Programme

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14:00

Welcoming address

• Themis Christophidou, Director-General, EC DG EAC

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14:15

Key Findings, Recommendations and Policy Guidelines

• Prof. Kay Livingston, Professor of Educational Research Policy and Practice (Culture, Literacies, Inclusion & Pedagogy) at University of Glasgow

• Janet Looney and Majella O’Shea, Study Team

 

Reflections on the recommendations

• Prof. Dr Edith Hooge, Professor, ‘Boards and Governance in Education’ at TIAS, Tilburg University 

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Panel

• Michael Teutsch, Head of Unit, European Commission DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture 

• Elsebeth Aller, Head of International Affairs for Children and Education, Ministry of Education and Children, Denmark

• Dr. Drahoslava Keckesova (PhD),  State Advisor at the Department for Curriculum and Innovation in Education of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak republic.

• Maria Emília Brederode Santos, President of the National Education Council, Portugal​

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15.30

Comfort break

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15.45

Applying the guidelines to different types of education systems and contexts. A panel debate.

• Facilitated by Prof. Kay Livingston

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Panellists

• Harold Hislop, Chief Inspector, Ireland

• Peter Lucas, Policy Advisor, VO-Raad, Netherlands  

• Susan Flocken, ETUCE European Director

• Rareș Voicu, OBESSU

• Carmen Caballero Martínez, Head of Area of General Regime Education, General Sub-Directorate for Academic Organisation, Directorate General for Evaluation and Territorial Cooperation, Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Spain

• Jaroslav Faltýn, EU department Deputy director, Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

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17.00

Initiatives to support broad competence development and better achievement of basic skills

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• Ulrike Pisiotis, European Commission Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture

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Invitation to participants to comment on own commitments and expectations from the Commission to further enhance the implementation of key competence reforms, including basic skills

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17.30

Conclusion

• Sophia ERIKSSON WATERSCHOOT (Director, Youth, Education and Erasmus+, European Commission) 

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