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The Learning Teacher Magazine 3/2012 has been published

25 / 09 / 2012

We are delighted to inform that The Learning Teacher Magazine 3/2012 has been published. You are welcome to read the edition on-line on www.learningteacher.eu/magazine (click on the thumbnail/picture of the Magazine).

High level group to focus on excellence in teaching

20 / 09 / 2012

Higher education is crucial for developing the knowledge and skills that Europe needs to compete in the world economy, but Member States are not investing enough to modernise their higher education systems. A new High Level Group on the Modernisation of Higher Education, launched by the European Commission today, will address this issue as part of a comprehensive three-year review of the sector across the European Union.

The 7th Edition of the Planetworkshops’ Global Conference

09 / 09 / 2012

Almost 900 actors involved in change for a sustainable society (opinion leaders, CEOs, governments officials, researchers, NGOs, intellectuals, thinkers, artistes, experts, religious, media and civil society representatives) will gather in Evian, France on 24-26 September 2012 for the 7th Edition of the Planetworkshops’ Global Conference in order to co-construct a common thinking and to face the big challenges of our time.

European Day of Languages 26 September 2012

09 / 09 / 2012

Following the success of the European Year of Languages in 2001, the Council of Europe declared a European Day of Languages to be celebrated on 26th of September each year. The Committee recommended that the Day be organised in a decentralised and flexible manner according to the wishes and resources of member states, which would thus enable them to better define their own approaches.

Establishment of the new network Polar Educators International

27 / 08 / 2012

As a result of the 2012 International Polar Year (IPY) Conference that was held in Montreal, Canada in April 2012 (www.ipy2012montreal.ca), a new network has been created: Polar Educators International - a global professional network for those that educate in, for, and about the Polar Regions.

International Conference in Austria on Cognition, Emotion and Communication

26 / 08 / 2012

Under the auspices of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO the ACPC Austrian Center of Philosophy with Children organizes the International Conference "Cognition - Emotion - Communication: Scope and Limits" on October 18 - 21, 2012 in Graz, Austria.

Aflatoun Europe and Central Asia Regional Meeting

26 / 08 / 2012

Children have enormous potential. They have judgement, act on their own, lead others, or work as part of a team. These are skills that are often underdeveloped or go unnoticed, despite the profound impact that these abilities may have on their future and the world Aflatoun seeks to harness this early period in a child’s life and give them an educational experience that leaves them with positive associations with money and social change.

Monitoring and Evaluation Report on the UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development

25 / 06 / 2012

The monitoring and evaluation report for Phase II of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) has been published. The report was launched at Rio+20 last week. It is now available on UNESDOC at: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002166/216606e.pdf and as attachment below.

Rio+20 Outcome: "The Future We Want"

24 / 06 / 2012

The United Nations Rio+20 Summit on Sustainable Development 20-22 June 2012 ended with a final agreement titled "The Future We Want".

Read more on The Rio+20 Official Website

The Outcome: The Official Document "The Future We Want"

The Rio+20 UN Summit on Sustainable Development has begun

21 / 06 / 2012

The Rio+20 World Summit in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 has started. World leaders, along with thousands of participants from governments, the private sector, NGOs and other groups, come together to shape how we can reduce poverty, advance social equity and ensure environmental protection on an ever more crowded planet to get to the future we want.