September 2008
Communication on Multilingualism: Summary
The Communication entitled Multilingualism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment builds on the progress of earlier years and aims to achieve a qualitative shift by presenting a more comprehensive policy, going beyond education to address languages in the wider context set by the EU Agenda for social cohesion and prosperity, the two central objectives of the Lisbon strategy.
7th Framework programme: SICA Collaborative Projects
CAPACITIES SPECIFIC PROGRAMME
SCIENCE IN SOCIETY
Topic SiS-2009-2.2.3.2
International dimension of research on science education
SICA Collaborative Projects
(small or medium-scale focused projects)*
Addressing the Challenges of Policy Implementation in Education
OECD Education Policy Committee meeting at CEO level - 2-3 September 2008, Seoul, Korea
OECD book: Trends Shaping Education
What does it mean for education that our societies are ageing? Or that
the Internet is playing an ever larger role in our lives? Does it
matter for schools that populations are increasingly overweight?
How to improve innovation through education
In today´s knowledge-driven global economy, countries need to build on
tertiary education to generate innovation, sustain competitiveness and
boost economic growth, according to OECD.
The European Civic Forum
The European Civic Forum is a young network with a strong European
ambition: to encourage a civic and popular ownership of Europe by its
citizens.
Technology for independent living: an OASIS beyond 50
OASIS, a new project partially funded by the European Commission within the 7th Research Framework Program (ICT and Ageing), aims to revolutionize the interoperability, quality, breadth and usability of services addressed to older people.
Glossaire Intégration et égalité des chances
L'intégration et l'égalité des chances sont au coeur des préoccupations de nos sociétés en Europe.
Ethiopia has won the UNESCO International Literacy Prize of 2008
A literacy program in Ethiopia, which is being implemented by the Adult and Nonformal Education Association in Ethiopia (ANFEAE), has won one of the four UNESCO International Literacy Prizes this year.
Festival d´Avignon: Art as a laboratory for intercultural dialogue
On the occasion of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, the Festival d´Avignon, together with the Festival d´Aix, dedicated a series of round tables - the "Rencontres européennes" - to the artists´ role in enhancing dialogue between cultures.
European Citizenship rights
The Charta Nostra project aims at developing the concept of European Union citizenship and familiarizing
students, youngsters and youths with the content
of the Charter.
Lire et ecrire 25 ans
En prélude a la Journée Internationale de l´Alphabétisation, Lire et Ecrire a le plaisir de vous inviter au colloque qu´il organise les 5 et 6 septembre prochains a Bruxelles sur le thème "Des causes de l´illettrisme"
Learning Consumer skills - new online tool
Learning everyday consumer skills -a teachers' toolkit.
Skilled to go has been developed in collaboration between the Office of Fair Trading and LLU+ at London South Bank University. It develops consumer skills, confidence and knowledge alongside literacy and numeracy skills with additional suggestions for use with ESOL learners.
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