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23rd Standing Conference of Ministers of Education :

 

"Education for Sustainable Democratic Societies: the Role of Teachers"

 


 

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Ljubljana, Slovenia, 4-5 June 2010



Under the heading “Education for Sustainable Democratic Societies: the Role of Teachers”, the 23rd session of the Standing Conference of European Ministers of Education was an opportunity to discuss these issues and consider the role of education and, more specifically, teachers, in finding common, viable and effective solutions to the challenges facing European societies at present, such as the increasing diversity of our societies.

Programme

Introduction to the main theme : “Education for Sustainable Democratic Societies : the Role of Teachers”
 

Sub-theme A : Teacher competences for diverse democratic societies

Sub-theme B : Social recognition and professional development

Sub-theme C : Partnerships and networks in education

 


Speeches

 

Ms Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
 

Mr Danilo Türk, Ph.D., President of the Republic of Slovenia


Mr Igor Lukšič, Ph.D., Minister of Education and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia

Mr Nikola Todorov, Representative of the Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, Minister of Education and Science of "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia"

Ms Andreja Rihter, Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Member of the Committee on Culture, Science and Education

Mr Günther Krug, Vice-President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe
 


Adopted texts


At their meeting in Ljubljana in Slovenia on 4 and 5 June 2010, the Ministers of Education of the 50 states parties to the European Cultural Convention were able to draw on the discussions at the 23rd conference to devise strategies for education and teacher training policies and thereby give direction to future Council of Europe action.


At the end of their delibarations, the participants to the 23rd Session of the Conference adopted the following texts:

 

Declaration on the Conference Theme: "Education for Sustainable Democratic Societies: the Role of Teachers"
 

Resolution on the Council of Europe’s Education Programme in the context of the current institutional reform

 

Resolution on the enhancement of teachers’ professional development through the Pestalozzi Programme

 

 

 

Publications

 
Selection of publications on education
 
Education Newsletter
 

Ministry of Education of the Republic of Slovenia

 
 
 


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