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The Decade for Childhood 2012-2022

12 / 06 / 2012

The Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) is a global community dedicated to promoting the optimal education and development of children in a changing world.

1001 Inventions: The enduring legacy of Muslim civilisation

26 / 05 / 2012

We warmly and strongly recommend "1001 Inventions", which is a leading and award-winning international science and cultural heritage brand reaching over 50 million people.

Millions of children select Maasai woman as their hero

22 / 05 / 2012

At hundreds of World’s Children’s Press Conferences all over the world on Monday 21 May 2012, children revealed who 2,5 million children have selected as their child rights hero in a Global Vote:

Natural Learning and Environments Conference

15 / 05 / 2012

The University of Greenwich invites to a Natural Learning and Environments Conference on Friday June 15th 2012. The title of the conference is "Ways of Knowing: Educating for Sustainability".

For more information, please see the attached document.

Survey of school education staff on the possibility for long-term mobility

12 / 05 / 2012

The European Commission's Directorate-General for Education and Culture (GG EAC) has asked Ecorys (www.ecorys.com) to carry out research to assess the feasibility of establishing a new EU action focused of school staff.

EU-China High-Level People-to-People Dialogue (HPPD)

30 / 04 / 2012

The EU and China have been closely cooperating in the last few years on education & training, culture, multilingualism and, from 2011, youth policy. At the fourteenth EU-China Summit held in Beijing on 14 February 2012, leaders of the two sides agreed to establish the EU-China High Level People-to-People Dialogue (HPPD).

The Learning Teacher Magazine 1/2012 has been published

30 / 03 / 2012

The latest issue of the network's illustrated publication The Learning Teacher Magazine - number 1/2012 - has been published. The Magazine can be downloaded in electronic version from this website, see the folder Magazine

European Year of Citizens 2013

21 / 03 / 2012

To mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the European Union citizenship under the Maastricht Treaty, the European Commission has proposed designating 2013 as the 'European Year of Citizens'.

Comenius Partnerships Conference – helping schools team up across Europe

18 / 03 / 2012

On 3-4 May, the European Commission will organise an international conference in Brussels dedicated to Comenius school partnerships. The aims are to discuss what makes cross-border co-operation between schools successful and what creates lasting impacts, to explore the links between school projects and wider school policy developments and to give participants an opportunity to forge new networks for future co-operation.

Study visits for specialists and decision-makers in education and training

07 / 03 / 2012

Are you a specialist or decision-maker in education or vocational training and would like to explore themes of common interest with your counterparts in other European countries or better understand specific aspects of another education and training system? Apply before 30 March 2012 for an EU grant to participate in study visits between September 2012 and February 2013.