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Vocational Education and Training project
Vocational Education and Training is a broad concept, usually defined at European level as preparing learners for jobs with a basis in manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic and…
New collaborative publication on the use of ICTs in Education for People with Disabilities
The Agency and the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education have collaborated on a joint project to develop a Review of Innovative Practice – a report presenting concrete examples…
The Agency joins the launch of the World Report on Disability
Cor Meijer, Agency Director, was invited to attend the launch of the World Report on Disability at the United Nations Building in New York, USA on 9 June 2011. The report, which is a joint…
Agency presentation to the World Bank's Human Development Network
Cor J.W. Meijer, the Agency Director, met with representatives of the World Bank and gave a presentation on 'The Work of the European Agency and a European Perspective on Inclusive Education' at the…
Inclusive Education in Action
The website of the Inclusive Education in Action project (a joint project between the Agency and UNESCO) was launched on 1 September 2010 to exemplify the suggested actions in the UNESCO Policy…
Mapping the Implementation of Policy for Inclusive Education - Budapest Conference
The Agency in co-operation with the Hungarian Ministry of National Resources, Department for Education is hosting a conference focusing upon Mapping the Implementation of Policy for Inclusive…Ireland - National Council for Special Education Newsletter
The National Council for Special Education of Ireland publishes a newsletter summarising and featuring articles on developments in Special Education.Forthcoming International events
This summer the Agency will participate in both the 7th Innsbruck Conference on Higher Education and Disability, July 20-23, and the Inclusive and Supportive Education Congress 2010 (ISEC), August 2-…Conclusions from the Council of Ministers of Education on the Social Dimension of Education and Training
The Conclusions from the Council meeting of the Ministers of Education on the Social Dimension of Education and Training of May 2010 are now available. The Conclusions of the conference on 'Inclusive…"Inclusive Education: A way to promote social cohesion" - Conference conclusions
The main outcomes of the conference hosted under the 2010 Spanish Presidency of the European Union "Inclusive Education: A way to promote social cohesion" are now being made available.
Mainstreaming ICTs for persons with disabilities to access information and knowledge
A consultation meeting focusing upon 'Mainstreaming ICTs for persons with disabilities to access information and knowledge' has recently been organised by UNESCO and the Global Initiative for…