Events in 2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - Former years 

Intergovernmental Policy Forum: “The right of learners to quality and equity in education –
the role of language and intercultural skills” - Geneva, 2-4 November 2010

This intergovernmental policy Forum was held at the generous invitation of the Swiss authorities, and was organised jointly by the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (CDIP) and the Language Policy Division.

Programme including presentations
Report of the Forum
Documents   list of texts for downloading ………… printable list of documents

• Programme and a few pictures of the Forum
• Information Note

Participation in this Forum was limited to delegates officially nominated by their national authorities (Steering Committee for Education – CDED) and to International non-governmental organisations (INGOs) holding participatory status at the Council of Europe according to their profile.

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Language Policies and Adult Migrants 

Intergovernmental Conference on The Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants : Towards the evaluation of policy and practice” - Strasbourg, 24-25 June 2010
The Conference was jointly organised by the Language Policy Division (DG IV) and by the Migration Division (DG III)
Report of the Conference
Programme including presentations

• Conference Document : The Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants: Evaluating policy and practice
• Context and policy: Adult migrant integration policies:Principles and implementation
• Compilation of Pre-Conference questionnaires on policy and practice in states
• Programme and Information Note
• See also: Extracts of Council of Europe official texts and ECRI’s contribution

Web section dedicated to the linguistic integration of adult migrants

See also: Report of the seminar organised in 2008 and Reference texts
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Languages of Schooling

Intergovernmental Conference organised by the Language Policy Division on “Languages of schooling and the right to plurilingual and intercultural education”
Strasbourg, 8-10 June 2009

• >> Programme including presentations (bilingual)
• List of Conference documents
• Programme
• Information Note
• Conference Report
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Also available: Progress Report on the project (2008)

International seminar for practitioners and decision makers:“Teaching Romani: Curriculum Framework for Romani and European Language Portfolio” / Sikavindos Romanes: Sičarimasko Plano palaj Romani Čhib thaj Evropako Čhibako Portofolio
Strasbourg, 27-28 November 2008 - (Context)

- Report of the Seminar: Romani and English
- Programme including presentations
- Programme / Programo: English (word) (pdf)/ Romani (word) (pdf)
- Seminar Documents : Curriculum Framework for Romani, European Language Portfolio models, Handbook, etc.

NB: the working languages were Romani and English; documents and reports are available in these languages

International Seminar on the Linguistic Integration of Adult Migrants, Strasbourg, 26-27 June 2008 (Context)
This seminar was organised in co-operation with the Migration Division of the Council of Europe.

· Seminar Report

· Programme including presentations
· Seminar Documents (Thematic Studies, Case Studies, …)
· List of participants
· Programme and Information Note

Follow-up intergovernmental Conference: “Languages of schooling within a European framework for languages of education: learning, teaching, assessment”
Prague, 8-10 November 2007
This Conference was organised by the Language Policy Division in co-operation with the
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, Czech Republic

>>> Report of the Conference

>>> Programme including presentations during the Conference

Ø Programme of the Conference
Ø Introduction to the Conference

Ø Series of thematic studies

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Seminar : “”Curriculum Framework for the teaching of Romani”
Strasbourg, 31 May – 1st June 2007

Ø Overview of the seminar and texts by presenters
Ø Report of the seminar including action plans : available in Romani and in English

Intergovernmental Policy Forum: “The Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR) and the development of language policies : challenges and responsibilities”

6-8 February 2007, Strasbourg, Council of Europe

->>> Report of the Forum

>>> Programme including presentations

>>> Follow-up Activities planned by the Language Policy Division

Documents for the Forum

Intergovernmental Conference: Languages of Schooling: towards a Framework for Europe, Strasbourg, Council of Europe, 16-18 October 2006
- Background
- Thematic Studies and Documents for the Conference
- Report of the Conference

International Conference: Towards a Common European Framework of Reference for Languages of School Education?, Kraków, Poland, 26 – 29 April 2006
· Programme including presentations
- Report of the Conference

Reports of former Conferences : please consult the list of publications