i-access Conference

The i-access conference was held in Copenhagen on 22–24 June 2011. The event was hosted by the Agency, in co-operation with the Danish Ministry of Education.

The aim of this conference was to identify the implications of international and European policy on accessibility for information providers in the field of education. The processes that organisations need to consider in order to ensure accessible information provision were also identified. The objective was then to collate this information and develop recommendations for the implementation of i-accessibility.

Budapest MIPIE Conference

 

The second MIPIE project conference was held on 10–11 March, 2011 in Budapest, Hungary. The event was co-hosted by the Agency and the Hungarian Ministry of National Resources, State Secretariat for Education, as an event held under the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. 

This second conference linked to a priority for Hungarian education strategy – that of unequal access to educational provision and transforming segregated provision into inclusive settings.

Brussels MIPIE Conference

The first MIPIE project conference was held on 2–3 December 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. The event was co-hosted by representatives of the Ministries of Education of the Flemish and French communities of Belgium and the Agency. The conference was an event in line with the Belgium priorities for the Presidency of the EU, namely the promotion of social cohesion.

The aim of this conference was to identify what data and detailed information European policy makers need in order to map developments in the implementation of legislation and policy for inclusion.

Mapping the Implementation of Policy for Inclusive Education

Policy-makers working in inclusive education need to know what qualitative and quantitative information to collect and the best methods of doing this in order to map the implementation of policies for inclusive education. The goal for the MIPIE project is to provide them with clear proposals on agreed signposts to track progress towards educational inclusion.