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Education International's 10th World Congress

The EI World Congress is the supreme decision-making body of Education International. The World Congress determines the policies, principles of action, programme and budget of the organisation, and elects the President, Vice Presidents and General Secretary as well as other members of EI’s Executive Board. The World Congress is composed of delegates nominated by and representing its member organisations.

The 10th World Congress will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 29 July to 2 August, with pre-Congress events on 26, 27, and 28 July.

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  1. Education International's 10th World Congress 8 July 2024

    Communications toolkit for Education International’s 10th World Congress

    Education International’s 10th World Congress took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina under the theme Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy.

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  1. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 September 2025

    Message of solidarity and support to IMAK and the people of Greenland

    Education International is an organization founded on universal principles of human rights, democracy, peace and human dignity. Our members are the educators of the world, a global profession anchored in our global union federation that was forged in a response to the horrors of world wars as well as brutal...

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  2. Union renewal and development 25 September 2024

    Education International members discuss organizing strategies for increasing membership and union power and engaging young members

    Under the theme of "Organizing for Power", participants in the Education International (EI) 10th World Congress in Buenos Aires, gathered in a breakout session to focus on strategies to strengthen education unions and attract new members.

    Read more Education International members discuss organizing strategies for increasing membership and union power and engaging young members
  3. Education International's 10th World Congress

    Resolutions from Education International's 10th World Congress

    23 September 2024

    Coming together in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from July 29 to August 2, 2024, Education International's 10th World Congress adopted 33 Resolutions to guide our work in the next five years.

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  4. Democracy 21 August 2024

    Education Voices | Georgiy Trukhanov, Laureate of the 2024 Fred van Leeuwen Democracy Award

    Georgiy Trukhanov

    At Education International’s 10th World Congress, Georgiy Trukhanov was awarded the 2024 Fred van Leeuwen Democracy Award. In this interview, Georgiy looks back on his experience as a union leader defending democracy in wartime.

    Read more Education Voices | Georgiy Trukhanov, Laureate of the 2024 Fred van Leeuwen Democracy Award
  5. Leading the profession 20 August 2024

    Global union movement rallies in support of the world’s educators

    Teachers and education support personnel are the cornerstone of a sustainable, equitable, peaceful, and democratic future for all communities worldwide. This was the message delivered by top global union leaders at the 10th World Congress of Education International (EI) held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

    Read more Global union movement rallies in support of the world’s educators
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