Agenda
24-27 May 2020
UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK, Austria
Strategic Workshop
Venue: Claudiana, Herzog-Friedrich-Straße 3 (1st floor) in the Old Town
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The Essential Role of Faculties of Education in Serving Students, Communities, States, Countries and the Global Community
GNDE: A network of networks promoting education & serving Deans of Education
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Sunday |
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| 24 May 2020 | Arrival and check-in Innsbruck, Austria |
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| Monday | ||
| 25 May 2020 Morning session |
from 8 a.m. | Registration |
| 9 a.m. | Welcome by the Rector, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Tilmann Märk, the Vice Rector for Student Affairs and Teaching, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Bernhard Fügenschuh, and the Dean of the Faculty of Teacher Education, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Stadler, MA, University of Innsbruck | |
| 9.15 a.m. | Opening of GNDE Innsbruck and Introduction of the GNDE Steering Committee members: Prof Irma Eloff (Interim Chair: Global Network of Deans of Education) |
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| 9.30 a.m. | Keynote address: Dr Edem Adubra Former-Head: International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030; UNESCO | |
| 10.30 a.m. | Coffee break | |
| 11 a.m. | Presentation: Professor A. Lin Goodwin Dean of Education (University of Hong Kong) |
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| 11.30 a.m. | Connecting people and ideas to close the teacher gap: Professor James O’Meara, President International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) | |
| 1 p.m. | Lunch (buffet in Claudiana) | |
| Afternoon session | 2 p.m. | ‘The global challenges and opportunities of teacher education’ – World region Panel discussion Presidents of National Deans networks and Deans of Education from North America, Canada, Australia & Oceania, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin-America & the Caribbean, the Middle East and South America. Facilitated by: Prof Michael Owen, Dean of Education, Brock University |
| 3.30 p.m. | Coffee break | |
| Free time to enjoy in Innsbruck | ||
| Tuesday | ||
| 26 May 2020 Morning session |
9 a.m. | Plenary and interactive session (all delegates) ‘Planning for the future: Solutions for Supporting SDG4’ Interactive planning session for innovative solutions in teacher education: ‘The role of Faculties of Education in sustainable development for quality education’ |
| 10.30 a.m. | Coffee break | |
| 11 a.m. | Presenting the Global Network of Deans of Education position paper (Douglas McCall, Executive Director International School Health Network) |
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| 1 p.m. | Lunch break (free time) | |
| Afternoon session | 2.30 p.m. | Keynote address: Professor LOW Ee Ling, Dean of Teacher Education (National Institute of Education, Singapore) |
| 3.30 p.m. | Closing session | |
| tbc | Reception and conference dinner hosted by the Mayor of Innsbruck | |
| Wednesday | ||
| 27 May 2020 Morning session |
9 a.m. | Keynote address: Lynn M. Gangone Ed.D. President and Chief Executive Officer, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), 1307 New York Avenue, NW | Washington, DC 20005 |
| 10.30 a.m. | Coffee break | |
| 11 a.m. | Panel: Presentations on Global Education Initiatives | |
| 12.30 a.m. | The way forward | |
| 1 p.m. | Lunch (buffet in Claudiana) | |
| Departure | ||
The final programme will be updated on the website for the event.