"The International Conference on Education is a major international forum for education policy dialogue among Ministers of Education and other stakeholders (researchers, practitioners, representatives of intergovernmental organizations and civil society).
The theme of the 48th session of the ICE is “Inclusive Education: the Way of the Future” and it will be held in November 2008 in Geneva. It is organized by the International Bureau of Education (IBE), the UNESCO institute specializing in assisting Member States to achieve quality Education for All through innovative curriculum development and implementation
It is expected that this conference will enrich the debates about the concept of inclusive education, look more carefully into the role of governments in the development and the implementation of policies on inclusive education, draw attention to education systems that offer opportunities for life-long learning and emphasize the role of teachers to meet the learners’ diverse expectations and needs.
Representatives from South Asian countries, UN agencies and partners involved in education met in Nepal to prepare policy recommendations aimed at ensuring the achievement of the Education for All goals by 2015.
Using results of the national and sub-regional EFA Mid-Decade Assessment (MDA) reports and the 2008 EFA Global Monitoring Report, the EFA Mid-Term Policy Review Conference aimed to translate findings of the MDA into concrete actions, identify policy gaps, and propose policies and strategies towards reaching the un-reached groups in education.
The conference was an opportunity for South Asian countries and EFA partners to verify and validate the South Asia EFA MDA sub-regional synthesis report. The conference was organized by the Assessment, Information Systems, Monitoring and Statistics (AIMS) Unit, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Regional Office, on behalf of the UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education in close collaboration with the UNESCO Kathmandu Office.
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16 June 2008
Opening Remark (word/32KB)- Balananda Paudel, Secretary General, Ministry of Education and Sports, Nepal
Opening Remark (word/43KB) - Colin Kaiser, Director, UNESCO Nepal
«A broader understanding of social inclusion lies behind an international conference from 19-20 June in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Organized by UNESCO on the theme of «Inclusive Education: Improving Education Policies and Systems», the conference will bring together education ministers or their representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation.
Discussions will centre on developing educational policies and strategies to include the most vulnerable social groups in the education system, taking regional specificities into account. Priority will be given to the need to elaborate specific training for teachers as key actors in the process of social inclusion. The findings of the Saint Petersburg conference will enrich the 48th session of UNESCO’s International Conference on Education, “Inclusive Education: the Way of the Future” (25 - 28 November 2008, Geneva, Switzerland.» (UNESCO, 18-06-2008 - Contact: a.umarov@unessco.ru)
"A Midiace dedica-se ao estudo sistemático e implementação da acessibilidade audiovisual para cidadãos deficientes visuais e auditivos através da audiodescrição para cegos e legendagem para surdos."
"Visita guiada em Língua Gestual Portuguesa ao Museu Francisco Tavares Proença Júnior - Castelo Branco " (esal2009)
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