Events

Berlin (GER), August 2007 - Educators from around the world came together in Berlin to intensify their efforts to meet the needs of every child and to uphold children's fundamental rights to a quality education in a more just world. About 1,700 teachers and education workers attended the fifth World Congress of Education International (EI). EI's President Thulas Nxesi of South Africa opened the conference, summing up the conference theme "Educators Joining Together for Quality Education and Social Justice." » MORE

Berlin (GER), August 2007 - The third international Forum on eLearning for Defence and Security, organised by the New Security Foundation, will take place on Wednesday, November 28. The session will be a vigorous prelude to this year's Online Educa Berlin. The Call for Papers is now open and continues until September 20. » MORE

Lisbon (PT), August 2007 - Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media, delivered an address at the Conference on the Future of the Media, Lisbon on 17 July. The event was organised by the IMPRESA Group and Radio Renascenca. Viviane Reding talked about media and the European policies that support their future in the digital age. » MORE

Berlin (GER), July 2007 - A keynote speech by Professor Sugata Mitra will be among the highlights at Online Educa 2007, the world's largest international conference on technology-supported learning and training, taking place from November, 28 to 30 in Berlin's Hotel InterContinental. Professor Mitra, an internationally renowned software specialist and visionary, will present some if his latest findings concerning self-organizing learning systems in primary education. » MORE