3rd European Congress on Global Education
Education for a Global Citizenship - Unity in Diversity. Zagreb, 26-28 November 2015
This Congress brought together over 200 stakeholders in global education (GE), from formal and non-formal education sectors, civil society platforms, governments, parliaments, local and regional authorities and intergovernmental organisations from Europe and beyond, using the principle of "quadrilogue" and of a holistic approach to global education.
Objectives of the Congress
The objectives of the Congress were to:
- Contribute to a Global Education/Global Citizenship Education (GE/GCED) competence and methodological framework, in particular key competences for intercultural and interreligious understanding, to be used in both formal and non-formal education sectors and which contribute to critical and active citizenship, aware of, and able to deal with global challenges and opportunities;
- Identify the priorities and mechanisms for further strengthening of GE/GCED, given the existing needs and the achievements at the country level, within national strategy development, curricular reform, capacity-building, quality support, campaigning and outreach;
- Identify the added value and possible contribution of GE/GCED to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
- Outline proposals to establish an oversight mechanism to support evaluation and implementation of GE/GCED in Europe and propose an Action Plan for the next three years in terms of policy development, pedagogical support and training mechanisms.
Congress documents
Concept paper of the 3rd European Congress on Global Education
Programme of the 3rd European Congress on Global Education
Final Recommendations of the 3rd European Congress on Global Education
Final Report of the 3rd European Congress on Global Education
Workshops briefing notes
- Workshop 1: Intercultural & Interfaith Dialogue
- Workshop 2: Active Citizenship
- Workshop 3: Education & Sustainability
Background documents and documentary resources
GE national seminars: 2013-14 overview
GE regional seminars: 2013-14 overview
Global Education Survey - Evaluating the 2012 Lisbon Congress Thematic Recommendations
Youth Global Skills Survey - Exploring Youth Skills for the 21st Century from a Youth Perspective
Milestone Framework Documents
2nd Global Education Congress Strategic recommendations, Lisbon (2012)
North-South Centre Global Education Guidelines (2008 / revised edition in 2012)
Global Education Charter (1997)
European Recommendations
CoE Recommendation CM/Rec (2011)4 on education for global interdependence and solidarity
European Consensus on Development: the contribution of Development Education & Awareness Raising (2007)
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