policy making
World Open Educational Resources Congress
In full partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and through the generous support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, UNESCO is organizing the 2012 World OER Congress, which will take place on 20 – 22 June 2012 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
The aims of the Congress are to:
- Release the 2012 Paris Declaration;
- Showcase the world’s best practices in OER policies, initiatives, and experts;
- and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the 2002 UNESCO Forum that coined the term OER.
The Congress aims to encourage more governments to adopt policies that include OER and will bring together Ministers of Education/Human Resource Development, senior policy makers, expert practitioners, researchers and relevant stakeholders.
It is a 2-part event with an official negotiation component by UNESCO Member States and selected invited organizations and individuals negotiating the text of the 2012 Paris Declaration, and an open exhibition of OER practices and workshops and seminars.
ACA Annual Conference 2012
ACA’s Annual Conferences have become a synonym for high-quality information, analysis and discussion on current policy and practice-related issues in the area of European and international higher education. They bring together central actors and decision-makers in higher education, such as rectors, vice-rectors, faculty and international relations staff, as well as policy-makers and practitioners from government departments, international institutions, non-governmental organisations and think tanks. And they offer opportunities for learning, exchange and networking at a high level.
The 2012 Annual Conference, organised in collaboration with ACA's Finnish member CIMO, brings together a select group of leading thinkers to address, from a multiplicity of perspectives, the synergies between four hotly debated issues in higher education world-wide: internationalisation and mobility, excellence, funding and social inclusion. The two-day conference will take place in wonderful Helsinki on June 11 and 12, preceded by a welcome reception and a social programme on 10 June. This event should draw over 300 participants from Europe and other parts of the world.
Going Global 2012
Going Global is a series of international educational conferences hosted by the British Council. It offers an open forum for policy makers and practitioners from around the world to discuss issues facing the international education community. Since its inception in 2004, Going Global has grown from a bi-annual event in the UK to an annual event that alternates between the UK and a different international location. Each year it attracts over 1000 delegates from across the further and higher education sectors and a variety of other industries with perspectives on international education.
- Going Global attracts a diverse audience of policy-makers, professionals and practitioners in the no less diverse landscape of international education. This includes but is not limited to:
- education business developers
- government representatives – central, regional and local
- heads of institutions, including Vice Chancellors, Principals, Rectors and Presidents
- journalists – press and media
- policy and strategy makers and their advisors
- professional and trade bodies working in international education
- those with a responsibility for internationalisation
What does Going Global offer? The conference
- provides a unique platform for knowledge sharing,
- connects local, national, regional and global agendas,
- provides a global network for policy makers and practitioners working in the field of international education,
- supports evidence led policy decisions deriving from research an regional policy dialogues,
- and supports global thought leadership.
ICT for inclusive learning: the way forward
Innovation Union Competitiveness Report 2011
Education systems need to be adapted to business innovation needs. Innovative and fast-growing SME's More research cooperation within the EU and internationally is needed, along with better use of research results, including through a stronger intellectual property regime. Education systems need to be adapted to business innovation needs. Innovative and fast-growing SME's need more encouragement. A concerted effort is necessary to build on Europe's promising record in innovation tackling global challenges such as climate change. The gender gap in science and research must be closed.
Study on assessing and promoting e-accessibility
The study aims to measure the policy and market status of e-accessibility in all EU Member States and a few world-leading third countries as reference countries, analyse developments taking into account previous data and information, provide recommendations and disseminate the results to different ICTs and environments covered. Consideration will also be paid to relevant EU policy and legislation as well as to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.