International Conference

Learning for a just and sustainable world

Global Education and Education for Sustainable Development

in initial teacher training

14th December 2011, Warsaw

The conference examined current policies and concepts of implementing global education (GE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) in initial teachers training (ITT) in the EU member countries and beyond. Also, the seminar took a closer look at similarities and differences between GE and ESD.

Objectives:

1) Allow for networking and exchange of a broad range of actors engaged in GE, ESD and teachers training

2) Examine and share current policies and concepts of GE and ESD in initial teachers training

3) Identify similarities, differences and synergies between GE and ESD

4) Draw conclusions for the integration of GE and ESD in initial teachers training

Participants:

Around 100 multi stakeholder participants from throughout the European Union: civil society organisations, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Ministries of Education, Ministries of Environment, European institutions, Council of Europe/North South Centre, UNESCO

View all program here.

Pictures gallery here.

Presentations of the speakers are available below:

- Prof. Charles Hopkins - Global Education & Education for Sustainable Development

- Dr Maeve Martin - DICE Project

- Kirstin Wittig - ITE Survey



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