Conference: Stepping up efforts to resolve the Global Learning Crisis – the role of the EU and its Member States

On the occasion of the European Vocational Skills Week, the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) of the European Commission, together with the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) are organising a conference: “Stepping Up Efforts to Resolve the Global Education Crisis”. The conference will bel held on 17 October 2019 from 8:30 to 12:30 and will be livestreamed at https://webcast.ec.europa.eu/stepping-up-efforts-to-resolve-the-global-learning-crisis-the-role-of-the-eu-and-its-member-states#

Agenda:

09:00 Opening Speeches

Ms. Minna Kelhä, State Secretary to the Minister of Education of Finland

Ms. Henriette Geiger, Director of Directorate People and Peace, DG DEVCO

09:20 Key Note Speech by H.E. Deng Deng Hoc Yai, Minister of Education of South Sudan

09:40 1. Panel discussion: What can the EU do to strengthen its response to the global learning crisis?

The session will focus on, in particular, primary and secondary education in the developing world.

Moderator: Dr James Mackie, ECDPM

Panelists: Heidi Hautala, Member of the European Parliament, European Green Party

Silvia Montoya, Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics

Margarita Focas Licht, Country Support Team Manager, Global Partnership for Education

Maarten Barends, Chief, Humanitarian Liaison and External Relations, Education Cannot Wait

Kira Boe, Educational Policy Lead, OXFAM IBIS

11:15 2. Panel discussion: How can we ensure that VET becomes an effective and integral part of employment strategies in countries with growing youth populations?

The panel discussion is intended to focus on the potential role of vocational education and training as part of the solution to the global learning crisis.

Moderator: Dr James Mackie, ECDPM

Panelists: Anne-Birgitte Albrechtsen, CEO, PLAN International

Sandie Blanchet, Director, UNICEF EU office

Mervi Jansson, CEO, Omnia Education Partnerships

Dirk Van Damme, Senior Counsellor, OECD

Stefan Thomas, Specialist in VET Policies and Systems, European Training Foundation

Tilman Nagel, Head of the Competence Centre Education (TVET and Labour Markets), GIZ

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