education and Deputy Prime Minister of the Caribbean state of St. Kitts […]
AfricanBrains presents “Innovation Africa 2015”
AfricanBrains presents “Innovation Africa 2015” 30 Sept – 2 Oct 2015, Kampala, Uganda Developing African Skills for the 21st Century Africa’s leading high level summit for education and innovation returns for its fifth year in 2015 and will take place in Kampala, under the patronage of the Government of Uganda, hosted by Hon Jessica Alupo, Minister […]
1,500 TEEN LEADERS CONVERGE ON ORLANDO TO TACKLE PRESSING YOUTH ISSUES
Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Aaron’s, Inc. Host National Keystone Conference Encouraging Teens to #OwnYourMagic On April 16, more than 1,500 teen leaders from 157 cities and five countries will convene in Orlando to tackle youth issues head-on at the 48th Annual Keystone Youth Conference. This year’s gathering, which is one of […]
Education for All 2000-2015: Only a Third of Countries Reached Global Education Goals
Just one third of countries have achieved all of the measurable Education for All (EFA) goals set in 2000. Only half of all countries have achieved the most watched goal of universal primary enrolment. An extra $22 billion a year is needed on top of already ambitious government contributions in order to ensure we achieve […]
A TRANSDISCIPLINARY DIDACTIC APPROACH ON WATER
Mirela Mureșan Institutional Filiation Moise Nicoara College, Arad, Romania E-mail: mirela_muresan@hotmail.com . ABSTRACT This article describes a transdisciplinary didactic project which took place in Romania concerning a different approach on learning and understanding the complex topic of “water”. The target group was the high-school students (age 14-18) from the “Moise Nicoara” National College, from Arad. The […]
A Brazilian View on Global Citizenship Education
Madza Ednir Centro de Criação de Imagem Popular, Brasil. (With gratitude towars Claudia Ceccon, whose critical comments much have contributed to enrich this article). madza.ednir@terra.com.br / http://www.cecip.org.br / @Madzed . Read here Portuguese version / Leia aqua a versão em português. Abstract: This article is an improved and expanded version of apresentation made at the Journée Educasol […]
