“The linguistics integration of adult migrants:
Ways of evaluating policy and practice”

Strasbourg, 24 - 25 June 2010

 

Programme including presentations

Thursday 24 June

09.00 – 10.15: Official opening / Chair: Philia Thalgott

Council of Europe

  • Joseph Sheils, Head of the Department of Language Education and Policy, DG IV
  • Michel Villan, Chair, European Committee on Migration (CDMG)
  • John Greenway, Chair, Committee on Migration, Refugees and Population - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)

International organisations

  • Teresa Condeço, European Commission
  • Georges Lemaitre, OECD

10.15 – 10.45: Introduction to the Conference, David Little, Rapporteur

10.45 – 11.15: Break

11.15 – 12.15: Language requirements for adult migrants in Council of Europe member states: Report on a follow-up survey

  • Claire Extramiana
  • Piet van Avermaet

Plenary discussion: Comments and Questions

12.15 – 14.15: Cold Lunch (provided)

12.50 – 14.00: Presentations of national / regional projects

14.15 – 14.30: Plenary. Contextualisation of key issues from the Council of Europe viewpoint. Chair: Richard Rossner
Set of key questions to assist an evaluation of effectiveness / impact

14.30 – 16.15: Discussion Groups

16.15 – 16.45: Break

16.45 – 17.45: Plenary Feedback: Round table with Group Rapporteurs. Chair / Moderator: Jean-Claude Beacco

Discussion

Friday 25 June

09.00 – 09.15: Plenary. Introduction to 2nd session of group work / Chair: Piet van Avermaet
Presentation on second set of challenging statements

09.15 – 10.45: Discussion Groups

10.45 – 11.15: Break

11.15 – 12.15: Plenary Feedback: Round table with Group Rapporteurs. Chair / Moderator: Claire Extramiana

Discussion

12.15 – 14.00: Lunch

14.00 – 15.00: Round Table / Chair: Hans-Jürgen Krumm
Participants will briefly present the work of their body and respond to the issues raised during the Conference

  • Barbara John, European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI)  [www.coe.int/ECRI]
  • Laurent Dalmasso, IGC (Intergovernmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees) [www.igc.ch]

[Apologised for absence: Jan Niessen, Migration Policy Group www.migpolgroup.com]

15.00 – 15.15: A Canadian perspective: Patrick McEvenue, Ottawa

15.15 – 15.45: Closing session / Chair: Sergey Khrychikov

  • Paulina Polowniak, Adviser to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Director General of Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport, DG IV
  • Summary of Conclusions: David Little, Rapporteur
  • Close of the conference: Philia Thalgott / Sergey Khrychikov

NB: texts and powerpoints are attached in the language in which they were delivered.