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Adult Education: A Key to the 21st Century |
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UNESCO, in co-operation with several International Partners, will launch the 5th International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA V) to be held in Hamburg, Germany on 14-18 July, 1997. At this Conference, UNESCO intends to complement previous conferences it has held, (e.g. Elsinore 1949, Montreal, 1960, Tokyo, 1972 and Paris, 1985). The conference aims at facilitating the participation of all in sustainable development, promoting peace, empowering men and women world-wide, and building a synergy between formal and informal education. In the context of the adult education 10 themes will be addressed: 1) Challenges of the 21st Century 2) Improving conditions and quality 3) Ensuring the universal right to literacy and basic education 4) Promoting empowerment of women 5) Changing world of work 6) Preventive security: environment, health and population 7) Media and culture 8) Groups with special needs 9) Economics 10) Enhancing international co-operation and solidarity More info: UNESCO Institute for Education Ph: +49-49-448041-0, fax: +49-40-4107723.e-mail:uie@unesco.org or UNESCO, Ph/fax:+33-1-45681139/- 40659405, email: e.taylor@unesco.org. INforSE was invited by UNESCO to take part in the preparations of the conference and has taken a leading role on theme six, adult learning and the environment. It has provided inputs and suggestions to the Conference organisers to better develop and define theme no. 6. The aim is to involve as many INforSE members as possible in the Regional Preparatory Conferences. Several INforSE member organisations, such as INSEDA & Central-European Folk Academy, have already demonstrated an interest in this initiative. INforSE also hopes to co-operate closely in this effort with the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The focus of INforSE activities in this theme will be to promote non-formal adult training and capacity building in the area of environment and sustainable/renewable energy development. Decentralised, participatory, and non-formal educational strategies, involving adult groups, will be the focus of all our programmes. All INforSE member organisations are encouraged to participate and collaborate in this effort. More info: Rene Karottki or Natascia Petringa at the INforSE Secretariat, Address see on page no. 2. The Central European Folk Academy (CEFA) and Association for World Education (AWE) invite all members of INforSE to a preparatory meeting for the CONFINTEA V on September 1-4, 1996 at CEFA. AWE, like INforSE, was asked by UNESCO to take responsibility for a sub-theme of the conference: "Adult Learning and the Challenges of the 21st Century". AWE is very interested to develop a network with INforSE. More info: Judit Ronai, CEFA, 9400 Sopron, Szt. Gy”rgy u.13, Hungary, ph/fax+36-99-333 350. |
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