Who we are
Our mission
Our vision
The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training acts as part of the United Nations mandate to promote peace, justice, equity, poverty alleviation, and greater social cohesion. The Centre assists Member States develop policies and practices concerning education for the world of work and skills development for employability and citizenship, to achieve:
- access for all
- high quality, relevant and effective programmes
- learning opportunities throughout life.
Our history
The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training was established as a result of a decision taken by the UNESCO General Conference in 1999. In 2000, UNESCO and the Government of Germany signed an agreement for the hosting of the International Centre in Bonn, Germany. The inauguration ceremony took place in April 2002.
© UNESCO / Andreas Wagner |
United Nations Campus in Bonn
In February 2002, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan signed a contract to develop Bonn further to become a UN city. The former governmental and parliamentary quarter in Bonn is currently converted into a UN Campus, which also includes an international conference centre.
In June 2005, 11 UN agencies located in Bonn moved to the historic parliamentary building “Langer Eugen”. Use of the premises has generously been granted free of charge by the German Government.
Other UN organizations in Bonn (website of City of Bonn)
UN in Bonn (Brochure, PDF)
UNEVOC within UNESCO
© UNESCO/ Michel Ravassard |
The UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre is one of eight UNESCO institutes and centres in the field of education. UNESCO is the United Nations’ specialized agency for education, science, and culture. UNESCO's education sector works to improve education worldwide at all levels of education through technical advice, standard setting, innovative projects, capacity-building and networking. UNESCO's education sector aims to:
- Promote education as a fundamental human right;
- Improve the quality of education;
- Stimulate experimentation, innovation and dialogue.
Our people
STAFF
UNEVOC Staff with Qian Tang, Assistant Director-General Education of UNESCO and Katja Konkola, Chief of Human Resources Office |
Head
Shyamal Majumdar, Head, UNESCO-UNEVOC
Josiane Blanc-Mannheim, Assistant to the Head
Reception and Secretariat
Ulrike Krämer, Office Assistant
UNEVOC Network and Programmes
Kamal Armanious, Programme Assistant Network
Kenneth Barrientos, Programme Officer
Wouter de Regt, Programme Assistant, Knowledge Management
Jean Hautier, Programme Assistant
Jens Liebe, Senior Programme Expert
Miki Nozawa, Programme Specialist
Zubair Shahid, Programme Assistant, Monitoring and Evaluation
Fan Yang, Trainee
Administrative Office
Caroline Bajer, Administrative Officer
Carolin Schaulandt, Assistant Administrative Officer
Aliaksandra Liakh, Assistant Administrative Officer
Information Technology
Max Ehlers, Associate IT Officer
Aldrich Mejia, IT Support and Multimedia Developer
CURRENT INTERN/S
Rumeng Shi, Intern