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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2006-09-22 Norwegian government launches post-primary education fund for Africa
The Norwegian Post-Primary Education Trust Fund was officially launched last week to focus on secondary education in Sub-Saharan African countries.
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2006-09-21 International Day of Peace
Today, Teachers and education workers will join with United Nations offices, governmental and non-governmental agencies, civil society and religious groups to promote the ideals of peace and non-violence on International Day of Peace.
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Union renewal and development 2006-09-13 Asia-Pacific affiliates strengthen ties
About 300 representatives of EI member organisations from 27 countries of the Asia Pacific came together in Jakarta this week for their triennial regional meeting.
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Leading the profession 2006-09-12 Major OECD report fails to call for greater public investment in education
Education International is concerned that the OECD’s influential annual report, released today in all 30 OECD countries, stops short of urging member governments to significantly increase their investment in public education.
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Union growth 2006-09-12 International Master Programmes for Trade Unionists now open for Application
As part of the Global Labour University network, EI would like to inform its members that the next academic year of Global Labour University is now open for applications. Two Master prgrammes on Labour and Globalisation for trade unionists are offered in 2007-2008 by the network, formed by the international...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2006-09-12 Issue no.10 of TradEducation out now!
In this issue, you will find reports of EI’s lobby meetings in Geneva during the G-6 meeting in July. To download TradEducation, please click here.
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Leading the profession 2006-09-04 Teacher unions seek greater input on PISA
Teachers around the globe are concerned about the impact of large-scale international testing and its uses and abuses in development of national education policies.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2006-09-01 Academic freedom at risk in the knowledge society
In 1992, when the Sinaia Statement on Academic Freedom and University Autonomy was adopted under the auspices of UNESCO, it stated: “history has shown that violations of academic freedom and institutional autonomy have high costs in intellectual regression, social alienation and economic stagnation.”
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2006-09-01 Educating a generation to create a culture of peace
“If we are to wage a war on war we must begin with the children.” – Mahatma Gandhi
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Trade union rights are human rights 2006-09-01 Education of girls key to AIDS prevention
It is high time to confront the vulnerability of girls to HIV and AIDS, and to support the crucial role of the education sector in combating the pandemic.
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Trade union rights are human rights 2006-08-24 Education of girls key to AIDS prevention
It is high time to confront the vulnerability of girls to HIV and AIDS, and to support the crucial role of the education sector in combating the pandemic.
Education of girls key to AIDS prevention -
Trade union rights are human rights 2006-08-04 ITF holds 41st Congress in Durban
Randall Howard, General Secretary of the South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union, will be the new president of the International Transport Workers' Federation. That makes the ITF the second global union federation, after Education International, to elect a South African trade unionist as president.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2006-07-20 Too much emphasis put on the role of the private sector in G8 Declaration
Education International welcomes the attention G8 leaders have given to education as one of the most effective tools to combat poverty and promote economic and democratic development. However, it is concerned about the emphasis put on the role of the private sector.
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Union renewal and development 2006-07-17 EI 5th World Congress: Information about Congress assistance, the Albert Shanker Education Award and the Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Trade Union Rights Award
EI is pleased to announce that the 5th EI World Congress will take place in Berlin, Germany, from 22 to 26 July 2007. In the coming weeks, member organisations will receive information about congress participation, a nomination form for each of the two EI awards, as well as a congress...
EI 5th World Congress: Information about Congress assistance, the Albert Shanker Education Award and the Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Trade Union Rights Award -
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2006-07-13 EI supports warnings issued by the Council of Europe and UNESCO about the accreditation of bogus Higher Education institutions
EI strongly supports the alerts issued recently by both the Council of Europe and UNESCO about bogus Higher Education institutions using their names as marks of accreditation.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2006-07-13 EI participated at Council of Europe's Forum on Higher Education and Democratic Culture, Academic freedom
EI participated at the Council of Europe's Forum on Higher Education and Democratic Culture 22- 23 June, Strasbourg, France . Participants comprised higher education leaders, student representatives and public policy makers from Europe, North America and other regions of the world.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2006-07-13 EI opinion on the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's Recommendation on Academic Freedom and University Autonomy
During its (26-30) June sitting, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a Recommendation on Academic Freedom and University Autonomy.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 2006-07-07 Global unions urge G8 not to leave education to market forces
MOSCOW -- In a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin held at the Kremlin on 6 July, EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen urged leaders of the G8 nations not to abdicate their responsibility to invest in quality public education.
Global unions urge G8 not to leave education to market forces