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 | 21 March 2019Promoting gender equality in STEM-related TVETTechnical and vocational education and training (TVET) has the potential to promote the productive participation of women in the labour market, equipping them with the necessary skills to undertake the jobs of the future. ( more) |
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 | 23 October 2018Just Published: Updated Country Profiles We are pleased to announce the publication of a new batch of TVET Country Profiles. These profiles provide an overview of the TVET ecosystem in each country including the learning pathways, key policy documents, governance and financing mechanisms, qualification and quality assurance systems, and ongoing reforms. ( more) |
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 | 16 October 2018WorldSkills Conference 2018: Building networks for innovative skills solutionsThe WorldSkills Conference, organized by WorldSkills International and WorldSkills Netherlands, brings together leaders in education, government, and industry from across the globe to share best practices, discuss global trends in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), and highlight issues facing skills development. ( more) |
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 | 11 July 2018World Youth Skills Day 2018 - Improving the image of TVET UNESCO-UNEVOC follows the United Nations’ stride in celebrating the World Youth Skills Day every year on 15th July, and reaffirms its commitment to enhance the prospects of the youth to access quality skills development opportunities through TVET, globally. UNESCO-UNEVOC's theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Improving the image of TVET’. ( more) |
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 | 5 June 2018Tknika, a UNEVOC Centre, hosts International Conference on TVETTknika, a UNEVOC Centre in the Basque Country, Spain, organized an international conference titled ‘International Encounters on Vocational Training – Anticipating the Future’. Participants from around the world discussed current and emerging challenges of ongoing digital transformation of industry and businesses, and responding to them through increased collaboration and knowledge exchange. ( more) |
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 | 26 March 2018UNESCO-UNEVOC at the UNESCO Mobile Learning Week 2018The UNESCO Mobile Learning Week kicks off on today at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Focusing on the theme of ‘Skills for a connected world’, the event will take a multifaceted approach to mainstreaming digital skills. As part of this event, UNESCO-UNEVOC will be conducting a workshop to explore the nexus of skills, technology and pedagogy. ( more) |
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 | 15 March 2018Network Consolidation Workshop - UNEVOC Network in Europe As part of UNESCO-UNEVOC's efforts to strengthen the engagement of European UNEVOC Centres in Europe, a European UNEVOC Network Consolidation Workshop was held at the UN Campus in Bonn. This workshop aimed at strengthening cooperation and policy learning in TVET within Europe, and facilitating their future cross-regional collaborations with UNEVOC Centres in Africa and Asia. ( more) |
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 | 7 March 2018Promoting Gender Equality in TVET: UNEVOC Network InitiativesAs part of UNESCO-UNEVOC’s actions to promote gender equality in TVET aimed at empowering women with employable skills and lifelong learning, we present examples of some initiatives taken by members of the UNEVOC Network in promoting gender equality in TVET. ( more) |
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 | 5 March 2018International Women's Day 2018: Empowerment through TVET UNESCO-UNEVOC will join the world on 8 March to celebrate International Women’s Day. Every year the day puts the spotlight on issues related to gender equality and empowerment. This year UNESCO-UNEVOC reaffirms its advocacy to empower women through TVET, highlighting the role and importance of change-agents pushing for greater inclusion of women in TVET. ( more) |
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 | 6 December 2017Mainstreaming Entrepreneurial Skills in TVET: Engaging key global stakeholders UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre and DUOC UC – a UNEVOC Centre in Chile, together with UNESCO’s Youth, Literacy and Skills Development Section, and UNESCO Santiago, are organizing an Experts Consultation Meeting on mainstreaming entrepreneurial skills in TVET. This meeting is underway in Santiago from 5-7 December 2017, with the discussions involving various UNEVOC Centres and other key stakeholders. ( more) |
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 | 19 October 2017UNESCO-UNEVOC at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017Held as part of the WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017, UNESCO-UNEVOC actively participated in the conference with a theme of ‘Skills Strategies for a globalized world’ , organized as a platform for shaping the global skills agenda. The discussions addressed the changing skills demands of the globalized world on the way people live, learn, and work and the required response as it was held in Abu Dhabi from the 16-17 October 2017. ( more) |
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 | 6 July 2017Skills for work, innovation and sustainable developmentMore than 300 participants from 80 countries met at together at the ‘Skills on the move: global trends, local resonances’ conference taking place in Tangshan, People’s Republic of China from 4 – 6 July 2017. The event discussed how to meet the demand for skills development and overcome economic and social inequalities through TVET. ( more) |
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 | 16 December 2015UNESCO-UNEVOC at COP21UNESCO-UNEVOC contributed to a number of events at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) that took place in Paris from 30 November to 12 December. ( more) |
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 | 5 October 2015Celebrate World Teachers' Day!Join us in celebrating World Teachers' Day on the 5th of October! The day recognises the important role teachers play in education and this year’s event highlights the need to empower teachers to contribute to building sustainable societies. ( more) |
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 | 1 October 2015Adoption of the Sustainable Development GoalsOn Friday 25 September 2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit adopted the Sustainable Development Goals which seek to realise inclusive and equitable economic, social and environmental sustainable development. ( more) |
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 | 28 September 2015First Global Forum on Green Economy Learning From the 16 to 18 December 2015, the 1st Global Forum on Green Economy Learning will bring together policy-makers, development partners, as well as representatives from education and training institutions, NGOs and business associations to identify opportunities for improving green economy learning. ( more) |
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 | 17 September 2015Virtual Conference: UNESCO’s future TVET strategy From 28 September to 3 October, you will have the chance to participate in our next virtual conference on UNESCO’s future strategy for TVET (2016-2021). This online conference will be moderated by Mike Campbell, an expert in the fields of skills, labour markets and the economy. ( more) |
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 | 18 August 2015WorldSkills competition and conference in São PauloMore than 1500 people from over 70 countries met in São Paulo, Brazil, from the 11 to 16 August for the WorldSkills competition and conference. UNESCO-UNEVOC contributed to a very stimulating programme which showcased the next generation of youth skills. ( more) |
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 | 15 July 2015Celebrate World Youth Skills Day on 15 July!Join the United Nations in New York and Bonn in celebrating the first-ever World Youth Skills Day! The goal of this celebration is to achieve better socio-economic conditions for today’s youth and to address issues of unemployment. ( more) |
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 | 6 July 2015Skills for Heritage Panel Session ReportMore than 50 participants from 30 countries filled to capacity the Small Hall of the World Conference Centre in Bonn to listen to, and engage with, a panel of experts on the theme of Heritage for Skills which took place on 2 July 2015. ( more) |
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 | 28 May 2015Shanghai Update 3: Follow-up on the Third TVET Congress The third issue of the Shanghai Update is published! This newsletter gives an overview of activities undertaken by UNESCO and UNEVOC in response to the recommendations that Member States made to UNESCO at the Third International TVET Congress in Shanghai in May 2012. ( more) |
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 | 8 May 2015Cedefop and UNESCO enhance collaborationThe Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training Cedefop, James Calleja, travelled to UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 5 to 6 May to meet with senior UNESCO management and TVET specialists. ( more) |
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 | 6 March 2015Mobile technology in skills development for womenUNESCO-UNEVOC co-organized a session on "Using mobile technology in skills development for women: A glimpse into promising practices to improve skills for employability" at Mobile Learning Week 2015. UNEVOC Centres from Finland and the Philippines presented case studies. ( more) |
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 | 23 January 2015Delegation from Céreq at UNESCO-UNEVOCUNESCO-UNEVOC welcomed Mr Alberto Lopez, Director and Mr Matteo Sgarzi, Head of the International Relations Mission of the French Centre d’Etudes et des Recherches sur les Qualifications (Céreq) to its premises on 21 January 2015. ( more) |
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 | 22 December 2014UNESCO-UNEVOC at Online EDUCA in Berlin“Less Talk, More Action! Meeting Tomorrow’s Needs Today” was the focus of UNESCO-UNEVOC's participation in this year's ONLINE EDUCA in Berlin. It highlighted the need for creating favourable contexts to enable corporate learning that supports innovation at the workplace. ( more) |
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 | 16 December 2014GreenTech experts meet in BerlinWhat is the impact of green technologies? Experts discussed the influence of green technology on the economy, politics, employment and education at "GreenTech made in Germany" in Berlin on 27 November 2014. ( more) |
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 | 16 December 2014Green Cities – Green Industries – Green JobsMore and more people live in urban areas. Cities have to find solutions to challenges such as rising traffic and increasing waste. UNEVOC Network member GIZ and the city of Magdeburg invited partners from around the world to discuss challenges and opportunities of green cities and industries, and what this means for the creation of green jobs. ( more) |
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 | 12 December 2014New country reports in World TVET DatabaseNew country reports have been published for Benin, Cambodia, Chad, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Qatar, South Africa, Uganda and USA. UNESCO-UNEVOC continues to expand the World TVET Database and more country reports will be available soon. ( more) |
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 | 27 October 2014Happy birthday United NationsThe City of Bonn held a celebration on Market Square to commemorate the United Nations’ anniversary on Saturday, 25 October 2014. UNESCO-UNEVOC joined the festivities with an information booth, a quiz and a drawing contest. ( more) |
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 | 25 October 2014Quality requirements for teaching and learning in the EUCedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Education and Training in the European Union, organized an expert workshop on quality requirements for new forms and contexts of teaching and learning in the EU. ( more) |
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 | 14 October 2014Skills for Work and Life Post-2015As a follow-up to regional consultations in 2013, UNESCO-UNEVOC is organizing a global forum to be held from 14 to 16 October at the UN Campus in Bonn, Germany. The forum seeks to contribute to the ongoing debate, enriching the thought processes behind the positioning of TVET in the post-2015 agenda and it will utilize cross-regional networking and partnership as platforms to create synergy in the contribution of TVET in the post-2015 agenda.
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 | 29 September 2014Youth in Transition: VET in times of economic crisisOn 22 September 2014, Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC, delivered a keynote address at the 2nd International Conference of the German Research Center for Comparative Vocational Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) held in Cologne, Germany. ( more) |
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 | 28 September 2014Virtual conference on skills for the creative industriesThe next virtual conference will be held from 29 September to 10 October 2014 on the UNEVOC e-Forum and will aim to deepen our understanding of the creative industries in relation to vocational education and training, discuss challenges and opportunities in these sectors, and identify good practices from across the globe. ( more) |
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 | 21 July 2014GIZ Delegation visits UNESCO-UNEVOCOn 14 July 2014, in the context of a study visit organized by GIZ’s Division Economic Development and Employment, the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre welcomed a delegation representing GIZ Headquarters and field offices from Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Kosovo, Namibia, the Palestinian Territories, South Africa, Tajikistan and Timor-Leste and respectively. ( more) |
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 | 2 July 2014A new agenda for skills: Online consultation on TVETFrom 1 to 8 July UNESCO is hosting a global online consultation to discuss and revise an international standard-setting instrument on technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Participants include government officials and specialists from international organizations and civil society. ( more) |
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 | 16 April 2014Flipping the switch to solve youth unemployment in EuropeWhat are the skills and competencies needed from a young person to be successful in finding a job? This was among the key questions during the Europe Youth to Business Forum: Flipping the Switch to Solve Youth Unemployment in Europe, organized by AIESEC on 7 April 2014 in Warsaw, Poland. ( more) |
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 | 13 March 2014Sharing of experiences between UNESCO-UNEVOC and BIBB Over a brown bag seminar on 13 March 2014 at the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BiBB) in Bonn, Ms Dagmar Winzier and Ms Uta Roth presented their work at UNESCO-UNEVOC to BiBB staff members. ( more) |
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 | 17 February 2014UNESCO-UNEVOC participates in Green Skills Forum 2014 Organized by OECD and CEDEFOP, the second Green Skills Forum held in Paris, France, on 14 February 2014 brought brought together over 90 experts, researchers, economists, government advisers, employment and policy analysts and social partners to explore the links between skills and knowledge needs and inclusive green growth ( more) |
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 | 29 November 2013World TVET Database reaches 50 country reports The World Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Database is an online repository developed by UNESCO-UNEVOC. It provides concise, reliable and up-to-date information on TVET systems worldwide in one single place. New country reports are regularly added to the database. ( more) |
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 | 21 October 2013UNESCO-UNEVOC virtual conference on greening TVET From 12 to 26 November 2013, UNESCO-UNEVOC is organizing the second virtual conference on Greening TVET on the UNEVOC e-Forum. Moderated by Dr Julia Kastrup, the discussions will focus on clarifying how to support processes of Greening TVET and sustainable development in policy and practice, with an emphasis on qualifications needs and implementation strategies. ( more) |
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 | 18 September 2013Omnia Finland joins the UNEVOC Network In September 2013, Omnia, the Joint Authority of Education in the Espoo Region in Finland joined the UNEVOC Network. With nearly 10 000 students and 700 staff, Omnia is one of Finland´s largest vocational institutes. ( more) |
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 | 27 August 2013Strengthening regional harmonization for the transformation of TVET To strengthen global and regional harmonization for the advancement of TVET transformation through the capacities of UNEVOC's unique global Network of specialized TVET institutions and affiliated partners, the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre is organizing a series of meetings to be held in all regions of the world.
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| 12 August 2013New country reports in World TVET DatabaseCountry reports on Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Oman, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Turkey and United Arab Emirates have just been added to the World TVET Database
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 | 18 July 2013Shanghai Update: Follow-up on the Third International TVET CongressOne year ago, TVET experts from all over the world came to the Third International Congress on TVET in Shanghai, China, to discuss the transformation of TVET. To update on the progress made after one year, the UNESCO Section for TVET and UNESCO-UNEVOC has published the first issue of the ‘Shanghai Update’ newsletter.
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 | 1 July 2013Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC presents at ACCC Annual ConferenceFrom 1 to 3 June 2013, and on the occasion of the Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC), Mr Shyamal Majumdar, Head of the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre, held a key note speech in the framework of the discussion focusing on Transforming Peoples and Communities.
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 | 3 May 2013International Forum on new trends in water-related capacity developmentOn the occasion of Wasser Berlin 2013, the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre, in collaboration with the UNW-DPC organized a session entitled "Adding Value in Water-Related Capacity Development" during the international forum focusing on new trends in water-related capacity development" on 25 April 2013 in Berlin, Germany. ( more) |
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 | 19 December 2012Expert workshop on the World TVET DatabaseRepresentatives of the UNEVOC team, UNEVOC centres in the Netherlands, Germany and Norway and partner agencies joined together to discuss, evaluate and provide feedback on the future development of the World TVET Database. ( more) |
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 | 15 November 2012TVET as the key to sustainable developmentOn Day 1 of the International Forum on the role of the UNEVOC Network in transforming TVET for a sustainable future, over 100 delegates from over 50 countries gathered to share their knowledge and commitment to TVET development worldwide. ( more) |
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 | 30 May 2012UNESCO-UNEVOC participates in German development cooperation eventOn 25 May 2012, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) organized ‘Engagement fairbindet: Zukunftsentwickler 2012’. UNESCO-UNEVOC was represented at the United Nations booth where the Centre presented its work and recent activities. ( more) |
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 | 10 November 2010Meeting: TVET and ESD in CIS CountriesThe meeting aimed to support educational leaders from UNEVOC Centres to assist CIS countries in addressing global sustainable development challenges. ( more) |
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 | 5 October 2010UNESCO-UNEVOC participated in the IFAT Entsorga Trade Fair in Munich ( more) |
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11 August 2010International Meeting "TVET Teachers and Trainers - Concepts in Academic Education and Research", UNEVOC Centre Magdeburg ( more) |
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 | 10 August 2010Official Opening: UNEVOC Centre in Magdeburg, Germany, on 16-09-2010 ( more) |
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 | 29 July 2010Green TVET and ESD, Munich and Magdeburg, Germany, 13-17 September (Update August 2011 - Report published) ( more) |
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 | 17 November 2009Interagency database of good practice in TVET ( more) |
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 | 30 October 2009Advancing TVET in Georgia through the Use of ICTs ( more) |
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 | 16 June 2009TVET and ESD in the Commonwealth of Independent States ( more) |
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 | 4 June 2009Seminar on ICT applications in TVET in CIS countries ( more) |
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 | 4 June 2009VET and the Labour Market - A Comparative Analysis of China and Germany ( more) |
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 | 2 April 2009UNESCO World Conference on ESD in Bonn ( more) |
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 | 2 April 2009TVET workshop at UNESCO World Conference on ESD ( more) |
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| 17 February 2009New UNEVOC Centre in Germany ( more) |
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 | 14 November 20081st meeting of the Intl. Working Group on Entrepreneurship Education ( more) |
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 | 28 September 2008Study Tour by Delegation from Atlanta Technical College ( more) |
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 | 23 September 2008UNEVOC International Experts Consultation at the Institute of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. ( more) |
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 | 16 July 2008Working visit of Aidan Kenny, Dublin Institute of Technology ( more) |
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 | 26 June 200805-01-2007
A new UNEVOC Centre: Dublin Institute of Technology ( more) |
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 | 9 April 2008St Petersburg UNEVOC Centre Visits UNESCO-UNEVOC
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 | 31 March 2008Virtual Conference on Educational Issues in Second Life ( more) |
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 | 9 March 200809-03-2008
UNESCO-UNEVOC supports international project week of TVET institutions ( more) |
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 | 27 February 200827-02-2008
Inclusive Education: from Policy Dialogue to Collaborative Action ( more) |
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 | 26 November 200721-11-2007
UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, Nicholas Burnett, visits UNEVOC ( more) |
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 | 21 September 200721-09-2007
German Foreign Minister Steinmeier visits Bonn ( more) |
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 | 31 July 200731-07-2007
UNESCO-UNEVOC and Magdeburg University sign Letter of Intent ( more) |
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 | 7 June 200707-06-2007
South East European TVET leaders meet in Skopje ( more) |
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 | 26 May 200726-05-07
Consultative Meeting “Engaging the Private Sector” ( more) |
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 | 11 May 200711-05-2007
Towards Sustainable Global Health ( more) |
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 | 8 September 2006"The Transformation of VET in the Baltic States" ( more) |
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 | 6 September 200628-8-2006
15th IVETA International Conference a success for UNESCO-UNEVOC! ( more) |
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