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Reflecting on 30 years of democracy
| Southern Africa Webinar
The Divisions for Teaching Excellence, Institutional Planning, Evaluation and Monitoring (DIPEM) as well as Academic Development and Support (ADS), invite you to a lecture on: 30 Years of Education Policy and Practice - Looking Back and Looking Forward.
Guest Lecturer: Mr John Samuel | Respondents: Prof Salim Vally & Prof June Bam-Hutchinson
Date: 02 May 2024 | Time: 15:00 - 16:30 (South African Time)
Venue: STH, Sun International Auditorium, Bunting Road Campus, Johannesburg
RSVP: Link https://forms.office.com/r/U5z...
This event will be live streamed.
Educationist John Samuel has contributed exceptionally to public life and the well-being of society at large as a leader at the heart of South Africa’s educational development over his lifetime.
Between 1965 and 1975 he was a teacher, education administrator and policy specialist, working in the secondary and post - secondary school systems in Zambia, England, Ghana and Nigeria. In 1979 he was appointed as the Executive Director the Southern African Council of Higher Education (SACHED). SACHED developed into one of the most innovative and pioneering independent education organisations in the country in the 1980s. Building on its long and successful legacy of developing alternatives to apartheid education, SACHED pioneered new developments in such areas as publishing, distance education, mass education through the newspaper, tutorial and support work for students.
As a result of this work, he was approached to head up the ANC’s Education Department during the transition years, playing a critical role through the establishment of the Centre for Education Policy Development and Constitutional working committee in mobilising education research for change and drafting the education clauses of the Constitution.
Between 1994 and 1997 he was appointed to the first Nelson Mandela government Education Department as DDG for Education Policy and Planning, in which capacity he again played a key role in mobilising research forces and crafting new legislation to sweep away the apartheid inheritance. From 1997 he became active in the work of the Kellogg Foundation, with which he developed a programme for rural education.
From 2000-March 2006 he was appointed Chief Executive to the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Under his leadership the foundation commissioned three major national studies that influenced policy development in this country and internationally, including Emerging Voices (2003-2004). This dealt with the critical challenges of rural schooling. The work resulted in the former Minister of Education setting up a rural school forum to develop strategies to tackle these challenges. He founded the Centre for Memory that became the Nelson Mandela Archives. He also launched the 46664 Concerts, a global platform for a major Aids Awareness Campaign, harnessing the commitment and interest of popular musicians and singers from around the world.
John Samuel is a person whose contribution to education in South Africa over time has been exceptional and deserves recognition. Please attend his lecture.
Asia Pacific Regional Dialogue on Public Financing of Free Education Technology
As part of the GAWE 2024 celebration, ASPBAE will hold a 2-hour webinar on April 30, 2024, at
2:00 - 4:00 pm Philippine Standard Time (GMT + 08:00). This event will feature presentations,
discussions, and interactive sessions focusing on the intersection of education technology
linking with GAWE thematic priorities, with an emphasis on transforming education to benefit
all learners, particularly the most marginalised.
Semaine mondiale d'action pour l'éducation 2024 (22 au 26 Avril)
| Global Campagne
Dans le cadre de la Semaine mondiale d'action pour l'éducation (SMAE) du 22 au 26 Avril 2024, le réseau Pamoja Éducation organise une série d'activités auxquelles vous êtes conviés.
Le thème de la SMAE 2024 est « Faisons du bruit pour l'éducation transformatrice ».
Formation des Bâtisseurs de Paix en Afrique 2024
| Central Africa Training
Le cycle de formation « Formation des Bâtisseurs de paix en Afrique » est un projet de renforcement de capacités des acteurs de paix dans un nombre de pays en Afrique francophone en vue de la promotion de la paix, la gestion non-violente de conflits et un développement sensible aux conflits.
Dans beaucoup de pays d’Afrique, il existe des programmes de promotion de la paix et de sensibilité aux conflits. Ce travail pour la paix nécessite des stratégies adaptées à un contexte précis et une gestion efficace orientée vers un changement personnel, relationnel, structurel ainsi que culturel.
Pour les collaborateurs francophones des projets de paix (nationaux et internationaux), les occasions de se former dans le domaine de « paix, réconciliation et gestion civile de conflits » sont rares. C’est pourquoi nous avons commencé dès 2011 à offrir des modules de formation des bâtisseurs de paix en Afrique. Ces formations ont eu lieu en août 2011, mars 2014 et août 2021 à Bujumbura, en novembre 2017 à Kigali, en janvier 2013, janvier 2016 et août 2019 à Ouagadougou/Burkina Faso et en février 2022 et septembre 2022 à Yaoundé. Ces formations sont ouvertes à des participants travaillant dans des projets de paix de tous les pays francophones en Afrique ou à d’autres participants intéressés.
Le programme est composé de plusieurs modules. L'inscription se fait par module.
WEBINAR: ADULT EDUCATION AND HEALTH / EDUCATION DES ADULTES ET SANTE
| Africa Webinar
Join us in this webinar as we discuss the different ways in which adult education is being used in community health.
Speakers:
- Vanessa Reynolds (The women's circle), South Africa
- Dr Samira cheikh (ONFP- office national de la famille et de la population), Tunisia
Date: 26 March 2024
Time: 13:00 – 14:30 (SAST)
14:00 - 15:30 (EAT)
Climate Change Fiction: The South Asia Experience (episode 1)
| Global Workshop
About the episode
In this interaction between authors, scholars and activists, we hope to critically explore the reasons for South Asia being foregrounded as a zone for climate catastrophe in recent Western cli-fi (Kim Stanley Robinson, Ministry of the Future, Stephen Markley, The Deluge), as well as discover more about the extent to which this sub-genre has found roots in this region. Amitav Ghosh has led the way in writing novels with this theme (The Hungry Tide, Gun Island), besides critiquing the failure of literary fiction to engage with this set of questions.
Has speculative fiction/cli-fi from South Asia begun tooffer a nuanced and grounded representation of both the survival mechanisms espoused in the face of existential threats and possibilities for resistance and organisation at the grassroots level emerging in the region, as Vandana Singh and others have argued? Can climate change fiction indicate the scope for alternative paradigms emerging at present and in times to come?
Date and Time
Date: 17 January 2024
Time: 1 pm GMT/UTC; 6.30 pm IST
Panelists
Vandana Singh – author, Utopias of the Third Kind; physicist & climate change scientist
Anil Menon – author, The Coincidence Plot; Chief Editor, Bombay Literary Magazine
Bodhisattva Chattopadhyaya – Assoc. Prof, Univ of Oslo, and Lead, CoFUTURES
Ashish Kothari – Kalpavriksh, Vikalp Sangam, and Global Tapestry of Alternatives
https://globaltapestryofalternatives.org/events:2024_climate_change_fiction_webinars:episode_1
What Skills to Be Developed for 21st Century Needs? Lessons for Adult Educators
| Global Webinar
PIMA | Adult Education | Lifelong Learning (pimanetwork.com)
Hereby, PIMA Network cordially invites you to attend its special webinar on the challenging aspects of skills development in an era of uncertainties and crisis. Distinguished experts, researchers of skills policies, development, and adult and lifelong learning will provide keynote presentations to be followed by short reflections and questions with answers.
DATE: Monday, 4 December 2023. – 09.00am to 11.00am CET
Meeting ID: 873 8579 3761
Passcode: 395510
PROGRAMME:
Chair: Balázs Németh, member of PIMA Ex-Co. and EAEA Board member/ eucen and EPALE Hungary ambassador
09.00am – 11.00am CET
Welcome Greetings from Shirley Walters (president of PIMA Network)
- El-Iza Mohamedou (Head of the OECD Centre for Skills) Shifting Paradigms: Empowering Lifelong Learning through Vocational Education and Training
Q&A
- Songheang Ai (Alternate SOCA Leader for Cambodia, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization/ Center Director of Regional Center for Technical Education Development (SEAMEO TED) Re-Imaging Skill Development: Supporting Mechanism
Q&A
- Séamus O’Tuama (Chair of ASEM LLL Hub/ UCC, IE) Building Skills through Five Capitals of Learning
Q&A
- Éva Farkas (Chair, Board of Directors - International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame (IACEHOF) Microcredentials and Individual Learning Account: Two innovative initiatives to promote the reskilling of employees
Q&A
Closing words by the Chair of Session
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MOJA Journal: The Role of Adult Learning and Education in Transforming Lives and Livelihoods
Join us for this webinar, where our MOJA Journal contributors will share insights on their articles: ‘Urban agriculture: A silent revolution’ and ‘From a quest for well-being to an entrepreneurial passion: My saffron learning journey’
- Presenters: Abdelhakim Zidi and Keltouma Adouane
- Date: 4 December 2025
- time: 14:00 -15:30 (SAST) / 12:00 – 13:30 (UTC)
English/French
Join UIL's November webinars!
14 November:
'Launch of the Greening Communities Guidance: Lifelong Learning for Climate and Sustainability Action'
Greening communities starts with learning!
By 2050, nearly 70% of the world’s population will live in urban areas, many already facing climate threats like extreme heat, flooding, and storms. Rural communities are also on the front lines, dealing with disrupted seasons and damaged ecosystems. The goodnews? Lifelong learning can empower communities everywhere to take climate action and build resilience.
Join us on 14 November 2025 for the launch of the Greening Communities Guidance publication, created by UIL and the World Organization of the Scout Movement under the Greening Education Partnership.
Discover core principles for green communities, minimum requirements and practical steps, tools and resources to turn learning into action.
Date and time
14 November 2025, 13:00 to 14:15 (CET)
19 November:
TVET Teachers and Lifelong Learning
Teachers are at the heart of lifelong learning systems. They not only enable individuals to reach their full potential, but also adapt to the rapid transformations of society, economies and labour markets. For Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) teachers, this role is especially critical: by becoming lifelong learners and fostering lifelong learning capabilities, they prepare young people and adults alike to thrive in dynamic workplaces and to contribute to inclusive and sustainable societies.
To explore how policies and practices can support TVET teachers as both learners and facilitators of lifelong learning, join UIL and Shanghai Normal University for a webinar under the joint research project 'Teachers as Lifelong Learners'.
Date and time
19 November 2025, 13:00 to 14:00 (CET)
20 November:
The International Review of Education: 70 years of research in lifelong learning
The International Review of Education (IRE) is the longest-running journal of comparative education in the world. Founded in 1931 by Professor Friedrich Schneider of the University of Cologne, it has been published by UNESCO since 1955. In 2025, we mark 70 years of continuous publication.
IRE’s mission to foster understanding and cooperation in the field of education is more relevant than ever. It aims to publish the best new scholarship from around the world, while also influencing the development of policy and practice in the field of lifelong learning through evidence-based research.
Join us for this webinar as we celebrate the launch of the 70th anniversary special issue of the International Review of Education. This edition offers valuable insights into the evolution of lifelong learning and explores its significance for the future.
Date and Time
20 November 2025, 13:00 to 14:00 (CET)
Join the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning’s webinar series, where policymakers, experts and practitioners share insights and strategies to make lifelong learning a reality.