Brazil

UNESCO Chair in Teacher Training through Distance Education (34) established in 1996 at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil)

 

Fields / Disciplines Teacher education; Distance education. Objectives To promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation activities in the field of educational research, teacher training and new information and communication technologies applied to distance education. To evaluate and revise the courses in order to adjust them to distance education. Host Institution Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte. Website Webpage of the UNESCO Chair Partnership CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior. Website FINEP - Financiadora de Estudios e Projetos. Website MEC - Ministério da Educação Website UNESCO Sector/Field Office responsible for the Chair/Network Education, UNESCO Office in Brasilia