Meet the Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee Bureau: perspectives on the 2025-2028 Workplan implementation

6 August 2026 Strasbourg

Following the election of the new Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee (LRCC) Bureau in October 2025, its members have embarked on a new mandate guided by the 2025–2028 Workplan. In the interviews presented here, Bureau members share their perspectives on the priorities and ambitions for the...

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First Newsletter of the Lisbon Recognition Convention Bureau Published

28 July 2026 Strasbourg

The Lisbon Recognition Convention (LRC) Committee Bureau has published its first newsletter, providing an overview of its recent work and priorities for 2025–2028. The Summer 2026 edition highlights progress on the upcoming monitoring exercise on the application of the concept of substantial...

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NEW ISBN PUBLICATION - The Council of Europe has released the French edition of the Guidance on applying the RFCDC to Education for Sustainable Development

10 July 2026

The Council of Europe’s Education Department has released a new Guidance document on applying the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The publication helps policy makers and educators connect sustainability learning...

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Inspiring Innovation in European Language Teacher Education

5th ECML-EC Summer Academy

29 June to 3 July 2026 Graz

The 5th edition of the ECML-EC Summer Academy took place from 29 June to 3 July 2026 in Graz, Austria. A key component of the ECML’s cooperation with the European Commission, this year’s Academy brought together 28 highly motivated language teacher educators from 25 European countries and 8...

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Council of Europe’s Gender Equality in Education Scorecard (GESC) Working Group

29 - 30 June 2026 Strasbourg

On 29-30 June 2026, the fourth meeting of the Council of Europe’s Gender Equality in Education Scorecard (GESC) Working Group was held in Strasbourg and online. The session brought together experts, members of the Steering Committee for Education (CDEDU) and the Gender Equality Commission (GEC),...

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